Stephan Johnson

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- From handmade gifts to neighborhood charm, small businesses across Louisville are preparing for the holiday shopping rush on Black Friday and Small Business Saturday. In NULU, locally owned shops are dressed up and offering everything from specialty items to one‑of‑a‑kind gifts. “Shop local is very big for us. Black Friday is very big for us,” said Carol Hampton of Pix Shoes. On the eve of Thanksgiving, mom‑and‑pop shops are doing more than decking the halls.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A Paducah-area family is celebrating what they’re calling a Thanksgiving miracle after bringing home their baby boy, who was born four months early and spent 127 days in the neonatal intensive care unit at Norton Children’s Hospital. Charles and Samantha Rockwell say their son, Draven, arrived much sooner than expected. Samantha had just finished a 15-hour workday when she started experiencing stomach pains.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Weeks after a UPS plane crashed near Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport, airport firefighters offered a rare look inside the highly specialized emergency response that unfolded in the minutes after the aircraft went down. Chief Joshua Grimes, who has served with the Louisville Airport Authority for 20 years, said the crash was unlike anything he had ever experienced. “This is definitely the worst incident I've ever responded to in my 30 years,” Grimes said.