T.g. Shuck's Thursday Night Forecast...11 30 2023
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Much needed rain on the way to kick off December

We finally managed to warm temperatures up to close out November with showers on the horizon for Friday
T.G. Shuck,

It was a picture perfect finish to the month of November weather-wise across Central and Eastern Kentucky on Thursday. Just a few days ago we were dealing with very cold temperatures, even by late November standards but Mother Nature flipped the script and we ended November on an uptick with plenty of sunshine and milder air. Afternoon highs Thursday surged…

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Jessamine County man raising awareness for homelessness

The executive director of the Jessamine County Homeless Coalition, lives "homeless" to help raise awareness to homelessness in the community.
Raime Cohen,

Jessamine County, Ky (WTVQ): For the third straight year. The executive director of the Jessamine County Homeless Coalition, lives “homeless” to help raise awareness to homelessness in the community. Johnny Templin built a shack. He says his goal is to get the conversation going. Camped out right in front of the Jessamine County public library  you’ll find Johnny Templin “A lot…

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Lexington police investigating 3 vehicle thefts

Hannah Woosley-Collins,

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — Lexington police are investigating three vehicle thefts that all occurred Thursday morning. The first was around 6:20 a.m. when a car was stolen from the Gleneagles Apartments complex in southeast Lexington, according to police. The stolen vehicle was described as a black, four-door sedan. The second vehicle theft occurred at 9 a.m. at the same apartment…

Jordan's Thursday Morning Forecast 11/30/23
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Rain chances begin to increase

Meteorologist Jordan Smith has a look at your Thursday forecast!
WTVQ News Desk,

Lexington, Kentucky (WTVQ – ABC 36): Good Thursday everyone, it is a winner of a weather day with high temperatures this afternoon reaching the upper 50s to near 60. That is impressive considering we started out yesterday morning with a wind chill of 10 degrees. But the nice weather today quickly turns wet into the overnight with a multi day…

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Fayette Co. Board of Education reviewing 14 candidates for District 3 seat

Hannah Woosley-Collins,

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — Fayette County Board of Education members are reviewing candidates for District 3’s vacant seat. In a Thursday press release from Fayette County Public Schools, 14 candidates met statutory requirements and the application deadline to be reviewed for the seat. Board members are now in the process of vetting each candidate and will then review feedback and…

Union workers picketing at Ford's Kentucky Truck Plant (Dylan Scheid/WTVQ)
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UAW wants to organize unions at other automakers — including Toyota in Georgetown

WTVQ News Desk,

(CNN NEWSOURCE) — The United Auto Workers Union has started a campaign to help organize workers at 13 non-union automakers with U.S. factories — including the Toyota plant in Georgetown. They include three U.S.-based electric car makers: Tesla, Rivian and Lucid. The other 10 will include foreign automakers that build cars here in the U.S. like Toyota, Honda, Hyundai and…

T.g. Shuck's Wednesday Night Forecast...11 29 2023
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Milder to end November with another rain chance on the horizon

After a cold start to the week, temperatures will continue to moderate into Thursday
T.G. Shuck,

Once again it felt more like the heart of winter instead of late November during the early hours of Wednesday as high pressure, clear skies and light winds set up optional conditions with some serious cooling! Most locations dropping well into the teens before temperatures went the other direction as a light south wind picked up toward daybreak. After the…