LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – A Laurel County man is behind bars following a standoff with deputies early Tuesday morning. According to officials, 47-year-old Delbert Cox was arrested after allegedly firing shots into an unoccupied car. When they arrived at the scene, deputies discovered that Cox had barricaded himself inside a building and refused to surrender. The standoff…
Editor’s Note: Some may find the content of this story to be graphic. ROBERTSON COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Torilena Fields, 32, faces fresh charges including murder and animal cruelty, after not appearing in court today due to not being served with the new indictment in time. According to ABC affiliate WCPO, the charges relate to the brutal killing…
NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — This morning, Lord’s Legacy hosted their 2nd annual First Responders Breakfast from 8:30 to 10. Police officers, firefighters, paramedics and more showed up to eat, talk and hang out with the members of Lord’s Legacy. Lord’s Legacy is an organization that helps adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. CEO Heather Goodwill says the…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — Lexington police are looking into what caused an SUV to crash through a window into a business Monday morning. It happened in the 2300 block of Nicholasville Road just before 9:30 a.m. at One Main Financial. Officials say nobody was injured in this crash. Right now, no charges are expected to be pressed….
By ISABELLA O’MALLEY Millions of people in the southeastern U.S. still are reeling from the catastrophic damage caused by Hurricanes Helene and Milton, but scientists warn that the Atlantic hurricane season is far from over. “As far as hurricane landfalls in the U.S., it’s been crazy busy,” said Jeff Masters, meteorologist for Yale Climate Connections. So far five hurricanes have…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Governor Andy Beshear has directed that flags at all state buildings be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Saturday, October 12, to pay tribute to three members of an Air Evac Lifeteam killed in a helicopter crash this past Monday in Owenton. The crew, consisting of 66-year-old pilot Gale “Butch” Alleman Jr.,…
Mount Olivet, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) – A Shockwave of horrific news spread throughout the Robertson County community this week following the arrest of a local woman in connection with disturbing discoveries made at her home. “Next thing I know, police, ‘shoom’,” recalled nearby resident, Mike Graves,”…. “People start talking and rumors start flying, we didn’t know who it was,”…
MOUNT OLIVET, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — A woman is now in custody after police found the dismembered body of her mother behind a home in Northern Kentucky on Wednesday. Kentucky State Police say troopers were called to a home on Brierly Ridge Road in Mount Olivet just before 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday after dispatchers received a call about a…
MADISON COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – A dispute over stolen money led to a violent confrontation in Madison County, resulting in a son allegedly attacking his father with a machete, according to the Madison County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies say they responded to an assault call on College Hill Road Wednesday morning. According to investigators, Kenneth Biggs confronted his son,…
By MICHAEL CASEY and STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON, Mass. (AP) — Ethel Kennedy, the wife of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy who raised their 11 children after he was assassinated and remained dedicated to social causes and the family’s legacy for decades thereafter, died on Thursday, her family said. She was 96. Kennedy had been hospitalized after suffering a stroke…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) – Many residents are waking up to the devastation left by Hurricane Milton, with a path of destruction across Florida. As recovery efforts begin, the state is working to address the needs of those impacted by the storm. The Red Cross branch in Lexington says they’re working to get volunteers and resources down to…
UPDATE: ROBERTSON COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – A gruesome discovery behind a Robertson County home has led to the arrest of 32-year-old Torilena May Fields. According to police, a dismembered body was found at a residence on Brierly Ridge Road. The incident came to light when a caller, who had arrived to work on a building for the homeowner,…
By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press Sheriff’s deputies in Washington’s Kitsap County frequently get calls about animals — loose livestock, problem dogs. But the 911 call they received recently from a woman being hounded by dozens of raccoons swarming her home near Poulsbo stood out. The woman reported having had to flee her property after 50 to 100 raccoons descended upon…
(AP) -Hurricane Milton brought powerful winds, a dangerous storm surge and flooding to much of Florida after making landfall along the Gulf Coast as a Category 3 storm. It weakened to a Category 1 storm as it moved through Florida early Thursday. Power outages were widespread and deaths have been reported from severe weather. The cyclone had maximum sustained winds…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – A fire Wednesday afternoon on Bahama Road has left a family displaced, but fortunately, everyone made it out safely. According to the Lexington Fire Department, crews were sent to 1894 Bahama Rd. around 2:32 PM for a possible structure fire. When firefighters arrived, they found the attached garage fully engulfed in flames. The good…
WHITLEY COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – A man accused of a heinous crime has entered a guilty plea in a Kentucky courtroom. Jordan Taylor has admitted to the murder of a 3-year-old child last year, according to court documents. In addition to the murder charge, Taylor also pleaded guilty to first-degree sodomy and first-degree strangulation. He is currently facing…
Honda Motor Co. is recalling close to 1.7 million vehicles due to a manufacturing issue that could make it difficult to steer the vehicles and lead to crashes. Honda reported the recall last week to government regulators, who issued the recall order on Tuesday. The safety recall order from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said that the steering gearbox…
Hurricane Milton dropped to a Category 4 early Wednesday as it churns toward Florida’s west coast. The National Hurricane Center had predicted it would likely weaken, but remain a major hurricane when it makes landfall late Wednesday or early Thursday. The Tampa Bay area, home to more than 3.3 million people, faced the possibility of widespread destruction after avoiding direct…
ALBANY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Authorities in Clinton County are investigating after three people were found dead in a home on Lakepoint Drive just outside Albany. Kentucky State Police were called to the scene around 10:45 a.m. on Monday following a request from local sheriff’s deputies who were conducting a welfare check at the residence. According to KSP, the…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – A teenager has died from injuries sustained during a shooting at a high school football game, according to WHAS 11, the Louisville ABC affiliate. The shooting, which happened nine days ago, took place in the parking lot of Pleasure Ridge Park High School during a game between Pleasure Ridge Park and Male High School….
BARDSTOWN, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – A significant development has emerged in the case of Crystal Rogers, a Bardstown mother who disappeared in 2015. Nelson County Judge Charles Simms has decided that the trial of three men charged in connection with her death will be held in Warren County, located approximately 100 miles south of Bardstown. Brooks Houck, Rogers’ former…
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cissy Houston, the mother of the late Whitney Houston and a two-time Grammy winner who performed alongside superstar musicians like Elvis Presley, and Aretha Franklin, has died. She was 91. Houston died Monday morning in her New Jersey home while under hospice care for Alzheimer’s disease, her daughter-in-law Pat…
RICHMOND, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Richmond Police are actively investigating a shooting that occurred early Monday morning on Evansdale Avenue. The incident left two individuals wounded. Authorities say they were alerted just after 6:00 a.m. when the victims arrived at a local medical facility seeking treatment for gunshot wounds. According to the victims’ statements, an assailant allegedly approached their…
By JEFF MARTIN and FREIDA FRISARO Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Milton rapidly strengthened into a Category 4 hurricane Monday on a path toward Florida population centers including Tampa and Orlando, threatening a dangerous storm surge in Tampa Bay and setting the stage for potential mass evacuations less than two weeks after a catastrophic Hurricane Helene swamped the…