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Derek Brightwell

Reporter · US

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Aug 24, 2026
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  1. Article · Aug 24, 2026 · Derek Brightwell

    Students speak after Bullitt County school bus crash sends 14 to hospital (opens the original)

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    LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Officials confirmed a school bus overturned Monday afternoon in a crash in Bullitt County. The crash happened near Lebanon Junction at Wilson Creek Road and Old Boston Road and involved a school bus from Lebanon Junction Elementary School. Bullitt Judge Executive Jerry Summers said Bullitt EMS responded to the crash scene with all five Bullitt County ambulances, with the support of EMS units from both Nelson and Jefferson counties. Eight students and the bus driver were

  2. Article · Aug 13, 2026 · Derek Brightwell

    ICE lodges detainer for Louisville landlord charged with rape, human trafficking and sexual abuse (opens the original)

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    LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - The United States Department of Homeland Security announced US Immigration and Customs Enforcement lodged a detainer asking Kentucky officials to not release a man who is charged with rape, human trafficking and sexual abuse while working as a landlord. Rolando Vasquez was arrested in Louisville in July after a mother reported a sexual assault of her 15-year-old daughter to a detective. According to the arrest report, Vasquez had been renting a room to the girl and her m

  3. Article · Jul 24, 2026 · Derek Brightwell

    ‘From babies to teens’: Man arrested on charges of uploading over 1,000 images of child sex abuse material (opens the original)

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    LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - A man is in jail facing over 40 counts related to possession of child sex abuse material. Pemmon Person was arrested Thursday, July 23 after detectives received a report from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in relation to the possession of child sex abuse material. The arrest report said Person uploaded over 1,000 images or videos of suspected child sex abuse material to a cloud-based storage system, at least 20 of those images or videos involved a

  4. Article · Jul 7, 2026 · Derek Brightwell

    Man now charged with vehicular homicide after crash that killed his 15-year-old son (opens the original)

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    ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. (WAVE) - An Elizabethtown man accused of driving drunk in connection to a crash that resulted in the death of his 15-year-old son is now being charged with vehicular manslaughter. David Rhodes was arrested on DUI and assault charges on June 27 after a Ford Mustang he was driving was found overturned and partially submerged in a creek off of Bewley Hollow Road in Hardin County. Kentucky State Police troopers and local officials entered the creek and rescued three occupants from

  5. Article · Jul 7, 2026 · Derek Brightwell

    Gov. Beshear confirms deaths in Hardin and Jefferson counties from flooding (opens the original)

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    LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Gov. Andy Beshear has confirmed two more deaths from the flooding that swept through the Bluegrass last week. In a post on social media, Beshear confirmed the deaths were in Hardin and Jefferson counties. Kentucky, I’m sad to share we have more tough news from last week’s flooding. Two more deaths have been confirmed, out of Hardin and Jefferson counties, bringing the total lost to six. Please join Britainy and me as we pray for their families during this difficult time.

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