Lexington KY

The Versailles Police Department is searching for 19-year-old Conner Russell on charges of first- and second-degree robbery and probation violation, and is offering a $250 reward for information leading to his arrest.

WINCHESTER, Ky. (WKYT) - Instead of spending Christmas under the glow of a Christmas tree, four-year-old Mylo Hollingshed of Winchester is looking to spend the holidays in a hospital room. “Since last year, its kind of been like this every holiday. Whether its his birthday... we’ve just kind of ended...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — The Lexington Police Department is warning the public about an increase in financial scams, particularly those targeting vulnerable populations. Officials remind residents that law enforcement will not call to demand payment for warrants or missed jury duty. Authorities also say...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - A traffic pattern change on Mason Headley Road at Versailles Road will take effect at 6:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 23. The inside left turn lane to Versailles Road is temporarily closed for construction, according to the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government’s traffic ticker. The traffic...

Jaland Lowe has re-aggravated his shoulder injury multiple times since he first suffered the injury in the blue-white preseason scrimmage, including exiting bac

LEXINGTON, Ky. — A book-gifting program founded by country music superstar, Dolly Parton, is being put on pause by the Fayette Education Foundation. After January, families will no longer receive books from Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. Funding sustainability concerns are putting a pause on 8,000 Fayette County...

Editor’s note: “Whatever Happened To” is a Herald-Leader effort to update readers on stories that grabbed headlines and attention with previous coverage. If you want to know the latest on a story from the past, contact us at [email protected]. A little more than three months ago, the budget director for Fayette...

If you’re hosting holiday parties or planning to take down your tree promptly after Christmas Thursday, you may have to wait longer than usual to roll your cart to the curb for Lexington trash collection. City waste crews won’t collect garbage and recycling Thursday, Dec. 25 or Thursday, Jan. 1 in observance of the...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - For the U.S. military, Christmas Eve is one of the most closely watched nights of the year as Santa makes his around-the-world journey and millions of kids want to know his exact whereabouts. The North American Aerospace Defense Command tradition began by accident in 1955 when...

Fire crews responded to a four-unit apartment complex on Cambridge Drive Tuesday morning after reports of smoke and flames, displacing nine residents.