LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton has announced a community vigil Tuesday evening to honor the lives lost and those affected by the recent violence in the city. In a statement, Mayor Gorton said, “Lexington has had a difficult few days. Our community is at its strongest when we are together, and that’s more important than…
WINCHESTER, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — Winchester Police are asking for the public’s help as their investigation into Brian Epperson continues. In a statement, the department said it would like to speak with anyone who has had a personal relationship with Epperson, hired him as a contractor, or allowed him access to their home for maintenance within the past three…
Ozzy Osbourne, the gloomy, demon-invoking lead singer of the pioneering band Black Sabbath who became the throaty, growling voice — and drug-and-alcohol ravaged id — of heavy metal, died Tuesday, just weeks after his farewell show. He was 76. “It is with more sadness than mere words can convey that we have to report that our beloved Ozzy Osbourne has…
NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — A small plane made an emergency landing in a field in Jessamine County Monday, according to Nicholasville police. Officers say no one was injured when the aircraft came down. ABC36 News Now was not able to speak with the pilot at the scene, and the owner of the field where the plane landed declined…
ByAngeline Jane Bernabe and Christopher Watson Malcolm-Jamal Warner, the actor perhaps best known for starring in the TV sitcom “The Cosby Show” as son Theodore “Theo” Huxtable, has died at 54. Warner drowned off the coast of Costa Rica on Sunday, Costa Rican National Police told ABC News. Warner’s official cause of death was asphyxia, police said. Warner died near…
SOMERSET, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — Kentucky State Police have launched an investigation into the in-custody death of a Pulaski County man. According to KSP Post 11 in London, deputies with the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office and U.S. Marshals attempted to serve an arrest warrant on 47-year-old Brian L. Turner of Somerset at a home on KY 1676 on Friday,…
LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — A Laurel County man is in jail after deputies say he led them on a chase, caused a crash, and fled into the woods before being captured. According to the Laurel County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were called to a fight at an apartment complex Saturday night when a car sped away from the…
PINEVILLE, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — A Pineville man is facing charges after police say he was caught with severed AT&T lines in the back of his pickup truck. According to the Pineville Police Department, Officer Patrick Brooks stopped to check on a motorist Saturday evening around 5:50 p.m. on July 19, 2025. The driver, identified as 55-year-old David Gambrel,…
LONDON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — The Laurel County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help to find a woman who has been reported missing since Friday afternoon. According to the sheriff’s office, 24-year-old Hannah N. Smith was last seen around 4 p.m. on July 19 in the area of Kentucky 30, about 10 miles northeast of London. Deputies…
UPDATE: According to Rowan County Coroner John Northcutt, the victim is identified as 15-year old Luis Jocsan Nanez Lopez. The coroner says Jocsan would have been starting his Sophomore year at Rowan County High School. The investigation into what led up to the shooting is ongoing. ORIGINAL STORY: MOREHEAD, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — One juvenile is dead and another…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton has announced a community vigil Tuesday evening to honor the lives lost and those affected by the recent violence in the city. In a statement, Mayor Gorton said, “Lexington has had a difficult few days. Our community is at its strongest when we are together, and that’s more important than…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — Kentucky State Police have released the names of the three Lexington Police officers involved in the July 13 officer-involved shooting at Richmond Road Baptist Church. According to KSP, Sergeant Ross Collins, a 13-year veteran assigned to the Bureau of Investigation; Officer Kyle Blankenship, a 5-year veteran with the Bureau of Patrol; and Officer Simon…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — One week after a deadly shooting rampage shook the Richmond Road Baptist Church community, members gathered Sunday to say a final goodbye to the pastor’s wife and her daughter. A joint funeral service was held at the church for 72-year-old Beverly Gumm and her daughter, 34-year-old Christina Combs, who were killed in last Sunday’s…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — The University of Kentucky has launched an investigation after a controversial petition — described as allegedly anti-Semitic — was linked to a UK employee, according to university officials. President Eli Capilouto confirmed the employee has been removed from teaching duties while the investigation is underway. He called the petition “repugnant” and said it may…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — A Lexington fire captain has been arrested in Clark County on a misdemeanor assault charge, according to the Lexington Fire Department. In a media advisory from Battalion Chief Derek Roberts, officials said Captain Brandon Voet was arrested July 17 on a charge of fourth-degree assault, a misdemeanor, according to state law. Voet, who has…
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press An explosion early Friday killed three people and is being investigated at least preliminarily as a possible training accident, according to a law enforcement official briefed on the matter who was not authorized to discuss the matter by name and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity. Los Angeles County Fire Department said…
MERCER COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — A Mercer County man is facing serious charges, including attempted murder of a first responder, after a late-night incident involving deputies Thursday. According to the Mercer County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were attempting to locate 53-year-old Troy Simmons on behalf of the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office and to serve two local warrants when one…
SOMERSET, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — Kentucky State Police say a Wayne County man already facing child sexual exploitation charges has now been indicted on additional charges after a juvenile victim came forward alleging rape. According to a release from KSP, 25-year-old Jorge Martin Vasquez Jr. was initially arrested May 9 following an undercover Internet Crimes Against Children investigation. Detectives…
UPDATE: 12:05 p.m. – Officials have given the all-clear and residents are now able to return to their homes. ORIGINAL STORY: LAWRENCEBURG, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — Anderson County Emergency Management is urging residents near the old YKK plant on Industry Road to evacuate due to a gas leak. In a social media alert Friday, officials said anyone living within…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — A call about horses without water in Lexington led to a much larger investigation this week, after animal control officers discovered the property owner dead and several animals in need of care. According to Lexington-Fayette Animal Care & Control, the agency responded to a property where no one could reach the owner. Officers began…
PINEVILLE, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — A Bell County woman is facing animal cruelty charges after deputies say she abandoned several kittens in a box along Belcher Road. According to a Facebook post by the Bell County Sheriff’s Department, a deputy was alerted early Tuesday morning by a woman who messaged him about kittens left inside a box on the…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Connie Francis, the wholesome pop star of the 1950s and 1960s whose hits include “Pretty Little Baby” and who would later serve as an ironic title for a personal life filled with heartbreak and tragedy, has died at age 87. Her death was announced Thursday by her friend and publicist, Ron Roberts, who did not immediately…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — Two more candidates officially joined the race for Kentucky’s 6th Congressional District on Thursday, one Democrat and one Republican, adding to an already growing field. Democrat Zach Dembo, a Navy veteran, former federal prosecutor, and Lexington native, announced his candidacy in a release Thursday. He said he’s running to lower the cost of living,…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — The University of Kentucky Police Department is advising the public about a law enforcement training exercise planned on campus Thursday. According to a media advisory from UKPD, the exercise will take place during business hours on July 17 at 620 South Broadway in Lexington. The department says the training is not open to the…