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. (AP) — Junior Bridgeman, a basketball standout who led Louisville to a Final Four, starred for the NBA's ...

A weeklong party with a star-studded concert ... The celebration is akin to that of the Kentucky Derby, which served as inspiration to Maryland First Lady Dawn Moore, the festival's visionary ...

Condolences have been pouring in since the announcement of the passing of Louisville icon, philanthropist and businessman Junior Bridgeman at the age of 71 Tuesday.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Junior Bridgeman, a beloved former University of Louisville basketball player and entrepreneur, died on ...

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

I baked you rock-hard brownies you pretended to enjoy at the Derby party ... by the Kentucky values of compassion and patriotism on which I was raised, I’ve proudly served my country at the ...

Bridgeman was part of the foursome that owns Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville ... He and his wife, Doris, hosted a Kentucky Derby party that served as a fundraiser. “He is the blueprint to ...