Estill County mourns loss of baseball coach, teacher

ESTILL COUNTY, Ky. (WTVQ) – A school district and community are mourning after a freak accident claims the life of a popular coach and teacher Sunday night. According to the Estill County Engineers baseball team Facebook page and Estill County High School, 29-year-old baseball coach Blake Crowe was killed at his home at about 9:30 p.m. He also taught math…

Eastern Kentucky students schedule appointments for graduation

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – Students across Kentucky are celebrating a big milestone, graduation. At Breathitt High School, students had to schedule appointments to get their diplomas individually to allow social distance and separated graduation into two separate days. Some students over in Eastern Kentucky say despite these regulations, this is a special day, especially because students in those rural counties…

Tickets for St. Jude Dream Home on sale

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – Tickets are now on sale for the next St. Jude Dream Home in Lexington. The three bedroom home, that currently under construction in the home place subdivision on Angus trail, will be worth $350,000. For only $100 dollars a ticket you can enter to win the home and other great prizes. All the money raised during…

Urban County Council passes ban on conversion therapy

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – Thursday night the Urban County Council approved the first of two, $2.5 million grants to fund a local small business economic recovery grant program. The program would grant up to $25,000 dollars per business with 50% of funding going to minority and women owned businesses. But it was overshadowed by multiple social issues. “Children deserve to…

A simple ‘Thank You’ message to a Lexington police officer goes viral

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – “It was just a little note with chalk” said Karen Bruce. A simple chalk written note saying “thank you”, to a Lexington police officer, turned into a message of positivity that’s gone viral. A simple chalk written note saying "thank you", to a Lexington police officer, turned into a message of positivity that's gone viral. @ABC36News…

Lexington pools to reopen with limited capacity at end of May

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – After a summer without the enjoyment of Lexington’s public pools…officials with the Parks and Recreation Department have long anticipated reopening the doors to the many Aquatic Centers. “I think everyone has learned how valuable green space is over the last year. We expect the pools to be fully enjoyed and we’re doing everything we can to…