Chicken leads Lexington animal control on chase through neighborhood
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - A loose chicken had a Lexington neighborhood chasing after her last Friday. According to Lexington Animal Care & Control, an officer reported to a call about the chicken in the Tates Creek area. Neighbors joined in the chicken chase as the night wore on but the...
Winchester police looking for theft suspect
WINCHESTER, Ky. (WKYT) - The Winchester Police Department needs the public’s help in finding a theft suspect. According to police, the male suspect was involved in a recent significant retail theft. In a photo released by police, he is seen wearing a white hat with the Nike logo, a...
Man sentenced for participation in 2025 Lexington credit card fraud scheme
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - A man was sentenced Tuesday for his role in a credit card fraud scheme from 2025. Serigu Railean, 53, will serve five years in prison concurrently after pleading guilty to several charges, including first-degree unlawful access to a computer, second-degree possession of a forged instrument and f
Mistrial declared in Lexington murder. It’s already 2nd time case has gone to trial
A mistrial has been declared in the second trial of a Lexington man previously convicted of suffocating a woman and hiding her body in a closet. William Parker “Bill” Brown, 56, was found guilty last year of the murder of 62-year-old Ava Creech, who was found bound, gagged and decomposing in a closet in her Victoria Wa
Furnish twins take over the Flower Depot
Some things have changed as of late at the little shop at the corner of 208 South Main Street. On April 2, it was announced on Facebook that Flower Depot owner Stephanie Burden would be passing the business on to new owners after a 19 year run with the shop.
FCPS senior found inspiration from her 1st grade teacher. Then she got to train...
When Frederick Douglass High School graduating senior Alayshia Catching was learning to navigate school expectations and her own potential in the first grade, she says she “had a little rough patch at the start.” Lindsay Wallace, her first-grade teacher at Lexington’s Dixie Magnet Elementary, was among the instructors
Proposed development in Woodland Triangle prompts local pushback
Colorado-based developers want to demolish buildings in the Woodland Triangle to construct a nearly 5,200 square foot mix of shops and living space. But the planned seven-story structure, which requires a zone change, is meeting with resistance from surrounding residents. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports more than 1
TSB Realty Closes Another Major Student Housing Deal
PAOLI, PA — Coastal Ridge Real Estate has acquired Campus Court, a 398-bed student housing property near the University of Kentucky, expanding a value-add investment strategy focused on large public universities with growing enrollment. The acquisition marks the fourth property added to Coastal Ridge Value-Add Student
Carriage Lane residents targeted in Friday morning car break-ins
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - A Lexington man says he woke up Friday to find his truck broken into and his gun stolen. The man, who asked not to be identified for his safety, said he believes several of his Carriage Lane neighbors were hit in the same string of break-ins Friday morning.
Railbird Festival: Everything to know about tickets, parking, lineup and more
Railbird is returning to Lexington for the sixth time with headliners Tyler Childers and The Lumineers. The festival takes place on June 6 and 7 at The Infield at Red Mile. Here’s what to know before you go. Railbird lineup and schedule Gates open at noon both Saturday and Sunday, and the first set of each day will beg

















