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Police say a delivery driver for Domino’s Pizza handed over more than a pizza when he was robbed by several armed men. Police say the driver was making a delivery on E. Oak St. in early December when three men wearing ski masks and bandanas approached him.

One of the men, identified by police as 21-year-old Haris Boskailo, pulled a gun and took the victim’s cell phone, $30 in cash as well as the pizza and the pizza delivery bag.

Backpacks filled with heavy textbooks may soon be replaced with glossy high-tech tablets.  At two Louisville Catholic high schools, students will soon be flipping electronic pages. More >

Freshman Bria Smith scored 12 points and the No. 18 Louisville Cardinals defeated Providence 64-48 Wednesday night. Becky Burke went 3 of 3 from behind the arc to add 11 points and Antonita Slaughter had 10 points. Asia Taylor had eight points and 10 rebounds in 14 minutes for Louisville (15-4, 4-2 Big East).

Alicia Cropper was the only Providence player to reach double figures, pacing the Friars (10-9, 2-4) with 14 points. Leading scorer Teya Wright managed just three points, 10 below her season average.

It looks as if Occupy Louisville protesters won’t get their day in court on Thursday.

Protesters filed a lawsuit to keep the city from evicting them and their tents from Founder’s Square, but a judge moved that suit to federal court. More >

Louisville Metro Police have seen a drop in homicides, but the number of cold cases is still disturbingly high. DaWanda Todd has waited seven years for some important answers. More >

Thomas C. Kelly, who led the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Louisville for a quarter of a century and guided it through a clergy abuse scandal, died at his home parish on Wednesday. He was 80.

Kelly led a service and delivered the homily at Holy Trinity in eastern Louisville the previous night, and died in the morning, Louisville Archbishop Joseph Kurtz said.

Cornerback Anthony Conner’s impact on the Louisville Cardinals continues to be felt even though he’s no longer playing football after breaking his neck against Rutgers. More >

The city of Louisville bid farewell to Chief Robert White during a reception at Churchill Downs on Tuesday night.The leader of the Louisville Metro Police Department is leaving for the same role in Denver.A crowd of friends and colleagues showed up to support, and say goodbye, to Chief White. More >

Colin Rolfe and Austin Berry tend to get a lot of the national attention when it comes to talk about the University of Louisville men’s soccer team.

But Nick DeLeon is a name many folks are beginning to remember.

Coach Ken Lolla said the senior from Phoenix has been the Cardinals’ “most consistent and dangerous” player all season and has been a key to U of L’s run to the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight for the second consecutive season.