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The sixth shooting with a victim in two weeks in Lexington has left a person injured early Thursday morning.

SOMERSET, Ky. (WKYT) - One person was flown to a Lexington hospital after a crash in Somerset. According to the Somerset Fire Department, emergency crews responded to a two-vehicle crash Thursday morning on East Limestone Street near North Maple Street in Somerset. No other details about the crash are available...

The Lexington Police Department asked the community for help in finding two theft suspects who allegedly entered a back yard in July and stole items.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - As Lexington’s immigrant population continues to grow, a Lexington funeral director has found his calling helping families navigate the complex process of returning their deceased loved ones to their native countries. James Fender of Fender Funeral Directors has shipped bodies to countries...

Restaurants are a tough business in the best of times. (And these are certainly not the best of times.) You’ve got food costs, staffing issues, needy customers, supply chains to…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — From Sept. 28-30, the Lexington Police Department reported multiple shootings, including the death of a 19-year-old. Terry Dumphord, mentor and founder of the Voyage Movement, said the violence has been a sudden — and yet harsh — reminder to the teenagers they work with to keep them off the streets....

FRANKFORT, KENTUCKY — Members of the Kentucky Parole Board have received death threats and harassment after the early release of a man convicted in a child’s brutal killing drew national condemnation — despite the board’s unanimous vote to keep him in prison. According to the Kentucky...

Editor’s Note: As Lexington celebrates the 250th anniversary of its founding, the Herald-Leader and kentucky.com each day throughout 2025 will share interesting facts about our hometown. Compiled by Liz Carey, all are notable moments in the city’s history — some funny, some sad, others heartbreaking or celebratory,...

Bill Belichick’s nightmare start at North Carolina may open the door for a coaching change — and Kentucky fans won’t like who the Tar Heels could target next.

NEW details of Laken Snelling’s house arrest show how the woman accused of leaving her baby for dead is spending her time. Snelling, 21, was arrested after she allegedly left...