NEW YORK (AP) — Chrysler is voluntarily recalling some of its 2022-2025 Pacifica and Voyager vehicles to replace their side curtain airbags, if needed. The recall potentially affects 250,651 vehicles, and it’s because some side curtain airbags may not hold enough pressure during deployment to limit the risk for passengers during certain types of crashes, according to the National Highway…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — Kentucky health officials have reported four new measles cases this week, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the state to six for 2025, according to a release from the Kentucky Department for Public Health. Three of the new cases are within the same household in Woodford County, while the fourth case—reported in…
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court preserved a key part of the Affordable Care Act’s preventive health care coverage requirements on Friday, rejecting a challenge from Christian employers to the provision that affects some 150 million Americans. The 6-3 ruling comes in a lawsuit over how the government decides which health care medications and services must…
By JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press ASHLAND, Ky. (AP) — Pounding away on a prison typewriter, Chad Scott seemed worlds apart from President Donald Trump. But when the disgraced narcotics agent wrote the White House seeking clemency for his corruption conviction, Scott sought to draw Trump’s attention to what they have in common. Both men had survived a bullet wound to…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — A Franklin County father has been indicted on multiple charges, including two counts of capital murder, in connection with a deadly house fire that killed his two sons and a family dog earlier this year. According to a press release from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), Dustin Fields was indicted…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — Governor Andy Beshear announced Thursday that the Kentucky State Police Electronic Crime Branch arrested 16 child predators as part of Operation Safe Online Summer, a nationwide effort to combat internet crimes against children. According to the press release from the governor’s office, the month-long operation took place in April and was coordinated by the…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — The Lexington Fire Department proudly placed Ladder 6 back into service Thursday, unveiling a fully refurbished fire truck that blends history with modern readiness. The truck, originally built in 2003, underwent a complete restoration. Assistant Chief Joey Harris says every component was examined and replaced if worn, making the truck feel brand new despite…
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — GE Appliances announced a nearly half-billion-dollar project Thursday that it says will create 800 new jobs and shift production of clothes washers from China to its massive manufacturing complex in Kentucky. The $490 million investment positions the Kentucky home appliances company to rank as the biggest U.S. manufacturer of washing machines,…
LONDON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — The Laurel County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting that left a man seriously injured early Thursday morning, according to a Facebook post from Sheriff John Root. Deputies were sent to the scene around 2:23 a.m. Thursday to a report of a gunshot victim at 71 Robert E Cox Road. When they arrived, they…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — Opening statements are expected Wednesday in the high-profile trial of two men charged in connection with the 2015 disappearance and presumed death of Bardstown mother Crystal Rogers. Brooks Houck, who was Rogers’ boyfriend at the time of her disappearance, is charged with murder. Joseph Lawson is facing charges of conspiracy to commit murder…
By MICHELLE L. PRICE and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A new U.S. intelligence report found that Iran’s nuclear program has been set back only a few months after a U.S. strike and was not “completely and fully obliterated” as President Donald Trump has said, according to two people familiar with the early assessment. The intelligence report…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Israel and Iran violated ceasefire terms by carrying out attacks against each other after an early Tuesday deadline to stop hostilities but Israel was going to “turn around” its jets and stop its assault. Trump, as he pressed both sides to abide by the ceasefire, posted on social media, “ISRAEL is not going…
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — President Donald Trump announced that Israel and Iran had agreed to a “complete and total ceasefire” soon after Iran launched a limited missile attack Monday on a U.S. military base in Qatar, retaliating for the American bombing of its nuclear sites. Trump posted on Truth Social that the 24-hour phased-in ceasefire will begin at…
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran launched a limited missile attack Monday on a U.S. military base in Qatar, retaliating for the American bombing of its nuclear sites but indicating it was prepared to step back from escalating tensions in the volatile region. There were no U.S. casualties, President Donald Trump said, as he dismissed the attack as a…
RICHMOND, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — Kentucky State Police are searching for an inmate who escaped from the Bluegrass Career and Development Center in Madison County. Authorities say 28-year-old Jarod Barnes walked away from the facility around 6:45 p.m. Sunday. He was last seen wearing a white tank top, black sweatpants, and white tennis shoes. Barnes has several tattoos on…
UPDATE: GEORGETOWN, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — A driver is facing multiple charges after crashing into the Save-A-Lot grocery store in Georgetown early Monday morning while allegedly fleeing from police. According to the Georgetown Police Department, the incident began around 1:50 a.m. when an officer spotted a vehicle traveling 71 mph in a 55 mph zone on McClelland Circle. As…
By JOSH BOAK and MIKE PESOLI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Sunday signaled a willingness to renew talks with Iran and avoid a prolonged war in the aftermath of a surprise attack on three of the country’s nuclear sites as U.S. officials assessed Tehran’s nuclear ambitions and the threat of retaliation against American interests. President Donald…
By SAM MEDNICK, AAMER MADHANI and DAVID RISING Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — President Donald Trump said Saturday that the U.S. military struck three sites in Iran, directly joining Israel ’s effort to decapitate the country’s nuclear program in a risky gambit to weaken a longtime foe amid Tehran’s threat of reprisals that could spark a wider regional…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — The Fayette County Coroner has identified the man killed in a single-vehicle crash Tuesday morning on Boston Road as 49-year-old Jonathan Thompson of Lexington. According to police, the crash happened around 2:40 a.m. on June 17 in the 3600 block of Boston Road, near Dylan Place and Man o’ War Boulevard. Investigators say Thompson…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — Fayette County Public Schools is inviting Lexington residents to take part in a new budget solutions work group, designed to help review district finances and provide feedback on spending priorities for the 2025-26 school year and beyond, according to a release from FCPS. The group is a unanimous initiative from the FCPS Board of…
By MICHAEL CASEY and PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press DEDHAM, Mass. (AP) — A jury found Karen Read not guilty of second-degree murder and manslaughter charges Wednesday in the 2022 death of her Boston police officer boyfriend, a case that attracted legions of true crime followers who erupted in cheers when word of the acquittal spread outside court. The same jury…
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration has asked a federal judge to strike down a Kentucky regulation that it says unlawfully gives undocumented immigrants access to in-state college tuition. The U.S. Justice Department’s lawsuit says the regulation violates federal immigration law by enabling undocumented students to qualify for the lower tuition rate at…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors, a stunning setback to transgender rights. The justices’ 6-3 decision in a case from Tennessee effectively protects from legal challenges many efforts by President Donald Trump’s Republican administration and state governments to roll back protections for transgender people. Another 26 states have laws…
ROCKCASTLE COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — The Rockcastle County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing juvenile. Blakely Shae Tyler was last seen on Tuesday, June 17, in the Brodhead area. She is described as 5 feet tall, weighing approximately 200 pounds, with brown hair, brown eyes, and braces. Anyone with information on her…