CINCINNATI, OH. (WTVQ) — Fiona’s little brother, born at the Cincinnati Zoo earlier this month, is named Fritz! The zoo’s hippo care team selected two names, Fritz and Ferguson, from thousands of name suggestions and asked the public to weigh in on which they preferred. Fritz won with 56 percent of the 223,542 votes (or 125,183). “We would have been…
RICHMOND, Ky. (WTVQ) — Local Eagle Scouts created and donated “busy boards” to Dominion Senior Living of Richmond memory care residents so they can have a new way to stay active and engage their minds. Eagle Scout Curtis Relich was looking for an Eagle project and decided he wanted to help the senior citizen community because he felt seniors are…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — A truckload of 17 pallets of water, more than 3,500 gallons, was donated to Kentucky flood victims Tuesday thanks to Food Lion. Food Lion gave the water to God’s Pantry Food Bank in Lexington to distribute. The grocery chain is also fundraising at its more than 1,100 stores with the option for customers to round up…
LORETTO, Ky. (WTVQ) — Maker’s Mark Distillery in Loretto is honoring its co-founder Marjorie Samuels with the opening of a special, permanent vestibule this month. The Margie Vestibule features her pewter collection surrounded by stained-glass windows. Her collection is displayed in cabinets made of oak — the same wood used for bourbon barrels. The glass windows show colorful images of…
BREATHITT COUNTY, Ky. (WTVQ) — President Joe Biden, First Lady Dr. Jill Biden, Gov. Andy Beshear and Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman were in Breathitt County Monday to survey firsthand the devastating flood damage that has swept Eastern Kentucky. The Bidens landed in Lexington and then left for Lost Creek where they were briefed on ongoing response efforts to the recent…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – The Lexington Farmers Market says donations have come in to help vendors who lost items when strong winds hit the area ahead of storms Wednesday. The Farmers Market was set up on Alexandria Drive near the post office. According to organizers, vendors were preparing for the storms and packing up, when strong winds hit. The Farmers…
UPDATE: (JUNE 19TH 2022) – Golden Alert has been cancelled. Byron Carter has been found and is safe. —– LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – The Lexington Police Department has issued a Golden Alert for a missing man. According to officers, 62-year-old Byron Carter was last seen on June 15 around 9:00 p.m., in the 1000 block of Nicholasville Road. Police…
PIKE COUNTY, Ky. (WTVQ) – A search is underway for two inmates who walked away during work release for the Pike County Detention Center. According to Kentucky State Police, the initial investigation indicates 30-year-old Logan Hall and 42-year-old Larry Foster walked away from work release on June 16th at 1:00 p.m. while working near Power Drive in Coal Run. State…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – UK HealthCare has announced plans for a new medical campus in the Hamburg area of Lexington, that could include a regional hospital facility, a medical office building and/or other clinical facilities. According to UK HealthCare, the plans include a purchase agreement initially acquiring about 27 acres of property for approximately $20.3 million in the Hamburg development…
ESTILL COUNTY, Ky. (WTVQ) – The Irvine Fire Department says an accidental fire started at an old school building Tuesday morning at around 11:30 a.m. during demolition. According to the Fire Department, the fire was sparked by crews cutting metal while working to tear the building down. Categories: Featured, Local News, News Tags: Estill County, fire, irvine, school building
NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. (WTVQ) – R. J. Corman Railroad Group is once again hosting Nicholasville’s annual Fourth of July Fireworks Show. According to R. J. Corman, the launch site of the fireworks will be the same as it has been for the past two years–overlooking its iconic display of trains on U.S. 27. According to R. J. Corman, there will be…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – Fayette County Public Schools (FCPS) is hosting a job fair on June 18, 2022 with aims to fill open transportation positions before the upcoming school year. Interested applicants can visit the John D. Price Administration Building to learn more about open positions and benefits, receive application assistance, and complete on-site interviews. According to the district, Fayette…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – According to the latest CDC COVID-19 community level map published on June 10, 2022, Fayette County is one of 19 counties now back in the red, and at a high risk level for the spread of the Coronavirus. According to the Lexington-Fayette County Health Department, there were 154 new cases of COVID-19 reported on Friday. The…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – Community organizers in Lexington are offering a number of events in celebration of Juneteenth. Flags and banners through downtown will be joined by businesses lighting up their buildings to support and raise awareness about the holiday. Juneteenth, also known as Emancipation Day, became an official federal holiday last year. It celebrates the emancipation of slaves in…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ/PRESS RELEASE) – Gov. Andy Beshear and the Kentucky State Police (KSP) announced on June 7, 2022, that 65 new cadets reported to Frankfort on Sunday to begin their 24 weeks of intense training to one day serve and protect the Commonwealth of Kentucky as troopers. The new recruits include 57 traditional and 8 LEAP (law enforcement accelerated…
Update from June 2, 2022 at 5:26 p.m. LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. (WTVQ – The London-Laurel Rescue Squad has shared photos on social media showing the wreckage from Thursday morning’s vehicle collision into a building near 4th Street and Highway 192. According to London Police, the accident happened around 3:30 a.m. London Police say three people were taken to the hospital…
Jake Messer kidnapped and sexually assaulted a woman after a drug deal went bad.
Investigators say Cody Kirk and Cameron Speigle confessed to breaking-in to the old Sadieville School and setting it on fire.
LAWRENCE COUNTY, Ky. (WTVQ) – The 15th annual U.S. 23 Country Music Highway Yard Sale continues through Memorial Day Weekend. It kicked off on Thursday, May 26th, and wraps up on Monday, May 30th, 2022. Starting in Greenup County and running along U.S. 23 through Eastern Kentucky counties, the yard sale ends in Letcher County near the Virginia state border….
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ/PRESS RELEASE) – Gov. Andy Beshear has ordered flags at all state buildings to be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Sunday, May 29, in honor of a Floyd County volunteer firefighter. Firefighter Phillip Ray Caudill of Wayland died on Sunday, May 22, after suffering a heart attack while assisting with traffic control for the Floyd…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ/PRESS RELEASE) – Mayor Linda Gorton today announced plans to purchase 30 acres on the Kentucky River, the only public access to the river in Fayette County. “I have been working on this project since my first day in the Mayor’s Office, and I am thrilled that it’s finally happening,” Gorton said. “This will provide new opportunities for…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ) – Gov. Andy Beshear has ordered flags at all state buildings to be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Friday, May 27, in honor of Jessamine County Sheriff Kevin Corman, who died while at his home, Sunday, May 22. The preliminary autopsy results from the state medical examiners office show Corman died of natural causes….
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ) – Gov. Andy Beshear has ordered flags at all state buildings to be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Saturday, May 21, in honor of the Calloway County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy who lost his life in service to the commonwealth. Kentucky State Police say Calloway County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Jody Wayne Cash, of…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – Kentucky’s Primary Election is Tuesday, May 17, 2022. According to Fayette County Clerk Don Blevins, voters should have received a mailer with their precinct and voting location included. Voters can also find this information and a sample ballot HERE. Voting is available from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. EST Tuesday. Early in-person voting closed on Saturday….