Temperatures will be reaching the low-to-mid 90s by your Friday afternoon as we begin a hot and humid weekend across central and eastern Kentucky. Skies will be mostly sunny with no chance of rain to close out your weekend. Humidity won’t be quite as bad Friday, but we will start to see uncomfortable conditions Saturday and Sunday. Feels like temperatures…
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – Tuesday, the Garrard County Animal Shelter posted on Facebook that it was full and would have to schedule a euthanasia date. Unfortunately, the shelter says unless at least 5 dogs are adopted or fostered out, it will have to start putting some down early next week. This issue is seen in rural shelters all across eastern…
After a super oppressive Wednesday with sky high dewpoints making it very uncomfortable outdoors and fueling heavy rain and strong storms down south, we enjoyed a much better Thursday across Central and Eastern Kentucky. Even though it was another hot day with highs around 90 degrees, humidity levels dropped off significantly. The day started beautifully with a wonderful sunrise here…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) The Kentucky Blood Center announced its Summer Getaway Giveaway winner on Thursday, which is part of an effort to help boost supply that tends to slow down during the summer. The winner is 26-year-old Kelsey Michel, a pediatric intensive care unit nurse at U.K. Hospital. While the drawing was random, the Blood Center says they couldn’t have…
FRANKFORT, Ky (WTVQ)- Kentucky Republican party leaders continue to point to their work, both past and present, as the big reason for last week’s voter registration flip. A report from the Kentucky State Board of Elections released a report last Friday that the Republican party had registered more voters than the Democratic party for the first time in state history….
UPDATE 2:12 P.M. – The Fayette County Coroner’s Office has identified a man killed in a homicide Wednesday afternoon that occurred Wednesday afternoon on Quinton Court. According to the coroner, Kadage Albert Byishimo, of Lexington, died from a gunshot wound. The Lexington Police Department is now investigating his death as a homicide. According to police, officers responded to the 300…
The city has also adjusted collection times for Thursday and Friday this week.
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The department held a job fair Wednesday, with the goal of giving youth in the juvenile justice system a second chance..
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UPDATED STORY POSTED JULY 22, 2022 AT 10 A.M. LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – The victims in a fatal crash in Lexington on Wednesday night have been identified. According to the Fayette County Coroner’s Office, 32-year-old John Michael Potter II and 24-year-old Shelby Stocker died in the single-vehicle crash. According to the coroner’s office, the two were both pronounced dead at…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – Lexington police say a man with a gunshot wound walked into the Lexington-Fayette County Health Department on Newtown Pike Wednesday. According to officers, the man was taken to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The investigation into where the man was shot continues. Categories: Featured, Local News, News Tags: Health Department, Lexington, shooting
LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. (WTVQ) – According to The Laurel County Sheriff’s Office, five suspects were arrested in a record crystal meth seizure this week in Laurel and Fayette counties. The Sheriff’s Office says three of the suspects were arrested Monday in Laurel County after a reported hostage and standoff situation at the 49er Fuel Center off of I-75. Deputies say…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – Health care professionals say staffing levels at long-term care facilities, like nursing homes, are at emergency level lows. The Kentucky Association of Health Care Facilities (KAHCF) and the Kentucky Center for Assisted Living (KCAL) met in Frankfort Wednesday to testify before the Interim Joint Committee on Health, Wellness and Family Services. “It was an issue before…
You could really feel the increase in humidity across Central and Eastern Kentucky as moisture pooled ahead of a frontal boundary sliding through the Ohio Valley. Heat indices topped the 100 degree mark from the Bluegrass westward and that will be a prelude of things to come for the upcoming weekend. Expect a quick break from the oppressive humidity on…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – Tucked away near Lexington’s Distillery District, is a small contemporary style mural of a hand holding up the peace sign, with the words stop guns written next to it. Artist Kyle Holbrook created the mural, different from some of his other work, to make sure his message was clear. The design of the hand he says…
CLARK COUNTY, Ky (WTVQ)- High diesel prices are driving up the cost of everything and it’s impacting the agriculture industry, especially when it comes to farmers. Ben Webb is a Clark county farmer. He and his family grow all kinds of vegetables and crops, including tobacco. He says he spends nearly roughly a thousand dollars or more per week on…
Hot and humid conditions return to the forecast for your Wednesday. Afternoon temperatures will be warming up into the low 90s, while high humidity will make it feel closer to the low 100s. This heat and humidity will fuel a line of storms late this evening into the early overnight. The northern half of the ABC 36 viewing area has…