Junior made us all better people and Louisville a better city,” Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg said in a statement.

While there is plenty to celebrate at historic Churchill Downs, Louisville shifts into full party mode, weeks in advance of the "Run for the Roses." ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. ( WAVE /Gray News) - Former NBA player and billionaire businessman Junior Bridgeman has died after suffering a medical emergency. WAVE reports that one of its employees was at an event ...

Overview: Billionaire owned Heartland Coca-Cola Ulysses “Junior” Bridgeman, a gifted athlete and entrepreneur whose St. Louis area-based business helped take him to billionaire status, died Tuesday ...

A WAVE News employee who was at the event said Bridgeman grabbed his chest and said he thought he was having a heart attack.

"Above all, my father was a man of deep faith, and his unwavering belief in God guided every aspect of his life," Bridgeman ...

The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who passed away on Feb. 23, 2015. Some text has been updated to reflect changes since the original ...

Venues on both sides of the Ohio River are making plans and selling tickets for prime viewing of the air show and fireworks.