Lexington KY

Anderson County Animal Care & Control is asking for the public's help after a satchel bag containing 2 deceased cats was found at the Tyrone Boat Dock.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - The Kentucky Blood Center is offering a summer incentive to inspire people to donate blood leading up to the Fourth of July holiday. For the next two months, the blood center will offer free T-shirts and coupons for a free pint of Bluebell ice cream to donors through a promotion called Red, Whit

A former guard at a federal prison in Lexington pleaded guilty of crimes related to assaulting an inmate and falsifying reports to cover it up. Ryan Carnahan, 32, pleaded guilty to charges of deprivation of rights resulting in bodily injury and making a false report May 19. Carnahan was previously a correctional office

A man was arrested Friday after allegedly carrying firearms into the Golisano Children's Hospital at UK.

Part of Lexington's Task Force on Homelessness asked the public to share its thoughts and experiences on the homeless community in Lexington.

The old sports cliché ‘saving your best for last’ took on a pair of meanings for Manny Burrus on Saturday at the KHSAA Class 3A State Track and Field Championships at the University of Kentucky. The Madisonville-North Hopkins senior reached the state meet medal podium in his...

Golden Rod Tattoo's annual expo benefits Halfway Home Rescue, with all proceeds supporting the shelter and kittens available for adoption.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Lexington firefighters are investigating a third-floor apartment fire that displaced at least one resident. LFD crews were dispatched to a three-story apartment building at 208 East High St. just before 5:53 p.m. on Saturday and arrived about a minute later to find smoke showing from the third f

A new healthcare provider has been hired to serve inmates at the Lexington-Fayette County Detention Center, after the previous company filed for bankruptcy protection, according to the city’s Division of Community Corrections. The urban county government completed an emergency procurement process to hire the new compan

Samuel McAfee, born October 9, 1748, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, son of James McAfee, 1707-1785, and Jane McMichael, 1710-1783, was, with his brothers, one of the earliest settlers in Kentucky. Samuel was a captain in the Revolutionary War, serving in Col. Logan’s Illinois Regiment. But before that, the McAfee brot