We enjoyed a quiet Wednesday across Central and Eastern Kentucky, which was great news for the early birds to check out the “Buck Supermoon” thanks to clear skies. This occurs with a full moon coincides with the moon being at its closet point to the earth during the month of July. We saw some great pictures from viewers around the…
UPDATE: (JUNE 13TH, 2022) LEXINGTON , Ky. (WTVQ) – Not guilty. That’s the verdict jurors delivered on Wednesday, finding Sarah Williams did not incite a riot during a racial justice protest two years ago outside the Lexington Police Department. Williams was also found not guilty of resisting arrest, not guilty of possession of marijuana, but guilty of disorderly conduct and…
LEXINGTON, Ky (WTVQ) – In a few weeks, the man accused of shooting and killing a man at a Lexington bar in 2019 will be sentenced. As the date approaches, the family of the victim says they’re concerned the man responsible won’t get the punishment he deserves. According to the Fayette County Detention Center, where Larry Walters is being held,…
LEXINGTON, Ky (WTVQ)- COVID-19 is not over: That was the warning Wednesday from the Lexington-Fayette County Health Department. This comes after an increase in new coronavirus cases in Fayette County, which is now back in the red high risk zone. The health department reported a massive uptick in the number of new cases — 373 reported Tuesday. And while that…
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – Lexington Police are reviewing security camera footage after they say a man was robbed at gunpoint overnight. According to the department, police responded to the area of New Circle and Eastland Parkway for a person who said they’d been robbed. The person told police they were sitting parked in their car when one of the suspects…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – Starting Thursday, 18-year-olds will be able to serve alcohol in Kentucky. The new law lowering that age from the current “20 and a day”. “We’ve been looking so forward to this because as you probably know, it’s a little hard to find good help nowadays,” says Papi’s Mexican Restaurant and Bar owner Marcos Valdes. Valdes says…
With a cold front moving through the commonwealth on Tuesday, showers and thunderstorms develop mainly south and east of Lexington providing some additional much needed rain to parts of the area. Some of the storms produced gusty winds, heavy downpours and lots of lightning. As the front continues southward into early Wednesday, all the activity should move out of the…
Another muggy day is on the way for Tuesday ahead of a weak cold front pushing through the region. This front won’t drastically drop temperatures but it will increase the risk for strong-to-severe storms for some areas. Southeast Kentucky has a Level 2 Severe Risk, with damaging wind gusts and isolated flash flooding as the main threats. The front will…
According to police, the assault was reported June 19 just before 3 a.m. in downtown Lexington.
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ) – According to the State, the Kentucky General Assembly passed 234 bills during this year’s legislative session, and most will take effect on Thursday. The State says under the new laws fentanyl dealers and porch pirates will face tougher penalties, the rules for public assistance are changing, and local school boards will be required to hold a…
Hicks has been sentenced to 45 years in prison after his plea deal.
UPDATE: (08/08/22) FLOYD COUNTY, Ky. (WTVQ)- The man accused of killing three police officers, a police K-9, and injuring four other officers during an ambush in Floyd County has pleaded not guilty. Lance Storz faces a slew of charges, including three counts of murder , six counts of attempted murder, two counts of assault, seven counts of wanton endangerment, and…
After some very beneficial rain across the Bluegrass on Saturday, we’ve gone 2 for 2 with nice weather days to close out the weekend and kick off the new week. With high pressure in control, we saw plenty of sunshine Monday but you could definitely feel the warmer air along with some humidity sliding back in. It was definitely hot…
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BEREA, Ky. (WTVQ) – Hundreds of vendors and thousands of people came through the Berea Craft Festival over the weekend, despite the rainy weather Friday and Saturday. Over 100 vendors, both local and out-of-state, gathered to sell their art in a rich, forest environment. Some vendors have been coming for decades, others, brand new and coming to experience the Berea…
Sunday was easily the nicest day of the weekend as sunshine returned and temperatures reached the mid 80s. The comfortable air has been thanks to north and northeast winds. Overnight tonight, clear skies and light winds will help in the formation of patchy dense fog across parts of the area. The thickest fog may form in the valleys of Eastern…
Saturday brought parts of Central Kentucky the most widespread rain the area has seen in some time. While it won’t eliminate the drought, the rain was much appreciated and should put a dent in our rainfall deficit. Doppler radar estimates half an inch of rainfall or more fell across the region the past 24 hours. The low-pressure system and associated…
Memorial held Friday night for Drago.
It was just what the doctor order across the Bluegrass Region and Lexington Metro on Friday as an area of moderate to heavy rain with a few embedded thunderstorms moved through on Friday. Many locations that have been very dry for many weeks saw a good soaking rain over a number of hours. Rainfall estimates were 1″ or greater in…