UPDATE: Judge sends Winchester murder charge to grand jury
Bond remains at $1 million cash.
Make-A-Wish and Commonwealth Credit Union partner for new Toy Closet
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – Make-a-Wish used to have a big toy partner in Toys R Us. Now Make a Wish depends on community partners to provide toys for children to carry with them as they got through their treatment. Wednesday, Commonwealth Credit Union in Hamburg opened a Make-A-Wish Toy Closet to help out. The partnership makes a big difference to…
When COVID-19 took his breath, a double lung transplant gave it back
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – A medical first in Kentucky, a Lincoln County man received a double-lung transplant after contracting COVID-19. “This is a God-given miracle that he give me this second chance at life,” said Dave Hoover, who received the transplant. A chance 43-year old Hoover of Stanford wasn’t sure he would have, which says something since his illness didn’t…
Major League Baseball hopes to “strike out” ALS by naming June 2nd Lou Gehrig day
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – Wednesday marked a first for ALS patients and baseball fans. For the first time, Major League Baseball designated June 2nd to be Lou Gehrig Day. Through this day of dedication, the MLB hopes to bring awareness to this disease that took the life of the famed Yankees player. According to MLB, on this date in 1925,…
Conservation professionals take hike at Floracliff
Several groups dedicated to conservation got together today for a hike through Floracliff Nature Sanctuary in the Kentucky River palisades region.
Program getting students to med school faster
A new program with Georgetown College aims to help high school students get to medical school in just three years.
Dairy month in Kentucky
Local farmers gathered Wednesday at the Department of Agriculture for the start of dairy month.
Gov. to announce vaccine incentives, Fayette County has seen success
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – West Virginia is offering all kinds of big-ticket prizes as incentives. Ohio will announce its second million dollar winner tonight. And Kentucky is expected to announce its own list of incentives Thursday. But before all that, states have to get the tools in place to make sure the most at-risk people can even get to a…
UPDATE: Churchill Downs suspends Baffert for two years
Confirmed test could remove horse as the Derby winner.
June declared as Dairy Month in Kentucky
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ) – To honor the important role dairy farmers have every day and how they worked with food banks and other agencies statewide to help offset hunger in communities during the pandemic, Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture Dr. Ryan Quarles has declared June as Dairy Month. A celebration was held at the Kentucky Department of Agriculture (KDA) on June…
Lawmakers talk funding for water, broadband projects through local government
The General Assembly appropriated $250 million in the 2021 Regular Session to the Drinking and Wastewater Program.
19-year-old ‘Good Samaritan’ killed in apparent hit and run near Berea
Accident reported at about 4:30 a.m. Wednesday
Man accused with shooting up occupied homes on his birthday
Shooting incident occurred on his birthday.
‘Breathitt Rising’ benefit concerts Friday and Saturday
Two days of concerts to raise money for building supplies.
Gunfire damages homes, several vehicles in Lexington
Happened in the Gerald Drive area.
Multiple area baseball, softball teams bring home district titles
LEXINGTON, Ky (WTVQ) – Next week region baseball and softball tournaments begin. In Kentucky, if you make your district championship then you automatically punch your ticket to the region tournament. With that being said, who doesn’t want a district title? On Tuesday night, three different teams were crowned district champions. For softball, Montgomery Co. took on Bourbon Co. for the…
UPDATE: Calloway County escapee arrested in Tennessee
Brian Ferryman was arrested Tuesday in Newburn, Tennessee, according to KSP.
Ky. sewer worker viewing porn ahead of fatal police crash
Roger Burdette is accused of looking at pornography on his cell phone when he crashed into a Louisville Metro police car, killing a detective, according to new court filings.
No red counties; almost 60% of state’s adults vaccinated, some nagging numbers remain
No red counties in the state for first time in months.
UPDATE: Teens killed in crash were student athletes
Speed may have been a factor, according to deputies.
Groups bringing Christmas in June, toys to parts of Appalachia
Toy giveaways set on three days this month.
Milestone: Depot destroys last of the 155mm nerve gas projectiles
Project now moves on to next goal.
Fourth person charged in fatal December 10, 2019 shooting
One man was killed, another injury in incident.
Under three months left for eligible Kentuckians to get reduced-cost coverage
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ) – More uninsured Kentuckians are eligible for reduced-cost health care coverage under the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act of 2021. To get the benefits of reduced and no-cost plans, both uninsured and currently enrolled eligible Kentuckians have to be properly enrolled through the health insurance marketplace by Aug. 15. “Health care is a human right, and increased…