The City of Louisville prepares for a remembrance ceremony marking one year since the UPS plane crash

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By Sherlene Shanklin

I covered the accident for many days after the plane crashed shortly after takeoff in Louisville, Kentucky on November 4, 2025.

UPS plane crash site in Louisville, KY one year later. Courtesy: Sherlene Shanklin. #sherlenesstory

I had never visited the crash site until this week. Getting out of the truck and stepping onto the property literally took my breathe away. To see remnants from the crash and trying to visualize what used to be there.

I was there as our news team prepares for the remembrance program being held at the site around the time the plane crashed on that very day.

I wrote down 5:14pm. That was the time I heard emergency personnel being dispatched to Grade Lane.

I was sending news teams to a report of an explosion. Going into the unknown is the hardest part of the job. You prepare for everything until you can figure out what it was. Between sources, state and local officials and people in the area helped us determine fairly quickly it was a plane.

Over the next few days I will share photos and videos of what I saw while at the site.

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#Remembering the 15 people who died both in the air and on the ground  when a UPS plane crashed in this area. Look at all of the stuff still at the #crash site. #Louisville November 4, 2025 #sherlenesstory

TheVIPPReport: Bsmith Entertainment and the Breonna Taylor Foundation event announcement

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TAKING PLACE THE WEEK THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN HER 29TH BIRTHDAY

(Louisville, KY) Bsmith Entertainment along with the Breonna Taylor Foundation presents a Caribbean Luau Party on Sunday, June 12th at Lynn Family Stadium. The event is remembrance and celebration of life for Breonna Taylor who died on March 13, 2020, after being fatally shot in her apartment by officers of the Louisville Police Dept. The event will be held from 6:00 pm to 11:00 pm.

The Caribbean Luau Party…the greatest show on earth celebrating the birthday of Taylor will feature local artists, sounds by DY Znyce and DJ Lil Jerry hosted by B96.5 Bella Rae. There will be additional acts and surprise guests announced closer to the event.

Organizer Brandon Smith of Bsmith Entertainment says “We wanted to collaborate with the Breonna Taylor Foundation to keep her name alive by celebrating her birthday in a positive light. So many people in the city and throughout the nation still honor Breonna everyday whether it is profile pictures on social media or uplifting her name in positive ways. B Smith Entertainment wanted to use what we do best by helping to create a memorable experience for our audience to commemorate this beautiful soul that has sparked a movement and call for change in America and around the world. “

A representative from the Breonna Taylor Foundation says “There is no denying we will forever mourn the loss of Breonna. The fight for justice on Breonna’s behalf will never cease. However, The Breonna Taylor Foundation and Breonna’s loved ones are also committed to reattaching joy to Breonna’s name by energizing her legacy of love and light. With this assignment in mind, we are preparing to celebrate Breonna’s birthday the Breewayy.” The representative goes on to say, “The Breonna Taylor Foundation is supporting event producer, B. Smith’s Luau themed party. B. Smith is a trusted event producer in the community, and we reached out to him to collaborate. The majority of his audience are Breonna’s peers which is why this event is of such importance. This is the perfect space for Breonna’s friends, loved ones, and rising activist to responsibly celebrate her life.”

You can purchase tickets which start at $40 at Remix (Jefferson Mall), Exclusive Wear, Better Days West and online at Eventbrite at Luaudayparty502.eventbrite.com The link is provided: http://Luaudayparty502.eventbrite.com.

The event is being sponsored by B96.5 and supported by the Breonna Taylor Foundation. If you would like to be sponsor. Contact Brandon Smith at blsmith502@gmail.com.

To setup interviews, contact Smith and/or VIPP Communications at info@vippcommunications.com. We will send an alert if Tamika Palmer would like to speak ahead of the event. To learn more at Bsmith Entertainment you can visit their site at Bsmithentertainment.com.

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