Author: Voxtrend News
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — A new international grocery store is opening up in east Louisville. According to our partners at Louisville Business First, Saraga International Grocery plans to open up the grocery chain by the beginning of February. Miranda Construction is expected to begin work at the end of September at 200 N. Hurstbourne Parkway inside The Forum Center. Saraga International Grocery was founded in 1994 by two Korean brothers. They sell more than 10,000 different kinds of foods from around the globe, including African, Chinese, European, Mediterranean, Thai and more. The grocery will carry the typical fresh produce, meats,…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita’s office has been reviewing reports from individuals about educators and administrators that allegedly glorified Charlie Kirk’s murder at a Utah college campus last week. According to a news release received Sept. 19, Rokita’s office has received hundreds of submissions through a website called the Eyes on Education over the past week. So far, there at least nine submissions are live, with more expected over the coming days,” according to the release. “Freedom of speech is a cornerstone of our Republic, but it does not shield individuals from the consequences of their…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Advocates say lives hang in the balance as federal cancer research funding faces an uncertain future, prompting local nonprofits to take action. Lara MacGregor was 30 and seven months pregnant when she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2007. A box of scarves sent by a friend of a friend — along with a simple note that read “you can do this” — inspired her to launch Hope Scarves, a nonprofit that has since sent more than 41,000 scarves to patients around the world. Seven years after her initial diagnosis, MacGregor’s cancer returned and was deemed…
NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street tacked on some more gains Friday as it glided to the finish of its latest record-setting week. The S&P 500 rose 0.5% to close out its sixth winning week in the last seven. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 172 points, or 0.4%, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 0.7%. All three hit all-time highs for a second straight day. They’ve been rallying on expectations that the Federal Reserve will continue to cut interest rates in order to give the economy a boost after the central bank lowered them for the first time this year…
Estonia summoned a Russian diplomat to protest after three Russian fighter aircraft entered its airspace without permission Friday and stayed there for 12 minutes, the Foreign Ministry said. It happened just over a week after NATO planes downed Russian drones over Poland and heightened fears that the war in Ukraine could spill over. Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna said Russia violated Estonian airspace four times this year “but today’s incursion, involving three fighter aircraft entering our airspace, is unprecedentedly brazen.” Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur also said the government had decided “to start consultations among the allies” under NATO’s article 4,…
PARK RIDGE, Ill. (AP) – Immigration enforcement officials have arrested more than 400 people as part of an operation in the Chicago area that launched a little less than two weeks ago, a top Immigration and Customs Enforcement official said Friday. Marcos Charles, the acting head of ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations, gave the figures during an interview with The Associated Press. The figure, which has not been widely reported, offers an early gauge of what is shaping up as a major enforcement effort that comes after similar operations were launched in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. When asked whether…
CARPENTERSVILLE, Ill. – A Carpentersville man has been charged with possessing and sharing child pornography, according to Carpentersville Police. What we know: Jason Grabowski, 45, of the 100 block of Hickory Drive, has been charged with four counts of dissemination of child pornography and four counts of possessing child pornography. According to the Kane County State’s Attorney, Grabowski allegedly possessed and shared an image and multiple videos of child sexual abuse material via private chat on a social media platform between July 19, 2024, and May 7, 2025. The investigation was conducted by the Carpentersville Police Department and the Kane…
CHICAGO – A suburban Chicago man has been sentenced to more than 20 years in federal prison for his role in a 2021 Calumet City shooting that left a bystander permanently injured, prosecutors said. What we know: Anthony Hayes, 27, of Dolton, was sentenced Monday to 20 years and eight months, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Hayes and Jamari Williams, 26, fired multiple rounds at 33-year-old Reginald Daniels on Aug. 9, 2021, in the parking lot of an auto repair shop, prosecutors said. Daniels and another person with him were wounded. As Hayes and Williams fled, Daniels returned fire,…
CHICAGO – Chicago Police are warning of a robbery on a CTA bus in the Garfield Park neighborhood. Photos of the suspects have been released. What we know: Around 10:06 a.m. on Sept. 9, two Black men robbed a victim on board a CTA bus in the 2700 block of W. Madison Street. One of the men was wearing a black hooded sweater with a spider web logo on the front. The other was wearing a black hooded Nike jacket. Police are reminding citizens to be aware of their surroundings and remember the location, bus or train car number, route…
CHICAGO – Brookfield Zoo Chicago is inviting the public to help name one of its most charming residents, a critically endangered axolotl. What we know: The amphibian, which arrived at the zoo this spring, was confiscated by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officers at O’Hare International Airport. Now safely housed at The Living Coast exhibit, the axolotl is serving as an ambassador for its species. Zoo officials say it helps raise awareness about the threats of illegal wildlife trade and habitat loss. “Axolotls have also leapt into the spotlight thanks to their quirky charm, regenerative superpowers and a starring role…