Public defender shortage remains as advocates gather at Lexington conference
LEXINGTON, Ky. — WPSD-TV reporter Taylor Bryan was honored Wednesday at the 53rd Annual Public Defender Education Conference in Lexington. Bryan earned the Anthony Lewis Media Award for her January coverage of Kentucky's severe public defender shortage and its impact on rural communities. Bryan was recognized along...
VA clinic in Hazard moving locations
HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) - The Veterans Affairs Clinic in Hazard is moving locations. The new address is at 160 Nautilus Drive. Executive Director for the Lexington VA Healthcare System Russell Armstead said the approximately 1,500 veterans who are assigned to the Hazard VA Clinic should have received a letter about the...
Lexington man accused in 2023 homicide scheduled for sentencing
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — A Lexington man who pleaded guilty to second-degree manslaughter in the 2023 death of an 80-year-old will soon learn his prison sentence. James Bradburn is scheduled to be sentenced Thursday afternoon in Fayette Circuit Court. He admitted to killing Arliss Stewart, his step-father,...
Police investigating early morning robbery on Oak Street in Lexington
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — Lexington Police are investigating an early morning robbery that left one person injured and sent to the hospital. According to investigators, the incident happened around 2:30 a.m. Thursday on Oak Street. Officers say the suspect did not use a weapon, but instead relied on physical...
Second Publix location opens in Lexington
A second Publix location opened on Wednesday in Lexington.
Lexington woman indicted in connection with fatal Winchester Road shooting
According to court documents, on May 20, the 35-year-old was indicted on a murder charge after reportedly fatally shooting Helen Taylor, 27, on Jan. 16.
Body found in Clark County near Athens Boonesboro Road
A death investigation is underway in Clark County.
Remembering Brenda Cowan, Lexington’s first Black woman firefighter
Cowan died while responding to a domestic disupte call in 2004. She was the first Black woman firefighter to die in the line of duty in the United States.
Reviving a Federal-Era Landmark
The long-awaited restoration of one of Lexington’s oldest and most historic properties will soon begin. The Blue Grass Trust for Historic Preservation has announced a $3.4 million phased rehabilitation plan for Pope Villa, to be undertaken by Mitchell Park Companies, a Washington, D.C.–based historic property...
Man shot during suspected armed robbery
Ky. man accused of cemetery vandalism caught cleaning up, deputies say. Ky. man accused of cemetery vandalism caught cleaning up, deputies say. The Kentucky Primary Care Association donated 12 mobile clinic units to help underserved areas across the Commonwealth on Wednesday. Man charged in deadly Kentucky crash...
