LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – A Laurel County man has been arrested and is facing serious child sex abuse charges. Kentucky State Police report that 58-year-old Jerry Dunn was taken into custody after the Electronic Crimes Branch allegedly discovered inappropriate material in his possession. Dunn is charged with 20 counts of possessing matter portraying a minor in a…
GEORGETOWN, Ky (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – The Scott County Coroner’s Office has confirmed to ABC36 News Now the names of the man and woman, who were found shot to death at a home in Georgetown. They are identified as 44-year-old Darci Brewer and 32-year-old Dan Harlow. Police say they discovered the pair, and a pet, shot to death Tuesday morning…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – The Lexington Police Department says it is continuing to investigate last Friday’s deadly shooting at El Cid on National Avenue, where 31-year-old Antoine Clay was killed, and five others were injured. In a morning release, police said it appeared the restaurant was busy at the time of the shooting, and are urging anyone with…
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER WASHINGTON (AP) — Year-over-year inflation reached its lowest level in more than three years in July, the latest sign that the worst price spike in four decades is fading and setting up the Federal Reserve for an interest rate cut in September. Wednesday’s report from the Labor Department showed that consumer prices rose just 0.2% from June…
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump has lost his latest bid for a new judge in his New York hush money criminal case as it heads toward a key ruling and potential sentencing next month. In a decision posted Wednesday, Judge Juan M. Merchan declined to step aside and said Trump’s…
UPDATE: Georgetown Police tell ABC36 they arrived at the house at the Secretariat address and found a man and a woman dead from apparent gunshot wounds. Police also say there is not threat to the public. GEORGETOWN, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – The Georgetown Police Department is currently conducting a death investigation in the area of Secretariat Street. Authorities…
DETROIT (AP) — Ford and Mazda are warning the owners of more than 475,000 older vehicles in the U.S. not to drive them because they have dangerous Takata air bag inflators that have not been replaced. The warning issued Tuesday covers more than 374,000 Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles from the 2004 through 2014 model years and nearly 83,000 Mazdas…
UPDATE: Frankfort police say Susan B. Filicky has been found and is safe. ORIGINAL STORY: FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – The Frankfort Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating 83-year-old Susan B. Filicky, who has been reported missing. Susan Filicky is described as approximately 5’3″ tall, weighing around 130 lbs. She is a white female with…
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN WASHINGTON (AP) — A California man with a history of political violence was sentenced on Friday to 20 years in prison for repeatedly attacking police with flagpoles and other makeshift weapons during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. David Nicholas Dempsey’s sentence is among the longest among hundreds of Capitol riot prosecutions. Prosecutors described…
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials on Friday approved the first nasal spray to treat severe allergic reactions, offering an alternative to injectable products like EpiPen. The Food and Drug Administration said it approved the spray from drugmaker ARS Pharmaceuticals Inc. as an emergency treatment for adults and older children experiencing life-threatening allergic reactions known as anaphylaxis. The spray is…
HARLAN, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – A 49-year-old man has died from electrocution in Harlan County, according to the Harlan County Coroner’s Office. The incident occurred on the evening of August 6, 2024. The Harlan County Coroner’s Office reported being called to the Harlan ARH Emergency Department at 7:44 PM due to the electrocution death. Upon arrival, Coroner John Derrick…
By PHILIPP-MORITZ JENNE, STEFANIE DAZIO and KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — Both suspects in a foiled plot to attack Taylor Swift shows in Vienna appeared to be inspired by the Islamic State group and al-Qaida, Austrian authorities said Thursday, and investigators found bomb-making materials at one of their homes. Officials said one of the two confessed to planning…
By ZEKE MILLER, COLLEEN LONG, STEVE KARNOWSKI, WILL WEISSERT and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris picked Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to be her running mate on Tuesday, according to three people familiar with her decision, after a breakneck selection process that began barely two weeks ago when she suddenly became the likely…
MCDOWELL, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Authorities are actively searching for Michael Colley, who is a suspect in a murder that occurred late last night in the McDowell community. The incident took place near the 600 block of Route 680, close to the old McDowell School, just before midnight, according to the Floyd County Sheriff’s Office. Colley was last seen…
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press Two Kentucky lawmakers met in a high-stakes debate over whether taxpayer money should be allowed to go to private schools, laying out the stakes for a charged issue that voters will decide in November. Democratic state Rep. Cherlynn Stevenson denounced the proposed constitutional amendment as “public enemy No. 1 for public schools” in urging Kentuckians…
UPDATE: The Kentucky State Police says the fatality was a 10-year old girl, who was riding on a moped with 31-year-old Darius L. Wade of Lexington. According to KSP, an SUV, driven by Michael J. Stout of Indiana hit the moped, as both vehicles were traveling north on I-75, around the 26 mile marker. ORIGINAL STORY: CORBIN, Ky. (ABC36…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — Secretary of State Michael Adams says 14,502 Kentuckians registered to vote in July, reflecting a significant increase in voter registration. “Kentuckians are signing up to vote in big numbers, because they trust the integrity of our elections,” Adams said in a statement. However, the same month saw 5,675 voters removed from the rolls, including…
(ABC36 NEWS NOW) — The University of Kentucky has reached an agreement with NCAA enforcement staff regarding impermissible benefits in its football program and rules violations related to countable athletically related activities within its swimming program, according to the NCAA website. The NCAA’s Committee on Infractions has approved the agreement, though one former coach did not participate and will have…
(ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Former Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear is expected to “make a full recovery” after being involved in a single car accident Wednesday morning. That information was posted on Governor Andy Beshear’s X account. Andy Beshear is the former governor’s son. In the X post, Beshear said, “Our family appreciates all the kind words and prayers we’ve received.”…
By ERIC TUCKER, DASHA LITVINOVA and MATTHEW LEE WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and Russia completed their biggest prisoner swap in post-Soviet history on Thursday, with Moscow releasing Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and Michigan corporate security executive Paul Whelan in a multinational deal that set some two dozen people free, according to officials in Turkey, where the…
UPDATE: Information from Kentucky State Police in the following news release: PIKEVILLE, Ky. (July 30, 2024) – As a result of this investigation, Michael McKinney lll, 24 years old of Martin, KY, was arrested and lodged in the Rowan County Detention Center on the charges of Murder and seven counts of Complicity to Tampering Physical Evidence. Michael McKinney ll, 56 years old of…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – A woman is facing drug charges after methamphetamine was allegedly found on her at the Laurel County Courthouse. Deputies say 25-year-old Kristen Bowman was arrested on Monday after a pipe and straw with meth residue were discovered while she was going through a security checkpoint at the Laurel County Judicial Center. Officials determined that…
FAYETTE COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — The new school year has begun for students at three Fayette County public schools: Rise STEM Academy for Girls, William Wells Brown Elementary, and Harrison Elementary. These schools welcomed students back to the classroom Tuesday morning. As the start of the school year approaches for the majority of schools in the region, staffing…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) –Lexington police are searching for a suspect, who left the scene of a late-morning shooting near the Oakdale Apartments on Mulundy Way. That’s near the intersection of Cielo Vista Road. Police tell ABC 36 the victim, a juvenile, suffered a non-life-threatening gunshot wound, and is being treated at the hospital. According to police, the call…