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Free portrait sessions in exchange for helping community

Award-winning photographer Sasha Owens offers free sessions as part of her community involvement programs
Maddie McQueen,

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – A Lexington-based photographer wants to bring more beauty in the world by making people feel comfortable in their skin while doing something to help others. “I don’t work. I wake up every day excited for what I’m going to be doing,” says award-winning photographer Sasha “Fierce” Owens. Owens lives her life guided by one word, “fierce”….

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Heat and humidity continue this week with strong thunderstorms possible

As a ridge of high pressure grows stronger, temperatures will continue to remain very hot. An unstable airmass will lead to daily shower and thunderstorm chances.
Chad Crilley,

Aside from a few late evening showers, Independence Day was dry, hot, and humid. You’ll likely want the AC running tonight, as it will remain pretty sticky outside. The forecast on Tuesday and Wednesday will be hard to nail down. Temperatures will depend on where rain and thunderstorms are, with the hottest readings in our drier locations. Once again, the…
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Urgent cares receive calls all day regarding July 4th related injuries

Nurse practitioners says depending of the severity of the injury, some patients will have to go to the ER instead of urgent care
Danielle Saitta,

LEXINGTON, Ky (WTVQ) – Experts at the urgent cares says that accidents can happen on this holiday and do very often. On Monday, the nurse practitioners working at the urgent care in Hamburg told ABC 36 that the phone was ringing from minor injuries associated with fourth. The clinic says that it wasn’t just fireworks-related injuries they saw. Over the…

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Mainly dry weather for Independence Day ahead of a hot and unsettled pattern

Independence day is trending dry, but showers, thunderstorms, and heat are expected to build for the rest of the week.
Chad Crilley,

The boundary responsible for the early morning showers and thunderstorms Sunday has slid south and now sits across Northern Tennessee. In response, most of the shower and thunderstorm activity has missed even Southern Kentucky this afternoon. Overall, the 4th of July is looking dry. Outside of a stray shower, expect a hot afternoon with temperatures in the low 90s under…

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Unsettled weather continues for the rest of the holiday weekend

Showers and thunderstorms will be possible over the next few days, but not every location will see rain at once.
Chad Crilley,

  Showers and thunderstorms were scattered to numerous this afternoon across Southern Kentucky. Meanwhile, the rest of the Blue Grass was mainly dry with a few isolated showers. Tonight, a weak cold front is slowly moving through the region, and isolated showers and thunderstorms will continue near and just south of this boundary. By early tomorrow morning, showers and thunderstorms…

T.g. Shuck's Holiday Weekend Forecast...7 1 2022
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Storm chances into the holiday weekend but the 4th is looking better

We could use the rain so it may be a balance with much needed rain Saturday and Sunday with a mainly dry holiday.
T.G. Shuck,

We kicked off the month of July on a hot and humid note with a few scattered and storms firing with the heating of the day. While the overall coverage was minimal, we did have some pockets of heavy rain in a few locations and we should pick up the pace a bit heading into the holiday weekend. As the…

T.g. Shuck's Thursday Night Forecast...6 30 2022
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Heat, humidity and storms to usher in July

With much of the area in a moderate drought, some much needed rain and storms are on the horizon
T.G. Shuck,

We closed out the month of June and a hot and mainly dry note, which is fitting considering the overly dry conditions we experienced for several weeks. We finished out the month with less than half the average amount of rain for June…roughly 3 inches short. As a result, much of the area is in a Moderate Drought with the…
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Lexington Fire Department shares firework safety tips

Remember, while they are fun, they can also be dangerous--even smaller fireworks like sparklers
Annie Brown,

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – Some people may already be kicking off the holiday weekend a bit early. With the Fourth of July approaching, you might be heading to a fireworks show, or planning on lighting some sparklers of your own. But remember, while they are fun, they can also be dangerous–even smaller fireworks like sparklers. According to the Lexington Fire…

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Changes coming to downtown Lexington, people excited for future

The annual 'State of Downtown' with the Downtown Lexington Partnership took place Wednesday afternoon
Maddie McQueen,

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – The Downtown Lexington Partnership had its annual ‘State of Downtown’ presentations Wednesday afternoon. Future and current downtown retailers, hotel owners and park developers were able to come together to hear about the current state of Lexington’s downtown district and hear about what’s to come. “It’s an incredible vision everyone has for this city, both publicly and…