LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – What started as a way to pass the time at work…quickly turned into something much more. “At the end of the day I just want to put a smile on everyone’s face. I just want to make people laugh” said Joseph Samaan. Lexington’s Joseph Samaan is the owner of a gas station in Powell County. He…
Augusta becomes the 22nd municipality in Kentucky to approve a Fairness Ordinance, according to the Fairness Campaign.
Governor Beshear on Wednesday talked the pandemic, lessons learned and his ‘Healthy at Home Eviction Relief Fund.’
Officer had not given chase; car hit by two different vehicles.
HARRODSBURG, Ky. (WTVQ) – On Wednesday, those living in Harrodsburg celebrated the city’s 247th birthday with a small outdoor celebration. According to historians, 247 years ago Harrodsburg was the first permanent English settlement west of the Allegheny mountains. The city is just 3 years shy of turning 250. Volunteers in town say they’re already working to make that milestone year…
Hospitalizations, ICU numbers hover in same range for more than a week.
LEXINGTON, Ky (WTVQ) – A handful of restaurants will be featuring a special menu item in honor of SoulFeast Week. Beginning on Thursday, the ten day celebration that will highlight black owned restaurants in Lexington will kick off. 13 different businesses and restaurants are participating in the event. Each of them will offer an off-menu feature entree for less than…
He seeks injunction to block further punishment until case heard.
UPDATE POSTED 5:05 P.M. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16, 2021 LEXINGTON, Ky. – The man hit by a car and killed on New Circle Road early Wednesday morning has been identified as 46-year-old Benjamin Hacker, according to Fayette County Coroner Gary Ginn. Hacker was officially pronounced dead at the scene at 1:21 a.m., the coroner said. ORIGINAL STORY POSTED 5 A.M. TUESDAY,…
Donor offers $2,500 reward
Some parents on Facebook have also claimed their kids got hurt in the confusion.
Time capsule buried, will be dug up in 10 years.
Parents can enroll their children.
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ) – The rest area found on the westbound lanes of I-64 in Rowan County was announced as the “best maintained” in Kentucky for 2020. “One thing that all travelers appreciate is a well-run, well-maintained, easily accessible rest area where they can stop, relax and enjoy a respite from the road,” said Jim Gray, secretary of the Kentucky…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WTVQ) – The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Louisville has arrested Kurt Peterson of Hodgenville on charges connecting him to the Capitol breach on January 6. The charges include Obstructing an Official Proceeding and Aiding and Abetting, Destruction of Government Property and Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds. According to FBI Louisville, Peterson remains in…
Program runs through Aug. 31
Trustees to consider budget at meeting Thursday
Some 700 teddy bears donated to KCH
Two incidents within minutes of each other.
Featuring Dr. Alexa Noble of Noble View Veterinary Clinic
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – A Lexington social worker and Executive Director for the East End Development Corporation, Billie Mallory, is asking the Urban County Council to do something about what she says is an increasing homeless population in the East end. “I’m not against the homeless, I’m a social worker, and I’ve worked with the homeless about 15 years. But…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – Some teachers got some pretty cool training Tuesday and that’ll mean pretty cool learning for some fourth, fifth and sixth-graders this fall. The University of Kentucky and Greenpower USA teamed up to show teachers how to build electric cars. Teachers will take their training and their cars back to the classroom this fall. They also got…
A new Jessamine County business says sales are rolling in after the county voted to go wet in November.
NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. (WTVQ) – After more than a year when school, summer and holidays was anything but traditional, most kids are glad to have a little more traditional summer. But a group in Jessamine County is catching up on what they couldn’t do during school and the community will get to see it. A combination of 50 students from West…