Author: Krista Garrison

Spate of structural fires have some county firefighters suspicious of arson

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A spate of structural fires in the Richardsville, Hadley, Barren River and Browning Volunteer Fire Department service areas have some firefighters questioning if the fires are the result of an arsonist at work. Over the past couple of weeks, there has been a significant increase in fires in Warren County. Some firefighters are chalking it up…

Security team helps provide blankets, clothing to homeless

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – An area security company is working to gather donations to help locals in need. Signal 88 Security in Bowling Green is collecting donations of clothing, blankets and toiletries to distribute to homeless people in the area. After joining the security team, Jonathan Cole, began to notice people who were cold or dirty and in need of…

Warren County Sheriff warns of package thefts

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – It’s that time of the year again where online shoppers need to be watchful of packages being delivered to their homes. Porch pirates, the nickname for people who steal packages from your porch, are out in the area. This is an issue every year, but this year, with the large number of people ordering online, the…

WKU employees have salaries restored and reimbursed

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – WKU employees are receiving some good news right before the holidays. Back in May, the Western Kentucky University Board of Regents and President Timothy Caboni voted to reduce salaries for campus workers due to the uncertainty that the virus would bring. The tiered reduction plan allowed for a one to 10 percent decrease in pay, depending…

Logan County Humane Society partners with national charity to raise funds

RUSSELLVILLE, Ky. – A shelter in Logan County is hosting a fundraiser alongside of a national charity tonight. Kris Rotunda, with the Jordan’s Way Charity is hosting an online fundraiser with the Logan County Humane Society as a part of his charity tour of all 50 states. Rotunda is only visiting four shelters in the Commonwealth, chose Logan County as…

Leaf pick up in Bowling Green is underway

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Fall is coming to an end soon, and there are many leaves on the ground, but the City of Bowling Green is doing something to help recycle them. Bowling Green Public Works spends part of their November and December picking up leaves. Here’s how it works: Residents can rake their leaves to the edge of their…

Local companies sponsoring people in need, one sign at a time

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Local companies are taking steps to help people in need in Bowling Green one sign at a time. You have probably seen people standing on the streets with cardboard signs asking for money or food. But now, some are holding advertisements. It all started last week when Southern Touch Lawn and Landscapes owner, Alex Sewell, was…

Teen creates program to donate books to children

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A teenager is helping children learn to enjoy reading by donating books to local schools. Clay Wallace, an Eagle Scout and junior at Bowling Green High School has donated over 7,700 books to organizations and schools in the community. Thursday, the 16-year-old took a load of over 500 books to T.C. Cherry Elementary in Bowling Green…

Pet owners are encouraged to learn animal CPR

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Over the weekend, a dog at the Bark Park in Bowling Green needed CPR, but its owner didn’t know how. Now, the dog’s owner wants to tell the public how important it is for pet parents to know CPR. Imagine taking your dog to the park, and you turn around and it’s laying on the ground,…