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Anderson Communities addresses housing shortage, offers affordable senior living in Lexington
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) — Anderson Communities is offering a new affordable housing option for adults 55 years and older in Lexington, addressing what property managers describe as a growing crisis of senior loneliness and…
Bell County mourns loss of coaches Stephen Ely and Ovie Canady
BELL COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) — The Bell County football family is mourning the loss of two coaches whose influence stretched far beyond the field, classroom, and mat, a post from Bell County Football detailed.…
Georgetown homeless shelter provides reprieve from the heat
SCOTT COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) — Temperatures across the Commonwealth are high, leaving much of the state under an extreme heat advisory, causing danger to those without a home. The weather is now pushing many…
Uncomfortable mugginess sticking around
Thursday: Extreme Heat Warning for central and eastern Kentucky. Partly sunny. Highs in the mid and upper 90s. Lows in the mid 70s. Friday: Extreme Heat Warning for central an d eastern…
Woman arrested after deputies find malnourished newborn at Laurel County home
LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. (LEX NEWS) - A 34-year-old woman is facing charges of wanton endangerment and endangering the welfare of a minor after Laurel County Sheriff's deputies found a malnourished 12-day-old baby at home off Echo Valley Road in Laurel…
Extreme Heat Warning continues across Kentucky as storm chances return for the Fourth of July weekend
Oppressive Heat Continues Across the Bluegrass We're starting off another day on a warm and muggy note across central…
Motorcyclist killed in two-vehicle crash near Alum Springs Road in Boyle County
BOYLE COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — A motorcyclist died Tuesday afternoon following a two-vehicle crash in Boyle County, according to officials. The Boyle County Fire Department responded to the crash near the intersection of Alum Springs Road and…
Christian Appalachian Project responds to flooding in Jackson and Madison counties
(ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) - The Christian Appalachian Project is already on the ground in two Kentucky counties hit hard by flooding over the weekend. CAP team members spent Monday in Jackson County, where the town of…
Oppressive heat and humidity continues
Wednesday: Extreme Heat Warning for central and eastern Kentucky. Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid and upper 90s. Lows in the mid 70s. Thursday: Extreme Heat Warning for central and…
Large barn destroyed by fire on Paris Pike in Lexington, LFD reports
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - Lexington Fire Department crews responded to a fully involved barn fire Tuesday afternoon in the 5000 block of Paris Pike. Officials reported that firefighters were dispatched at around 3:15 p.m. to the scene,…
Virginia-based God's Pit Crew delivers pallets of supplies for Madison County flood victims
RICHMOND, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - A faith-centered disaster-response ministry delivered 24 pallets of emergency supplies to Richmond Tuesday following deadly flash flooding over the weekend. A tractor-trailer from Danville, Virginia-based God's Pit Crew arrived at God's Outreach at…
LeBron James not returning to Lakers, plans to play 24th season elsewhere, AP source says
(AP) - LeBron James will not be back with the Los Angeles Lakers and plans to play a record-extending 24th NBA season elsewhere, a person with knowledge of those plans confirmed Tuesday. The person spoke to The Associated Press on…
Volunteers are pouring in to help weekend flood survivors in Madison County
MADISON COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) — Recovery from recent flooding is underway, and for those cleaning up, the road ahead is long. But amid the damage, residents say an outpouring of community support has already…
As warm weather continues, officials are urging the public to stay tick-aware
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - Warm weather means more time outside — but it also means more encounters with ticks. Hannah Tiffin with the UK Extension Office says ticks are especially common in wooded areas, tall grass and…
Superintendent Liggins files appeal alleging FCPS board violated Open Meetings Act
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) - Fayette County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Demetrus Liggins has filed a formal Open Meetings Act appeal Tuesday with Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman, asking him to declare unlawful the Fayette…
Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, rejecting Trump’s proposed limits
WASHINGTON (AP) — A divided Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a broad conception of birthright citizenship, rejecting President Donald Trump’s executive order declaring that children born to people who are in the United States illegally or temporarily are not American citizens. The justices…
Supreme Court upholds state laws banning transgender girls and women from school athletic teams
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld state laws barring transgender girls and women from playing on school athletic teams, in another setback for transgender people. The court’s six-justice conservative majority, which has repeatedly ruled against transgender Americans in the past year,…
Dangerous heat continues across Kentucky with heat index values over 105 degrees through Thursday
Oppressive Heat Returns for Another Day We're starting off another day on a warm and muggy note across central and eastern…
23-year-old dead after motorcycle crash on Industrial Boulevard in Laurel County
LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - A 23-year-old McKee man died Thursday morning after his reportedly motorcycle crossed the center line and collided head-on with a passenger car on Industrial Boulevard in Laurel County. The Laurel County Sheriff's…
Lexington police investigating after victim shows up at hospital with gunshot wound
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — Lexington police say they are investigating after a man showed up at a local hospital Wednesday night with a gunshot wound. According to police, the shooting took place in the 800 block of…
Tips to keep your AC running during extreme heat
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) - As extreme heat settles into Central Kentucky, HVAC companies are reminding homeowners to give their air conditioners attention before they are pushed to the limit. With heat index values expected…
Richmond woman wins $30,000 on Kentucky Humane Society scratch-off, plans to treat her bulldog
RICHMOND, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) — A Richmond woman's quick stop at the Mt. Vernon C-Store turned into an unforgettable moment when she scratched off a $2 Kentucky Humane Society Scratch-off and uncovered the game's $30,000…
Anderson Communities addresses housing shortage, offers affordable senior living in Lexington
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) — Anderson Communities is offering a new affordable housing option for adults 55 years and older in Lexington, addressing what property managers describe as a growing crisis of senior loneliness and…
Bell County mourns loss of coaches Stephen Ely and Ovie Canady
BELL COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) — The Bell County football family is mourning the loss of two coaches whose influence stretched far beyond the field, classroom, and mat, a post from Bell County Football detailed.…
Georgetown homeless shelter provides reprieve from the heat
SCOTT COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) — Temperatures across the Commonwealth are high, leaving much of the state under an extreme heat advisory, causing danger to those without a home. The weather is now pushing many…
Woman arrested after deputies find malnourished newborn at Laurel County home
LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. (LEX NEWS) - A 34-year-old woman is facing charges of wanton endangerment and endangering the welfare of a minor after Laurel County Sheriff's deputies found a malnourished 12-day-old baby at home off Echo Valley Road in Laurel…
Motorcyclist killed in two-vehicle crash near Alum Springs Road in Boyle County
BOYLE COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — A motorcyclist died Tuesday afternoon following a two-vehicle crash in Boyle County, according to officials. The Boyle County Fire Department responded to the crash near the intersection of Alum Springs Road and…
Christian Appalachian Project responds to flooding in Jackson and Madison counties
(ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) - The Christian Appalachian Project is already on the ground in two Kentucky counties hit hard by flooding over the weekend. CAP team members spent Monday in Jackson County, where the town of…
Virginia-based God's Pit Crew delivers pallets of supplies for Madison County flood victims
RICHMOND, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - A faith-centered disaster-response ministry delivered 24 pallets of emergency supplies to Richmond Tuesday following deadly flash flooding over the weekend. A tractor-trailer from Danville, Virginia-based God's Pit Crew arrived at God's Outreach at…
Volunteers are pouring in to help weekend flood survivors in Madison County
MADISON COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) — Recovery from recent flooding is underway, and for those cleaning up, the road ahead is long. But amid the damage, residents say an outpouring of community support has already…
As warm weather continues, officials are urging the public to stay tick-aware
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - Warm weather means more time outside — but it also means more encounters with ticks. Hannah Tiffin with the UK Extension Office says ticks are especially common in wooded areas, tall grass and…
Superintendent Liggins files appeal alleging FCPS board violated Open Meetings Act
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) - Fayette County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Demetrus Liggins has filed a formal Open Meetings Act appeal Tuesday with Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman, asking him to declare unlawful the Fayette…
2 people killed in Madison County floodwaters identified by coroner
UPDATE: June 29 at 10 a.m. Madison County Coroner Jimmy Cornelison identified two victims of the deadly flooding that swept through the region Saturday as 57-year-old John Powell and 73-year-old Garnett Isbell. Cornelison added that Powell died in a basement…
'God is good. He really is': Million Church washed away by fatal flooding in Madison County
MADISON COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) — Floodwaters tore through Madison County on Saturday and destroyed Million Church, leaving little more than rubble where the historic building once stood. Pastor Jessie Lainhart said the congregation had…
Richmond nonprofit distributing flood relief supplies to residents impacted by flooding
RICHMOND, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) — A nonprofit in Richmond is distributing flood relief supplies donated by the community on Monday for local residents who were impacted by this weekend's severe weather. Enrich, located at 110…
Lightning strike suspected as culprit in large Nelson County house fire Saturday
NELSON COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) — Crews with the Bardstown Fire Department, Nelson County Fire and Rescue, and the Northeast Nelson Fire Department worked for six hours on Saturday to extinguish a large house fire…
Kentucky man charged with DUI after flooded creek crash kills juvenile passenger
HARDIN COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) - An Elizabethtown man is in custody with DUI and assault charges following a collision in Hardin County that resulted in the death of one juvenile, Kentucky State Police (KSP)…
Overnight lane closures coming to New Circle Road on Monday due to construction
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) — Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) District 7 is announcing that a portion of New Circle Road (KY 4) in Lexington will be closed starting Monday evening due to construction. According to…
Tips to keep your AC running during extreme heat
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) - As extreme heat settles into Central Kentucky, HVAC companies are reminding homeowners to give their air conditioners attention before they are pushed to the limit. With heat index values expected…
Christian Appalachian Project responds to flooding in Jackson and Madison counties
(ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) - The Christian Appalachian Project is already on the ground in two Kentucky counties hit hard by flooding over the weekend. CAP team members spent Monday in Jackson County, where the town of…
As warm weather continues, officials are urging the public to stay tick-aware
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - Warm weather means more time outside — but it also means more encounters with ticks. Hannah Tiffin with the UK Extension Office says ticks are especially common in wooded areas, tall grass and…
Ohio man receives 2 life sentences for double murder of young Kentucky sisters
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — 36-year-old John Tooson received two life sentences in Boyd Circuit Court for the 2022 murders of sisters Selina Easter and Summer Algarakhuly, Attorney General Russell Coleman announced. Tooson, who had reportedly been in…
KSP Mustang GT enters national best-looking cruiser contest, needs your vote
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - The Kentucky State Police are asking the public to vote for their entry in the 2026 Best Looking Cruiser Contest, held annually by the American Association of State Troopers. Voting runs through Friday,…
'His loss is deeply felt': Louisville Metro Police officer dies after motorcycle crash on I-265
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - Louisville Metro Police Department is mourning the loss of 4th Division Officer Anthony Elliott, who died following a motorcycle crash Sunday night on I-265 South near the 36-mile marker. The department reported that…
2 people killed in Madison County floodwaters identified by coroner
UPDATE: June 29 at 10 a.m. Madison County Coroner Jimmy Cornelison identified two victims of the deadly flooding that swept through the region Saturday as 57-year-old John Powell and 73-year-old Garnett Isbell. Cornelison added that Powell died in a basement…
Gov. Andy Beshear releases update on deadly flooding, state of emergency
(ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) - Update: June 28 at 1:45 p.m. Gov. Andy Beshear released an update Sunday afternoon about historic flash flooding that swept through the Commonwealth this weekend. According to Beshear, many parts of the…
Fear grips Haitian communities after Supreme Court ruling unwinds protection from deportation
MIAMI (AP) — A 35-year-old nurse in Kentucky prepared her will. The single mother named a legal guardian for her four children and transferred her properties into their names. She felt like she needed to prepare for death — in…
End of Biden-era SAVE plan among federal student loan changes coming July 1
(ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) — Major changes to federal student loans take effect July 1 under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, eliminating certain loan programs and limiting new borrowers to two repayment plans. The Saving on…
Woodford Reserve honors Cherie DeVaux with signature bourbon, celebrates with signing
WOODFORD, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) — Woodford Reserve Distillery was the place to be on Friday afternoon as Derby-winning trainer Cherie DeVaux signed her very own bottles of signature bourbon, all in celebration of Golden Tempo's historic…
Citation: Man charged with attempted murder after stabbing in Lee's Famous Recipe Chicken parking lot
COVINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - A man was charged with attempted murder following a stabbing in the parking lot of a Lee's Famous Recipe Chicken on Thursday…
Garrard County Distilling property sells at court-ordered auction for $20 million
GARRARD COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - The former Garrard County Distilling property was sold Friday at a master commissioner sale in Garrard County. According to court proceedings held at the Garrard County Justice Center, Tom Collins Distilling LLC…
Kentucky serious crime drops for 2nd straight year, report shows
(ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - Serious crime in Kentucky fell for the second consecutive year, according to the 2025 Crime in Kentucky report released Thursday. The report shows an overall decrease of 8.14% in reports of Category A crime from…
Dozens of states could face new costs because of high error rates in SNAP food aid
(AP) — Several dozen states could have to fork over millions of dollars to provide food aid to lower-income residents, if they don’t cut down on payment errors in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Nine states, meanwhile, won’t have to…
Sheriff: Somerset man charged with rape, sodomy of child following investigation
PULASKI COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — A 27-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday following an investigation into the alleged rape and sodomy of a child, according to the Pulaski County Sheriff's Office. The sheriff's office says a criminal…
Livingston County crash kills 2 people including child, 4 others airlifted to hospital
LIVINGSTON COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — A two-vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 60 West in Livingston County killed a 5-year-old boy and a 61-year-old man Tuesday, according to the Livingston County Sheriff's Office. Four other people — two…
Court rules London Mayor Randall Weddle cannot run for re-election over residency dispute
LONDON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) - A Laurel Circuit Court judge ruled Tuesday that London Mayor Randall Weddle does not meet the residency requirement to run for re-election, removing him from the November 2026 mayoral race.…
‘Not a good fit’: Woodford County leaders push to stop data centers, citing farmland preservation concerns
WOODFORD COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — Woodford County officials are taking steps to prohibit data centers from being built in the county, citing concerns about farmland preservation, infrastructure capacity, and the character of the rural community. Judge/Executive James…
Toyota Kentucky starts RAV-4 hybrid production, breaks ground on new paint facility
(ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) - Toyota Kentucky expanded its U.S. manufacturing footprint Monday by starting production of the new RAV-4 hybrid at its Georgetown plant — Toyota's largest North American manufacturing facility. The plant also held a…
Venezuelan security guard pulled alive from building basement 8 days after twin quakes
CATIA LA MAR, Venezuela (AP) — Rescuers pulled a 43-year-old security guard alive from a collapsed basement early Thursday, ending a grueling days-long operation that became a symbol of hope after the devastation of twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela eight…
Italy displays paintings from an ancient Etruscan tomb, its latest cultural acquisition
ROME (AP) — Italy on Tuesday put on display one of the best known examples of Etruscan painting, panels from a tomb that it acquired for 15 million euros ($17 million) in the Culture Ministry’s buying spree of big-ticket pieces of the…
Ship runs aground in Strait of Hormuz, Iranian state TV reports
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A ship ran aground in the Strait of Hormuz while using a route not approved by Iran, state television in Tehran reported Wednesday. The vessel was identified as a foreign container ship, with no other details.…
Defying Pope Leo XIV, traditionalists go ahead with bishop consecrations in Switzerland
ECONE, Switzerland (AP) — A group of traditionalist Catholics directly defied Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday by consecrating four bishops without his consent, dismissing the resulting excommunications and saying the break with the church was necessary to defend the Catholic faith. The Society…
As the Pentagon stays quiet, AP reconstructs a US strike that killed over 100 Iranian children
JERUSALEM (AP) — It was the deadliest reported strike in the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran. Most of the victims were children. In almost any other conflict, these haunting truths would be seared into national memory. Yet more than 120 days…
Europe's record heat has overwhelmed Paris mortuaries and left families in distress
PARIS (AP) — Every few minutes, the mortuary owner's phone rings. Since a record-smashing heat wave started taking lives and storage space for bodies in Paris and beyond, the funeral directors and mourning families calling him mostly have the same question: Do…
Khadijah Farrakhan, 'first lady of Nation of Islam' as wife of famous pastor, dies at 90
(AP) - Khadijah Farrakhan, longtime wife of Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, died on Saturday, the Nation of Islam has announced. She was 90. “Mother Khadijah” worked alongside her provocative and charismatic husband for decades, helping lead their religious…
Frustration grows in Venezuela as earthquake death toll reaches 1,430
(AP) - Tensions flared Saturday as desperation grew in Venezuela's state of La Guaira as rescuers and civilians searched for earthquake survivors and the death toll rose sharply to 1,430. Venezuela's government said families reported at least 68,900 people missing,…
France records around 1,000 additional deaths amid extreme heat wave leading to European records
(AP) - France saw around 1,000 additional deaths last week at the height of its record-smashing heat wave, the country's public health agency said Sunday, as Europeans elsewhere were suffering through yet another day of new temperature highs that sparked…
Frustration grows in Venezuela as earthquake death toll reaches 1,430
(AP) - Tensions flared Saturday as desperation grew in Venezuela's state of La Guaira as rescuers and civilians searched for earthquake survivors and the death toll rose sharply to 1,430. Venezuela's government said families reported at least 68,900 people missing,…
Rescuers search rubble as death toll from Venezuela earthquakes approaches 600
(AP via SCRIPPS NEWS GROUP) - In cities across northern Venezuela, neighbors helped each other dig through rubble to search for loved ones, after back-to-back earthquakes killed at least 589 people and left thousands injured. Acting President Delcy Rodríguez announced…
Trump administration can revive policy that restricts asylum at US-Mexico border, Supreme Court says
(AP via SCRIPPS NEWS GROUP) - The Supreme Court cleared the way Thursday for the Trump administration to potentially revive an immigration policy once used to turn back migrants seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border. The justices overturned a lower…
Cristiano Ronaldo becomes the first player to score in six World Cups
(AP via SCRIPPS NEWS GROUP) - Cristiano Ronaldo became the first player to score in six different World Cup tournaments on Tuesday by getting two goals in Portugal's match against Uzbekistan. The 41-year-old Ronaldo made history in the sixth minute…
Vance says talks with Iranian officials set 'good foundation' for a deal to end the war
OBBUERGEN, Switzerland (AP) — Vice President JD Vance on Monday said his lengthy talks with senior Iranian officials in Switzerland created a "good foundation for a successful final deal" as they seek a permanent end to the war that the…
Iranian president lands in Pakistan as US-Iran teams work to finalize a war-ending deal
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Iran’s president arrived in Pakistan for talks Tuesday with officials who have been mediating negotiations between Tehran and Washington on a permanent end to the war in the Middle East, even as discrepancies emerged on what had been agreed…
Starmer announces he'll resign as UK prime minister with Burnham confirming bid to succeed him
(AP via SCRIPPS NEWS GROUP) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced Monday that he will resign, forced out by his own party after missteps and mistakes soured voters’ goodwill for a prime minister who won a landslide election victory…
Vance and Iranian officials arrive in Switzerland to launch talks on Tehran’s nuclear program
(AP) - U.S. Vice President JD Vance and senior Iranian officials arrived in Switzerland on Sunday to formally launch negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear program, build out the fragile interim deal to end the war in Iran and keep the Strait…
Ukrainian attacks prompt Russian-held Crimea to halt civilian gasoline sales
(AP) - Officials in Russia-occupied Crimea suspended civilian gasoline sales Sunday as Ukraine ramped up attacks on fuel supplies on the Black Sea peninsula. Gov. Sergey Aksyonov, the Kremlin-appointed head o Crimea, said that overnight Ukrainian strikes killed four people…
World Cup melting pot: How migration is rewriting soccer’s national storylines
(AP) - Almost every World Cup matchup has a storyline of a player who could have represented another country. Take Folarin Balogun who scored twice in the United States’ opening win over Paraguay. He chose to play for the U.S.…
Iran closes Strait of Hormuz again, stalls Switzerland talks with US
(AP) - Iran dealt two quick blows to the interim agreement with the United States on Saturday, angered by Israel's continued attacks in Lebanon, saying it had closed the Strait of Hormuz and announcing that while its negotiators were going…
