Lexington KY

A Lexington man is set to plead guilty in federal court after authorities say they found nearly 100 grams of a potent fentanyl analogue hidden under the hood of his car following a traffic stop tied to a drug investigation. Anderson L. George Jr. is scheduled to be rearraigned Jan....

Jeff Ruby Culinary Entertainment is settling a 2024 class-action lawsuit from former employees who say they were not paid tips they earned. The restaurant group will pay $1.55 million toward a settlement fund available to more than 700 servers, bartenders and server assistants, according to court filings. The class...

A Kentucky man is charged with manslaughter after he allegedly shot and killed another man during an argument early Saturday. The incident happened around 12:45 a.m. on Edgewood Drive in Nicholasville. Court documents say Tanner Hamilton, 25, of Georgetown, was in an argument with another man whom he shot in the...

The first spotted lanternfly was identified in north Fayette County in the second half of 2025. It continues a trend of the bug invading new counties across Kentucky.

LONDON, KY – A traffic stop west of London has resulted in the arrest of a Richmond man on drug-related charges after a Sheriff's Office K-9 alerted to the vehicle. According to Sheriff John Root, the incident occurred on KY 80, approximately 3 miles west of London. The Arrest.

In September 2025, Austin police announced they had finally identified the man responsible for assaulting and murdering four teenagers in 1991—a case that would go on to be called the “yogurt shop murders.”. The big break came when an Austin detective re-tested the .380 shell casing recovered from...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Lexington, Kentucky – A late-January arctic cold front is expected to bring a prolonged stretch of colder-than-normal weather to Kentucky, with snow chances increasing across eastern portions of the state...

A crash involving a semi-truck with an oversized load caused the closure of northbound lanes on Interstate 75 near Lexington, Kentucky. The incident occurred on January 5, leading to significant traffic delays as emergency crews worked to clear the scene. Fortunately, no injuries were reported. The northbound lanes...

The $125 million project to move Campbell County’s law and medical schools to downtown Covington has chosen its new location, but questions remain about the site-selection process.

There are multiple chances for snow forecast for Kentucky in the coming week, according to the National Weather Service. The first snowstorm could arrive Wednesday night. The NWS said an incoming cold front will transition rain showers into snow, leaving behind light snow accumulations for most of the region. Some...