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Dalton Brown×Burglary suspect arrested after falling asleep in dumpsterDalton BrownLOUISVILLE, Ky. — A man wanted for burglary was arrested after falling asleep in a dumpster, according to WDRB.Officials say Dalton Brown likely got into the dumpster to get out of the cold.After the dumpster was emptied into a garbage truck, Brown woke up a few miles down the road and got out of the truck.Police were called and when they responded, the learned Brown was wanted for burglary charges.Brown was taken to the Laurel County, Kentucky, jail.38.252665-85.758456... (myfox8.com)
Journal)Buy PhotoAn Indiana judge has dealt a serious blow to a cement plant's three-year push to burn hazardous materials as fuel 12 miles north of Louisville.The former Italian-owned Essroc plant – now German-owned Lehigh Hanson – failed to persuade Judge Susan L. Orth for the Clark County Circuit Court that Clark County zoning officials botched their handling of the controversial matter."The court has clearly rejected (Lehigh Hanson's) efforts to burn hazardous wastes near so many homes and schools without complying with the county's longstanding zoning requirements," said Khushi Desai, staff attorney with Earthjustice, which was representing the Sierra Club in the case.The Sierra Club had intervened in the case filed by the company against Clark County. The Conservation Law Center in Bloomington was also involved in the case."It's time for (Lehigh Hanson) to follow the process and ensure the protections required by the law," she said.Related: Kentucky, Indiana home to top 'super-polluters'From the archives: Essroc loses appeal to burn hazardous wasteOrth ruled the plant in Speed, Indiana, did not follow the proper administrative procedures before filing its lawsuit seeking to overturn a local zoning decision. She also found that the county had acted properly in the matter.C. Gregory Fifer, an attorney who represented the company, declined to comment, as did David Nachand, who represented the county.The proposal has been in dispute and disarray since the company proposed to burn hazardous waste in 2014, with the county at... (The Courier-Journal)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. —A Louisville park got a facelift Sunday and it was all in the name of volunteerism. AdvertisementVolunteers from the International WeLoveU organization cleaned up Bingham Park after learning of litter in the area.About 20 people picked up trash at the park and along nearby Brownsboro Road.Their efforts are part of the group's Clean WORLD initiative, which promotes the importance of a healthy environment and giving back."If you look at the world today, there's a lot of difficult things happening, and sometimes a lot of people feel down," volunteer Michael Haniszewski said. "But through the International WeLoveU Foundation, we are starting to spark love and unity among our community."The group began cleaning up around 9:30 a.m. Sunday. (WLKY Louisville)