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Ocean Robertson is celebrating her fifth birthday after she survived a deadly shooting that took her mother's life in 2020.

NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — Health officials have issued a measles exposure alert for the Riney-B Aquatic Center in Jessamine County after a confirmed case was linked to the facility. According to a joint release from the Jessamine County Health Department (JCHD) and the Kentucky Department for Public...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - The Madison County Coroner says 7-year-old Santino Montreal Yancey-Hardwick’s death is being investigated as a drowning. The tragedy happened Monday afternoon at Paradise Cove Aquatic Center in Richmond. City officials say Santino Yancey-Hardwick was found unresponsive at the pool. CPR was...

The Independence Day holiday is Friday — and it’s time to make plans to go see fireworks. Lexington’s July 4 fireworks show is set to start booming at 10 p.m. Friday, capping off a full day of patriotic celebration. The fireworks display will launch at R.J. Corman rail yard near Main Street and Oliver Lewis Way. The...

The Unite Kentucky revival at Rupp Arena drew over 7,000 attendees, highlighting a significant spiritual movement among college students. With 2,000 participants in an altar call, the event emphasized spiritual readiness and community engagement. As part of the UniteUS movement, it aims to foster spiritual...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A fortune cookie helped a Lexington woman win $50,000 by playing the Kentucky Lottery. Kathy Bailey had just finished eating Chinese food with her family. She picked up her daughter's fortune cookie and went online to purchase a Powerball ticket. She opted to use the numbers inside of the...

Everyone loves to find a hidden gem. They especially love it when that gem is a local dining spot that offers unique, sought-after menu items. Both can be found at Dad’s Favorites Deli . The Lexington deli, deep inside an unassuming Garden Springs strip mall surrounded by a laundromat and a barber shop, has a...

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Natalie Gwishiri, Kentucky educator and parent of two children, said after coming from North Carolina—which offers universal pre-K, said the difference in educational standards between the two states is apparent. “At my child’s school—he goes to Collins Lane—60% of kids who are tested are not...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - One person has minor injuries after a crash on I-75 involving a semi. Lexington police say that at around 3:45, officers responded to I-75 southbound near the 113-mile marker for a two-vehicle crash. One of the vehicles was a semi. The driver of one of the...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — A person is in custody following a barricade situation Sunday evening on Fontaine Road, near Henry Clay High School, according to Lexington police. Officers say the incident began around 5:15 p.m. as a disorder call and escalated into a barricade situation. The scene...