LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, many people will take to online shopping once again this year. Unfortunately, that means scammers are ramping up their efforts. “BBB scam tracker shows 40% of the scams reported to the Better Business Bureau in 2020 were online shopping scams,” said Heather Clary, Better Business Bureau Director of Communications. The…
NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. (WTVQ) – Maple Grove Cemetery in Nicholasville has tens of thousands of dollars in damages after police said a man under the influence crashed his truck. Nicholasville police said Thomas Garner drove his truck into the cemetery on Friday night. When the Jessamine County Sheriff’s Office arrived on scene, the 47-year-old attempted to flee his Chevrolet Silverado pickup….
UPDATE 10:45 P.M. NOV. 23, 2021 LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – Wednesday is typically the busiest travel day ahead of Thanksgiving and people are already dealing with higher inflation and rising prices ahead of holiday travel. According to AAA, prices at the pump are about 50% higher than a year ago. For those hitting the road for the Thanksgiving holiday, it…
Site near I-75 was approved for Product Development Initiative funding in 2019
WINCHESTER, Ky. (WTVQ) – On Tuesday morning, volunteers in more than a dozen states gathered in Winchester to assemble thousands of handmade Christmas ornaments. This week, those same volunteers will deliver them to families affected by flooding earlier this year. JustServe.org is an organization that matches volunteers from around the country with volunteers from small communities in need. The organization…
NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. (WTVQ) – It’s that time of the year: the seasonal “porch pirates” are back. Nicholasville Police say thieves are also breaking into cars and stealing what they can. Nicholasville Police say there were a lot of car break-ins, with one reported car theft, on the city’s south side Monday night. In one of them, a gun was stolen….
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – A Bath County teen is living with an incurable lung disease called cystic fibrosis, a rare, progressive, and life-threatening condition that effects your breathing. Recently, the Make-A-Wish Foundation gifted him some supplies from his favorite fishing and hunting store. 14 year old Gabriel Blake Holland is making his list and checking it twice with the help…
Lexington’s Fred Jackson was the first Black elected constable in Kentucky in the mid-1960’s.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – On Monday morning, hundreds of Thanksgiving food boxes were given out in Lexington. With recent violence taking place in the neighborhood, members of the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office believe every little bit of kindness counts to help make connections. Members of the Sheriff’s Office, unloaded 300 boxes of food in the east end at the…
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UPDATE POSTED 5:30 P.M. NOV. 21, 2021 LANCASTER, Ky. (WTVQ) – Last weekend, a fire destroyed the Garrard County Food Pantry and efforts to help the food pantry restock in time for Thanksgiving have now crossed state lines, thanks to the Jeep community. “In a world full of division, the Jeep community kind of always sticks together and helps everyone,”…
UPDATE POSTED TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2021 AT 5:21 P.M. MT. STERLING, Ky. (WTVQ) – According to Montgomery County Drop-Off Team Leader Kim Chappel, Mt. Sterling First United Methodist Church collected a total of 1,802 boxes. The Madison, Clark, Montgomery, Bath, Menifee, Powell, and Estill County Operation Christmas Child area accumulated a total of 11,547 boxes over the course of National…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – Eight year old Adelaide McLain is described by her mom, Regina McLain, as outgoing and energetic. She loves animals. Adelaide has cerebral palsy and epilepsy, and struggles with verbalization. She uses a communication device to speak, which her family refers to as “her talker.” She has daily seizures. Her mom says she has about two seizures…
Man and girl had driven through four states, she attracted driver’s attention on I-75
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – A new program is coming to Fayette County for kids in the court system. The program is called Juvenile Treatment Court, and focuses on providing mental health counseling and other resources. According to Judge Murphy, many of the kids in the Fayette County court system have experienced some form of trauma. “We’ve also seen some of…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – Supply chain issues could make it harder to fill the thanksgiving dinner table this year from getting your hands on a bird to the price you could pay for one. Similar to years prior to 2021, businesses that sell Turkeys around the holidays have orders up to the ceiling. However, there’s been a problem this year….
DANVILLE, Ky. (WTVQ) – The Civil Air Patrol (CAP) is the auxillary of the U.S. Air Force. The all-volunteer organization has been around since 1941. The cadet program, one faucet of the Kentucky Wing, includes about 500 youth ages 12 to 18. A major in charge of those cadets used his training to save a man’s life earlier this…
Mobile app designed to combat bullying.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – When Executive Director Rebecca Webb co-founded Community Inspired Solutions, which began with a summer program for kids in the St. Martin Village area, she had no idea that she’d eventually start a food pantry. “This keeps me going. I’m 71 years old. I retired about ten years ago. Sat at home and did nothing. Then it…
Terri Fischer Ware, Office Manager/Co-Owner of M.R. Bishop DMD and Associates, joins us with details on the upcoming “Share A Smile Holiday Food Drive”!
The Baptist Health hospitals were among 21 facilities across the state assisted by the Kentucky National Guard during a COVID surge
Van Slatery, a Lexington native, was recently commissioned as a Naval officer after chasing his dreams.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) advises motorists that this advisory serves as an update. Construction of new lanes is rescheduled for the intersection of Westbound Mercer Road to Northbound Greendale Road/KY 1978. According to KYTC, the first phase of work included the removal and rebuild of a section of dry stack stone wall to provide space for the…
UPDATE POSTED 11 A.M. FRIDAY, NOV. 12, 2021 BOURBON COUNTY, Ky. (WTVQ) – Bourbon County fire officials say they are investigating the possibility a fatal Thursday morning fire may have been caused by an electrical issue. Meanwhile, a preliminary autopsy suggests 40-year-old Martin Crowley died from smoke inhalation, according to Brent Wilson of the Bourbon County Sheriff’s Department. ORIGINAL STORY…