Lexington Police Appeal for Clues in Double Homicide
The Lexington Police Department is seeking public assistance in solving the unsolved double homicide of Tyler Sandusky and Shaquille Newby, who were shot on July 4, 2021. Both men were discovered in a car on Danielle Lane, prompting an ongoing investigation that aims to gather vital information from the community. As...
Morning fire ravages historic Ky. building
Company proposes turning old Lexington landfill into solar facility. Company proposes turning old Lexington landfill into solar facility. 13-year-old, father dead in apparent murder-suicide at Ky. hotel, police say. Updated: 5 hours ago. 13-year-old, father dead in apparent murder-suicide at Ky. hotel, police say....
Blue Grass Trust gets largest gift in 70-year history of preservation | Opinion
The Blue Grass Trust for Historic Preservation is turning 70 years old this year, and it just got a most excellent birthday gift to celebrate. The Mellon Foundation has announced a $600,000 grant to group to support the new Preservation Center at Hopemont, formerly known as the Hunt-Morgan House on the corner of Mill...
Man Arrested After Threats to Students of Cedar Bluff School
According to Sheriff Jeff Shaver, 24-year-old Ronald Branch Barnette of Richmond, Kentucky, has been arrested for Making a Terrorist Threat in the First Degree. Investigators, along with School Resource Officers, launched an investigation that revealed Barnette had sent a video message to an individual in which he...
Six charged in multi-county drug bust involving cocaine, meth, heroin, and more
GARRARD COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — A major drug trafficking ring spanning several counties has been dismantled after a week-long investigation involving local and federal agencies. Authorities say the operation included the Garrard County Sheriff’s Office, Harrodsburg Police, Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office,...
Kentucky man woke up just before organ removal surgery, sparking federal investigation
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- TJ Hoover was rushed to Baptist Health Richmond in central Kentucky in October 2021 after suffering a drug overdose. Four days later, his family said he was believed to be brain dead, and doctors began preparing him for organ removal surgery. Hoover was listed as an...
Help needed: 16-year-old missing in Franklin County
HAVE YOU SEEN HIM? Police searching for 16-year-old who was last seen on July 30 near the 400 block of Schenkel Lane wearing a black hoodie and gray sweatpants.
Lexington Woman Sentenced for Impeding the Arrest of a Fugitive
FRANKFORT, Ky. – A Lexington, Ky., woman, Xochitl Sonia Navarro, 45, was sentenced on Wednesday by U.S. District Judge Gregory Van Tatenhove to 36 months in prison, for assaulting, resisting, or impeding federal officers in the performance of their official duties. According to Navarro’s plea agreement, on October...
Mapping out history: Gratz Park, Lexington’s oldest neighborhood
Considered to be the city's oldest neighborhood with history dating back to the 1700s, let's take a walk through Gratz Park + learn something new.
Kentucky homeowners make a splash with pool rental side hustle
A new app is helping Kentucky homeowners turn their backyard pools into a profitable side hustle while giving swimmers a chance to beat the heat without owning a pool.