(ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Mother Nature may be playing a trick on us for Halloween on Thursday, but many of our little ghosts, goblins, assorted pirates, princesses and video game characters will be heading out in search of the best treats our neighbors have to offer. Most counties in central, eastern and southern Kentucky are looking for trick or treaters…
WHITLEY COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – A Whitley County man charged in the death of a 4-year-old child could face the death penalty. On Monday, Whitley County Circuit Court officials confirmed that prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for Adam Hayes, who is accused of murdering 4-year-old Chloe Darnell. Hayes, along with Brittany Slaughter, faces updated indictments that now…
By BOB THOMAS Associated Press Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Teri Garr, the quirky comedy actor who rose from background dancer in Elvis Presley movies to co-star of such favorites as “Young Frankenstein” and “Tootsie,” has died. She was 79. Garr died Tuesday of multiple sclerosis “surrounded by family and friends,” said publicist Heidi Schaeffer. Garr battled other health problems…
By RODRIQUE NGOWI, CLAIRE RUSH and NICK PERRY Associated Press FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) — “Lizzie Borden took an axe, and gave her mother 40 whacks. When she saw what she had done, she gave her father 41.” That rhyme has been passed down through the generations to describe the horror that took place at the Borden household in 1892….
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Lexington Police have made an arrest following a shooting on Versailles Road that sent three people to the hospital early Saturday morning on October 19. Police say officers responded to the 1500 block of Versailles Road around 6:45 a.m., locating two victims who had been shot. Both individuals were taken to a local hospital;…
By JOHN ROGERS Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Phil Lesh, a classically trained violinist and jazz trumpeter who found his true calling reinventing the role of rock bass guitar as a founding member of the Grateful Dead, died Friday at age 84. Lesh’s death was announced on his Instagram account. Lesh was the oldest and one of the longest…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – A Lexington man is in custody following an hours-long barricade standoff that ended late Thursday night. The Lexington Police Department reports that 47-year-old Jason Fields was arrested around 9:15 p.m., after a standoff that began around 2:45 p.m. on Potomac Drive, near Man O’ War Boulevard and Winthrop Drive. Officers responded to reports of…
By STEFANIE DAZIO and JAIMIE DING Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors will recommend Erik and Lyle Menendez be resentenced for the 1989 killings of their parents in the family’s Beverly Hills home, providing the brothers with a chance at freedom after 34 years behind bars. An official with knowledge of the decision who was not authorized to speak…
PULASKI COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – A Science Hill man is behind bars in the Pulaski County Detention Center, facing numerous charges. The Kentucky State Police Electronic Crime Branch arrested Tyler Jordan Vaught, 28, Wednesday, in connection with a child sexual abuse material investigation. The arrest followed an undercover investigation by the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force,…
By DAVID KLEPPER WASHINGTON (AP) — Russia has helped amplify and spread false and misleading internet claims about recent hurricanes in the United States and the federal government’s response, part of a wider effort by the Kremlin to manipulate America’s political discourse before the presidential election, new research shows. The content, spread by Russian state media and networks of social…
UPDATE 3: According to LexWrecks, the Bluegrass Parkway reportedly is open again in both directions. lexwrecks @lexwrecks UPDATE: Incident cleared. The BG Pkwy is reportedly back open in both directions. UPDATE 2: Anderson County Fire Protection District tells ABC36 News Now that two people were taken to the hospital with injuries. Right now, they say there are no reported…
OWENTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – The National Transportation Safety Board has released a preliminary report detailing the tragic crash of an Air Evac Lifeteam helicopter on October 7, in Owenton, Kentucky, which resulted in the fatalities of a pilot, a flight nurse, and a flight medic. According to the report, the helicopter collided with a guy wire from a…
HARLAN COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – State Senator Johnnie Turner has passed away from injuries sustained in a lawnmower accident over a month ago. First elected to the Kentucky Senate in 2021, Turner had a previous tenure in the House from 1999 to 2002. He represented the 29th Senate District, which includes Bell, Floyd, Harlan, Knott, and Letcher counties….
LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Kentucky State Police are investigating a two-vehicle crash that occurred on October 18 at the intersection of KY 192 and Boggs Road in Laurel County, resulting in the death of a 3-year-old boy. Officials say the crash happened around 7:50 a.m. when a 2010 Chevrolet Tahoe, driven by 29-year-old Christopher E. Russell of…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Lexington Police say two Fayette County residents were arrested in connection with the alleged kidnapping of three children. The incident, which unfolded two weeks ago, involved two family members who did not have custody rights. Authorities were alerted to the situation on October 7th when a caller reported that the children were allegedly being…
GEORGETOWN, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Georgetown Police have arrested several individuals following a suspicious persons call at Southern Elementary School. During the incident, officers recovered multiple firearms and drugs on the school’s premises. The recovered firearms, which are shown in police-released images, were previously reported stolen. The individuals involved have been charged with unlawful possession of a weapon on…
By AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of people with private health insurance would be able to pick up over-the-counter methods like condoms, the “morning after” pill and birth control pills for free under a new rule the White House proposed on Monday. Right now, health insurers must cover the cost of prescribed contraception, including prescription birth control…
WOLFE COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — Drivers across the state can now display a new sight on the road: Red River Gorge license plates. These plates not only showcase the stunning landscape of Kentucky but also contribute to an important cause—the Wolfe County Search and Rescue. “This gives us a way to fund the equipment, the ropes, the…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Sophia Rosing, a former University of Kentucky student, was sentenced today to 12 months in prison after pleading guilty to assaulting a student desk clerk and using racial slurs during the incident inside a dormitory. As previously reported, Rosing entered a guilty plea in August to charges of assault, disorderly conduct, and public intoxication….
LAGRANGE, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – An inmate at the Kentucky State Reformatory in LaGrange has been convicted of manslaughter in connection to the 2020 death of a fellow inmate, according to a report from Kentucky State Police Post 5. The investigation began on November 22, 2020, when DeCarlo Conn was found unresponsive at the facility. He was transported to…
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A man has been arrested for animal cruelty after authorities say he abandoned his dog in floodwaters near a highway as residents evacuated Florida’s Gulf Coast last week shortly before Hurricane Milton made landfall. The 23-year-old man from Ruskin, Florida, was arrested Monday on a charge of felony aggravated animal cruelty. A case docket hadn’t yet…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) —- Two-year-old Malani Dior Arose Desavieu was recently diagnosed with Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis, also known as FSGS. “It is kidney disease and she has the most aggressive level which is tip lesion,” her grandmother Katrina Buster explains. Right now, Malani is receiving treatment in Cincinnati. It is the closest place to Lexington that can…
HARRODSBURG, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — The Harrodsburg Police Department posted to Facebook they have located Rikki Shaylan Devine. Devine was reported missing earlier this week, but has since been found. Officials originally posting they were concerned about her well-being. Categories: Featured, Local News, News Tags: Found, Harrodsburg Police, missing, Rikki Devine
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — October 15th is recognized as National Infant and Pregnancy Loss Day, and one Lexington mother is remembering her own son by hosting a gathering at the Lexington Cemetery. “I’ve had two miscarriages. One in January of 2020 and one of august of 2023,” mother Kendra McClure said. “Between those two miscarriages, I experienced…