UPDATE: The Fayette County Coroner identified the victim as 24-year-old Elmer Joseph Eldridge of Lexington. The coroner says Eldrige died from gunshot wounds he received in the morning shooting. Right now, the exact number of injuries to Eldridge is not being released. An autopsy is scheduled for Saturday at the State Medical Examiner’s Office in Frankfort. ORIGINAL STORY: LEXINGTON, Ky….
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — A man who recently made Kentucky Lottery history by winning over $160 million in the Powerball is now making headlines for a very different reason. James Shannon Farthing, who was announced, along with his mother, as the record-setting jackpot winner just days ago, has been arrested in Florida. According to the Pinellas…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — Kentucky is continuing to see progress in the fight against drug overdose deaths, according to Governor Andy Beshear. The governor announced new data showing a 30.2% decrease in overdose fatalities in 2024 compared to the previous year. The state recorded just over 1,400 overdose deaths last year — the lowest total in several…
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BOYLE COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — Quick action by the Boyle County Sheriff’s Office helped prevent an elderly woman from losing $24,000 to an alleged scam. According to Sheriff Taylor Bottom, deputies were alerted Wednesday after the woman withdrew the large amount of cash and left in an unknown direction. Investigators say she had been contacted by scammers…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) – It’s an ABC 36 Storm Team Weather Impact Day for Friday, as we’re tracking the potential for strong to severe thunderstorms later in the day across central and eastern Kentucky. While it won’t be a total washout, the risk for damaging wind gusts along a fast-moving line of storms has prompted the Storm…
We kicked off May on a breezy and unseasonably warm note across Central and Eastern Kentucky as gusty southwest winds pushed temperatures into the upper 70s and low 80s on Thursday. But the warmth came with a familiar trade-off: scattered thunderstorms, some of which once again packed a punch with gusty winds and small hail. It was a stormy end…
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) – It’s a warm and muggy start to your Thursday across central and eastern Kentucky, but at least we’re starting the day dry. Temperatures will quickly rise into the upper 70s and low 80s this afternoon, and with all that warmth and humidity in place, we’re looking at another round of storms—some of which…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — FEMA is alerting Kentuckians affected by recent flooding and severe weather to be on the lookout for scammers trying to take advantage of disaster recovery efforts. According to FEMA, some criminals may try to file false claims using names, addresses, and Social Security numbers stolen from actual flood survivors. If you receive a…