UPDATE: Police Chief challenges ‘The Rock’ to 22-in-22 challenge
Challenge raises awareness for veteran suicide prevention and highlights location, detailed renderings for veterans’ park in downtown Somerset
Better Business Bureau warns of COVID-19 vaccine scams
MORGAN COUNTY, KY. (ABC 36) – There’s a new warning about COVID-19 vaccine scams in Eastern Kentucky. In Morgan County, the Sheriff’s office has posted a list of what to look out for on its Facebook page. It includes information about scammers asking people to pay out of pocket to get the vaccine. The Better Business Bureau also sounding the…
Gov. Beshear: COVID-19 variant from the United Kingdom confirmed in Kentucky
More contagious COVID-19 variant from the United Kingdom confirmed in Kentucky.
AG Cameron talks tackling human trafficking on a local level, at the root
Cameron visited an organization in Lexington that targets what is often the root of human trafficking – prostitution.
11 nurses come out of retirement to help give vaccines at Baptist Health Corbin
CORBIN Ky, (ABC 36) – “Once a nurse always a nurse, whether you’re actually working or not” said Karen Stephens, Registered Nurse. Stephens says it best…as she, Kathy Jones and 9 other nurses come out of retirement. “I always wanted to be a nurse I was always a caregiver to my family, my friends, I just wanted to help, I…
Middlesboro man back in jail after allegedly selling drugs, again
This per radio station WRIL, James lumpkin was out on bond for drug trafficking related charged when a search warrant was executed at his house Friday.
Governor Beshear reports downward trend for positivity rate, 49 deaths
Meanwhile there’s a spike in deaths, Saturday’s report showing 49 more Kentuckians who have died related to COVID-19.
State mourns the more than 3,300 lost to COVID-related causes
Governor, First Lady and Lt. Gov. Coleman place flags during memorial ceremony at Capitol
UPDATE: Fall out from day care arrests, state suspends center license
Parent reported suspicions last month.
MLK Documentary: “Fire and Heart: A Blueprint for Liberation”
Almost 60 years after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s death, many feel the pace of progress has been and continues to be too slow. Social justice is a journey, a committee is documenting it by partnering with Kentucky filmmaker Joan Brannon
Area theater students earn top competition honors
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ/Press Release) – Students from ACTivate LLC in Lexington won a national Freddie G Outstanding Production award and student Halle Hunter received a Freddie G Outstanding Performance by an Individual Performer award at the 2021 Junior Theater Festival Online Extravaganza! January 15-17, 2021. During 2021 JTF OE adjudication, the ACTivate LLC students presented selections from Into the Woods JR. for actor Krystina Alabado…
Henry Clay Center launches new digital series
‘The Craft of Compromise’ to address current political climate
Dealership donates new car to family after drive-by shooting
The general manager of the dealership tells ABC 36 that it was their way of giving back after hearing the family’s story.
UPDATE: Bill filed to establish peer-to-peer counseling for dispatchers
Proposal comes after testimony in October from dispatchers
Proposal comes after testimony in October from dispatchers
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Ky. lawmakers filing three bills addressing police response to protest
In a release, Willner says that the bills will limit intimidating and potentially harmful tactics used by law enforcement during protests.
Sunday Gov. Beshear says COVID-19 positivity rate tops Saturday record
Governor Beshear reporting a positivity rate of 12.45 percent Sunday, the highest its reached since the start of the pandemic.
UPDATE: 28-year-old Lexington homicide victim identified
Officers say a man with gunshot wounds was found dead in a crashed car around 12:30 a.m. Saturday in a parking lot off Richmond Road.
Ky. Rep. Attica Scott calls response to U.S. Capitol rampage rooted in racism
In Kentucky, it particularly strikes a cord for people like Rep. Attica Scott, D- Louisville, who spent weeks protesting for justice for Breonna Taylor.
Electrical house fire causes family to find another place to stay
An electrical fire left a family finding another place to stay Saturday evening, according to Nicholasville Fire department.
Saturday Gov. Beshear reports highest positivity rate ever since the pandemic began
According to the governor, it’s at 12.32 percent.
Lawmakers complete work on bills to limit governor’s power
Republican lawmakers in Kentucky have given final approval to bills rebuking the Democratic governor’s response to COVID-19.
UPDATE: Wanted murder suspect in Laurel County arrested
The Laurel County Sheriff’s Office is hoping a cash reward will lead them to a man wanted in connection to murder.