LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – The Lexington-Fayette County Health Department has confirmed two cases of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, in local schools. One case was identified at Bryan Station High School, while the other was reported at Lexington Catholic High School. Health officials are actively collaborating with Fayette County Public Schools and Lexington Catholic officials to address…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Former President Donald Trump is set to visit Lexington next month for a high-dollar fundraiser, as reported by the National Review. According to the National Review, Trump’s fundraising tour will include stops in Miami, Lexington, and Las Vegas. The event in Lexington is scheduled for May 15th. The fundraiser is set to be hosted…
ESSIE, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Kentucky State Police are investigating what appears to be a stabbing death in Leslie County. On Wednesday (4/24) KSP responded to a call from Leslie County Emergency Operations Center (EOC) regarding a stabbing complaint in the Essie community of Leslie County, according to a statement from Kentucky State Police. Troopers, along with deputies, arrived…
By MICHAEL R. SISAK, JENNIFER PELTZ, JAKE OFFENHARTZ and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s defense team in his hush money case sought Friday to undermine the testimony of the prosecution’s lead witness and his account that a tabloid’s practice of helping to bury embarrassing stories about Trump was part of a scheme to aid…
By DAVID HAMILTON AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The FCC on Thursday restored “net neutrality” rules that prevent broadband internet providers such as Comcast and AT&T from favoring some sites and apps over others. The move effectively reinstates a net neutrality order the commission first issued in 2015 during the Obama administration; under then-President Donald Trump, the FCC…
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Coal-fired power plants would be forced to capture smokestack emissions or shut down under a rule issued Thursday by the Environmental Protection Agency. New limits on greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel-fired electric plants are the Biden administration’s most ambitious effort yet to roll back planet-warming pollution from the power sector, the…
GARRARD COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Lancaster City Fire and Rescue responded to a two-story, partial structure collapse in the area of Richmond Rd. about 3:45 this morning. Two residents were reported to be inside the building at the time of the incident. Upon arrival, emergency units confirmed that both occupants had safely exited the structure with no injuries…
By JACQUES BILLEAUD and JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A proposed repeal of Arizona’s near-total ban on abortions won approval from the state House Wednesday after two weeks of mounting pressure on Republicans over an issue that has bedeviled former President Donald Trump’s campaign to return to the White House. Three Republicans joined in with all 29…
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press Some public school teachers in Tennessee could gain new powers to carry concealed guns into the classroom, a year after a deadly school shooting in the state’s capital city stirred impassioned debate about the best ways to curb such violence. The Republican-led Legislature in Tennessee gave final approval to the legislation Tuesday, just days…
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST/Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court began hearing arguments Wednesday over whether state abortion bans enacted after its ruling overturning Roe v. Wade can extend to medical emergencies. The case comes from Idaho, which is among 14 states that now ban abortion at all stages of pregnancy with limited exceptions. It marks the first time the…
MADISON COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – The Madison County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an incident that resulted in the deaths of three individuals. Deputies were called to Elmwood Drive to assist Madison County EMS shortly before 4:00 a.m. on Tuesday (4/23). According to the Sheriff’s office, when deputies arrived, Sherry Hammerle, 47, and Evonne Hammerle, 39, both residents of…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – The Lexington Police Department, in collaboration with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and law enforcement agencies nationwide, is hosting National Prescription Take Back Day on April 27, 2024. Event Details: Date: April 27, 2024 Time: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Location: Kentucky American Water, 2300 Richmond Road What You Can Dispose Of: Prescription and…
By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press A new rule from President Joe Biden’s administration blocking blanket policies to keep transgender students from using school bathrooms that align with their gender identity could conflict with laws in Republican-controlled states. The clash over bathroom policy and other elements of a federal regulation finalized last week could set the stage for another wave of…
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate passed legislation Tuesday that would force TikTok’s China-based parent company to sell the social media platform under the threat of a ban, a contentious move by U.S. lawmakers that’s expected to face legal challenges and disrupt the lives of content creators who rely on the short-form video app for…
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A 10-year-old boy awoke to find his parents and three brothers dead in their southwest Oklahoma City home, all fatally shot by his father, police said Tuesday. On Monday morning, “(the boy) woke up and discovered what had happened,” said Sgt. Gary Knight, describing the scene as “carnage.” “Make no mistake about it, what happened in…
BEREA, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – One person is dead after their body was found in a burned home in Berea, Ky. about 12:30 Monday morning (4/22). According to the Berea Fire Department, firefighters battled flames at the house on Barrett Lane, while a search crew located the victim inside. Fire officials say the coroner took that person to be…
By MICHAEL R. SISAK, JENNIFER PELTZ, ERIC TUCKER and JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump tried to illegally influence the 2016 presidential election by preventing damaging stories about his personal life from becoming public, a prosecutor told jurors Monday at the start of the former president’s historic hush money trial. “This was a planned, long-running conspiracy…
GOOSE CREEK, S.C. (AP) — Out of air and pinned by an alligator to the bottom of the Cooper River in South Carolina, Will Georgitis decided his only chance to survive might be to lose his arm. The alligator had fixed his jaws around Georgitis’ arm and after he tried to escape by stabbing it with the screwdriver he uses…
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court will consider Monday whether banning homeless people from sleeping outside when shelter space is lacking amounts to cruel and unusual punishment. The case is considered the most significant to come before the high court in decades on homelessness, which has reached record levels in the United States. In California…
NEW YORK (AP) — Opening statements in Donald Trump’s historic hush money trial are set to begin Monday morning, setting the stage for weeks of unsavory and salacious testimony about the former president’s personal life and placing his legal troubles at the center of his closely contested campaign against President Joe Biden. A panel of New Yorkers — 12 jurors…
HARRODSBURG, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – The Mercer County Fiscal Court today agreed to a contract with AmeriPro Health to provide emergency ambulance service for the county. The contract would go into effect on April 27th, which is the day Raintree Health said would be the last day it would provide the service. The contract is contingent on the county…
By JENNIFER PELTZ, MICHAEL R. SISAK, JAKE OFFENHARTZ and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Emergency crews rushed away a person on a stretcher after fire was extinguished outside the Manhattan courthouse where jury selection was taking place Friday in Donald Trump’s hush money criminal case. A person could be seen lying on the ground on fire….
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Jackie Steele will temporarily serve as Special Commonwealth’s Attorney for the 33rd Judicial Circuit in Hazard, after former prosecutor Scott Blair resigned and was arrested. Steele currently is the Commonwealth’s Attorney for the 27th Circuit in London. Blair, 51, was charged with committing honest services wire fraud, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A judge has denied a request by the owner of Bob Baffert-trained Arkansas Derby winner Muth for the colt to run in next month’s 150th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. Jefferson County Circuit Judge Mitch Perry declined Thursday to grant a temporary injunction to Zedan Racing Stables, which had argued that the ban of Baffert was…