Lexington KY

LEXINGTON, Ky. (FOX 56) — Crews with the Lexington Fire Department (LFD) responded on Tuesday morning after a garbage truck reportedly caught fire. According to Lexington’s traffic ticker, the truck caught fire on the 400 block of Race Street near East Fourth Street, creating a traffic hazard. FOX...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - An Ian Alert has been issued for a teen last seen in Lexington. Kentucky State Police says Jahmari Carter, 17, was last seen on Monday at around 10 a.m. in the 400 block of Conley Street in Lexington. He is described as 5’ 7”, with brown...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - A London woman is hospitalized on a ventilator after she was pulled from a burning apartment early Monday morning and CPR was performed on the scene. Michelle Moore was transported to a Lexington hospital after the fire broke out around 3 a.m. Monday at Springs Street Square apartment complex...

LEXINGTON, Ky. — A secretive advocacy group calling itself “Concerned Citizens of Chevy Chase” has been running an online campaign urging residents to oppose a proposed mental health facility in the Chevy Chase neighborhood — characterizing it as a “drug rehab clinic” despite official planning documents and the...

Kyna Koch, a former Lexington-Fayette Urban County finance commissioner who has helped Fayette County Public Schools in times of previous budget trouble, has been hired as interim financial chief officer amid its latest struggles. Koch’s first day as CFO was Monday. Fayette Superintendent Demetrus Liggins announced...

Nearly three years after a violent assault at a Jessamine County jail, the man accused of killing another inmate is set to appear in court for a competency hearing.

Some Chevy Chase residents are opposing a proposed inpatient mental health and eating disorder treatment facility in their neighborhood, and Lexington's director of planning is weighing in.

WOODFORD COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Authorities are investigating a deadly single-vehicle crash that happened Monday morning in Woodford County. According to the Versailles Police Department, an officer was approached by a citizen around 9:33 a.m. who reported a motor vehicle collision on Troy Pike. Officers...

PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. (WKYT/Gray News) - A man from Kentucky who won a $167 million lottery prize last year has pleaded guilty to charges in Florida. James Farthing claimed his Powerball jackpot after buying a winning ticket in Georgetown. However, shortly after, he was arrested and accused of assaulting a police...

NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. (FOX 56) — What began as a quiet day of fishing ended in panic for a family when a woman allegedly sprayed bear mace at a young boy at Lake Mingo. Nicholasville police said the incident occurred around 4 p.m. on March 4 at Lake Mingo Park on Lakeview Drive. The 12‑year‑old boy was riding an...