It was a damp and somewhat dreary Tuesday across Central and Eastern Kentucky as a frontal boundary moved across the commonwealth. We saw scattered showers both in front of and behind the front along with a few rumbles of thunder in the east and south. The rain was a welcome sight given the drier pattern we are headed into as…
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — University of Kentucky assistant football coach Liam Coen was released from the hospital Tuesday after a brief stay for a “medical episode.” “My family and I thank you for all the support and prayers these past couple of days. The #BBN community is truly amazing. I’m doing much better, thankful for the care I received at…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — The Assistance to Firefighters grant was announced Tuesday at the Lexington Fire Department. $1 million was awarded to the station to help train and certify EMT paramedics. Mayor Linda Gorton joined Fire Chief Jason Wells to announce the grant. The grant will help fund emergency medical training and certification for 27 firefighters. With an uptick in…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — Fayette County’s newest middle school will be named after Mary E. Britton, a civil rights activist from Lexington. The Mary E. Britton Middle School will hold grades 6-8 and have a capacity of 1,200 students, FCPS shared on its Facebook page Tuesday. The school will be located at 2185 Polo Club Boulevard, in the Hamburg area…
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GEORGETOWN Ky. (WTVQ) — Fallen Scott Co. deputy Caleb Conley’s wife has started a foundation to support first responders who are killed or injured in the line of duty. The Caleb Conley Foundation was announced by Rachel Conley on Tuesday. The foundation has been in the works since June, the month after Caleb was shot and killed during a traffic…
Horse racing’s federally created oversight panel found no single cause of death among 12 horses at Churchill Downs this spring, but recommends further action and analysis to mitigate risk at the home of the Kentucky Derby, according to a report released Tuesday. The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) report also suggested improved veterinary screening and the creation of a blue-ribbon committee to…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — Chief Justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court Laurance VanMeter will not seek re-election, he announced Tuesday morning. VanMeter’s announcement comes after a nearly 30-year career in the judiciary, during which he served as Fayette District Judge, Fayette Circuit Judge, Court of Appeals judge and Supreme Court justice. “The greatest privileges of my professional life have been…
RICHMOND, Ky. (WTVQ) 9/12/23 After a brief stay in hospice care, legendary head coach Roy Kidd has died, EKU wrote in a post on its football X account. “It would be impossible to express everything Coach Kidd has meant to Eastern Kentucky University. He embodied the passion, purpose, and pride that our program strives for every day. Thank you, Coach…
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It was a nice warm start to the week across Central and Eastern Kentucky Monday with a good bit of sunshine as afternoon highs reached the low 80s in the Bluegrass and Southern Kentucky with upper 70s through the Eastern Kentucky mountains. Temperatures were nice to kick the day off with early morning lows in the upper 50s and low…
MT. VERNON, Ky. – It was a packed house and a loaded field of cars at “The Rock” saturday night. Rockcastle Speedway is a 3/8ths mile dirt track located just outside of Mt. Vernon. Somehow, the rain stayed away from the track. However, the rain did cancel the night at Thunder Mountain Speedway. That allowed for drivers from all over…
LEXINGTON, Ky (WTVQ)- The city of Lexington honored those who made the ultimate sacrifice on 9/11/01 through several events on Monday. “Not only was it an attack on those three buildings and those planes, but it was an attack to all of us who carry ourselves high as Americans who love this great country,” says Lt. Col. Alan Overmyer, the…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — Twenty two years ago a terrorist attack took the lives of almost 3,000 people. As two planes hit the twin towers, first responders selflessly ran straight into the danger. Today at Halligans, the bar celebrates and honors the lives of the first responders who sacrificed themselves so others could have a chance to live. They read…
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LEXINGTON , KY (WTVQ)- University of Kentucky football team offensive coordinator Liam Coen is in “good condition,” after having a medical episode that occurred on Sunday at 12:40 p.m. while he was working in the team’s football offices. A press release from the university says that “(Coen) is currently in good condition at UK Chandler Hospital while doctors and medical…
Lexington, Kentucky (WTVQ – ABC 36): Good Sunday evening everyone, its been another fantastic fall like day across Kentucky with a few showers thrown in there for good measure. But we look to our weather headlines to see where we go for the week ahead. If you like warm temperatures, get outside and enjoy it Monday as temperatures reach…
