Fayette County officials ask for help naming new Lexington elementary school
LEXINGTON, Ky. (FOX 56) — Fayette County Public Schools (FCPS) is asking the community for help naming a new elementary school. The school is under construction on Greendale Road in Lexington. District officials said the chosen name must meet one of the following requirements:. Prominent local, state, or national...
BBN’s epic misery-to-elation mood swing captured perfectly in social media posts
Malachi Moreno's buzzer beater flipped the social media narrative on it's head. See the wild mood swing in real time.
Kentucky Blood Center updates eligibility rules, allowing more cancer patients to donate
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — More cancer patients are now eligible to donate blood under updated guidelines from the Kentucky Blood Center. According to a release, the organization says it has lifted a longtime deferral that prevented many cancer patients from donating blood. Under the updated eligibility...
Lexington woman allegedly throws rock through downtown coffee shop window for 4th time
The shop said the broken windows have become a reminder of how quickly things can change overnight and why there's no use to cry over broken glass.
Five hurt in Lexington crash
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Five people were injured in a crash in Lexington. Two vehicles were involved in a head-on collision at Man o’ War and Trent Boulevard, according to Lexington Police. All five people were taken to hospitals with non-life threatening injuries. One lane of the inner loop...
Clark County Man Sentenced to 40 Years for Methamphetamine Trafficking and Firearm Possession
LEXINGTON, Ky. – A Clark County, Ky., man, Tommy Martin, 70, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Danny C. Reeves to 480 months’ imprisonment for multiple counts of distributing and possessing with the intent to distribute methamphetamine; possessing, carrying, and using firearms in furtherance of and during and in...
Lexington fentanyl dealer agrees to 7-year federal prison sentence under plea deal
A Lexington man known on the street as “Plug” or “Jug” has agreed to serve seven years in federal prison after admitting he was part of a fentanyl distribution conspiracy that fueled repeated drug sales across the city last spring. Brian Conner pleaded guilty under a...
The injury report for Kentucky’s game at LSU has been released
Kentucky big man Jayden Quaintance remains out, LSU point guard Dedan Thomas is doubtful for the game.
Guardsmen & fighter battling severe brain injury
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WSAZ) - Always training for his next fight, Brody Fulks lives and breathes his love of MMA and boxing. While sparring in Lexington last month and preparing for a fight which would’ve been this weekend, Brody unexpectedly started the fight of his life. His wife Hannah described...
Icy roads, lingering snow across Kentucky leads to school closings, delays
Patches of ice in Lexington and snow flurries across the Bluegrass have led district leaders to delay or cancel school for Thursday, Jan. 15.
