Company exec pleads guilty to keeping taxes withheld from employee checks
FRANKFORT, Ky. — The manager of a number of coal-related businesses, including a trucking firm that laid off all employees and shut its doors earlier this year, has admitted to keeping more than $22 million in taxes withheld from employee paychecks for himself. John Thomas Quintrell, of Harlan, pleaded...
Lexington council rejects 3-day suspension of police officer. What’s next?
The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council voted narrowly to reject the suspension of a police officer after he was found accessing body camera footage of a shooting involving police. The council voted 7 to 7 on the recommendation from Police Chief Lawrence Weathers to give officer John McFaull a three-day unpaid...
Trash Disposal Day on Saturday, Oct. 11
LEXINGTON, KY. (Oct. 8, 2025) — The City of Lexington is offering Fayette County residents a free trash disposal day for non-hazardous household waste this Saturday, Oct. 11, from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Bluegrass Regional Transfer Station, 1505 Old Frankfort Pike. Fayette County residents can dispose...
Lexington nonprofit records a drop in the unhoused population, but shelter needs still remain
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - The results are in, and the Catholic Action Center is reporting that there are fewer people experiencing homelessness in Lexington. The nonprofit organization, dedicated to helping the unhoused population, released its third annual street survey on Thursday. The report examines demographics,...
Results for homeless street survey released
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — The Catholic Action Center released the results from this year’s homeless street survey on Thursday. According to the report, nearly 3,000 people are experiencing homelessness in Lexington. Officials say this is a nearly six percent decrease from last year. However, officials with...
Fayette judge: Assets of Lexington Blue owner, wife will remain frozen
The financial assets of Brad Pagel, the owner of failed roofing company Lexington Blue, and his wife will remain frozen, a Fayette Circuit Court judge ruled Thursday. Judge Dianne Minnifield on Oct. 9 converted a temporary restraining order into a temporary injunction that keeps in place a freeze on assets in bank...
Search underway in Richmond for missing woman last seen heading to grocery store
HAVE YOU SEEN HER? Eunice Stone, age 76, was last seen around 1 p.m. on Oct. 9 on Box Ankle Road driving a 2016 Jeep Patriot, according to the Madison County Sheriff's Office.
Man enters Alford plea in deadly Lexington shooting
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - A man originally charged with murder in a 2021 Lexington shooting has entered a Alford plea to a lesser charge. In court Friday morning, Deonte Carter entered the plea to second-degree manslaughter in the death of Devon Sandusky. An Alford plea means the defendant does not...
In Focus: The impacts of domestic violence on children in Kentucky
KENTUCKY — October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, which is a time to raise awareness about domestic violence, honor survivors and unite allies to end relationship violence. The monthlong campaign, designated by Congress in 1989, provides an opportunity to learn about the prevalence of domestic...
Lexington mayor unveils safety strategy after spike in gun violence
In just two weeks, seven shootings have left six people injured — prompting new questions about how officials plan to respond.
