Lexington KY

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - The University of Kentucky Harm Reduction Hub and Voices of Hope are teaming up to test syringes found in Fayette County. The process, called drug checking, gives insight into the community’s unregulated drug supply. Thursday, Voices of Hope released the findings from the first large...

A petition to shut down a Bourbon County motel next to an elementary school has more than 1,000 signatures after a woman called it out for alleged drug trafficking, and says it's unsafe for the kids.

Michael Lemond, the man who blinded a 5-year-old Malakai Roberts when he shot into a Lexington home in 2020, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison on Thursday, according to LEX 18 in court.

Craig Blair, who heads up Peaceful Bluegrass Resistance, says he's heard from individuals who aren't sure they'll be joining the protest in the Robert F. Stephens Courthouse Plaza this time around. "I have heard from people that say I came to the last 'No Kings' rally, which was in June,...

KENTUCKY — A Scott County woman is facing drug trafficking charges after allegedly telling police she was transporting drugs to the sheriff’s office in exchange for a PlayStation gaming console. According to Georgetown police, officers stopped Jennifer Ney on Monday night after receiving reports that she was driving...

A woman allegedly told police she was on her way to turn in drugs to the sheriff's office, in exchange for a PlayStation, when she was pulled over.

The Versailles Police Department learned that a minor had been stabbed by another minor during a fight between the two.

One member of the Fayette County Board of Education Wednesday defended the travel and expense spending of Superintendent Demetrus Liggins and other staff members. Penny Christian, who started serving on the board in January, said it was not fair to criticize Liggins’ travel when there was no way to compare Liggins’...

A former guard at Federal Medical Center Lexington pleaded guilty Oct. 6 to a federal bribery charge after smuggling contraband into the prison.

Right now, statistics show there are more than 900 people experiencing homelessness, and city leaders said they recognize a leading cause is a lack of affordable housing.