WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he’s replacing his embattled Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and will nominate in her place Oklahoma Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin. Trump made the announcement on social media on Thursday, two days after Noem…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) - Happy Monday! We are tracking the potential for strong-to-severe storms moving into the ABC 36 viewing area over the next two days.…
PITTSBURGH, PA (WTVQ)- Kentucky men's basketball's 2024 NCAA Tournament run is at an end 40 minutes after it started. The Wildcats lost to Oakland University on Thursday in Pittsburgh,…
JACKSON COUNTY, Ky. (WTVQ) - A Jackson County, Kentucky couple is in the Detention Center there, facing charges they tried to sell their twin newborn daughters. According to their arrest citations, Zackary Davis and Jacquilyn Keith are charged with…
(CNN NEWSOURCE) -- If you don't have any Labor Day plans, here's an idea that's easy on your wallet. Movie attendance hasn't bounced back after the pandemic, so theaters across the country are trying to lure back audiences. Saturday, you…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) 9/2/22, 11:21 a.m. The Fayette County Coroner's Office has identified the victim as Juan Mondono Fonseca. 9/2/22, 11:17 a.m. Lexington police have arrested a 17-year-old accused of the overnight shooting on Devonport Drive. The juvenile was taken…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) 9/2/22, 10:49 a.m. Kentucky State Police are now investigating the shooting. We're told officers recorded the interaction on their body cameras. They've been placed on administrative assignment pending the outcome of the investigation. Police did not publicly…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) -- Drivers should be aware of a major widening project on the interstate beginning next week in Lexington. State transportation officials say the project for I-64/75 is designed to decrease congestion in the area. The route location…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) -- One person is $1 million richer after winning the lottery. According to the Kentucky Lottery, a winning ticket was sold at Crossroads IGA in Lexington. The store will receive a $10,000 bonus for selling the winning…
PARIS, Ky. (WTVQ) -- Greg Spivey has grown rare trees at his 62-acre nursery for years and over the past few weeks, he made a dream of his come true -- to create an arboretum of those rare trees. This…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ) -- Local governments, houses of worship and nonprofit organizations damaged by Eastern Kentucky flooding in 13 counties now have more time to submit requests for FEMA Public Assistance. FEMA announced the deadline extension Friday for Breathitt, Clay,…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Democrat Charles Booker has announced that Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has endorsed Booker’s campaign for U.S. Senate. Booker said in a news release Thursday that former Govs. Martha Layne Collins and Paul Patton and former Lt.…
FRANKFORT. Ky. (AP) - Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams says the number of people registering to vote as independent is outpacing those who are registering with the two major political parties. Adams said in a statement that the number…
WHITESBURG, Ky. (AP) - A nonprofit Kentucky law center damaged by flooding is holding a weekend benefit concert to help pay for construction repairs to its office building. The Appalachian Citizens Law Center’s law office in Whitesburg was inundated by…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) 9/2/22, 8:02 a.m. Marquis Tompkins, 23, and Dayron Parks, 22, were arrested for their alleged involvement in the Fayette Mall shooting. Tompkins is charged with five counts of wanton endangerment and Parks is charged with one count…
MOUNT STERLING, Ky. (WTVQ) - A clinic in Mount Sterling has held the door open to anyone in need of medical or dental care free of charge for over 25 years. The…
It was delightful start to September across Central and Eastern Kentucky with more sunshine, temperatures slightly warmer in the mid-80s but humidity levels remained low adding to the comfort…
HAZEL, Ky. (WTVQ) -- Kentucky State Police are investigating a bank robbery in Hazel. Murray Bank was robbed Thursday by a white man, who's described as about 6 feet tall and was last seen wearing a striped long sleeve…
PIKEVILLE, Ky. (WTVQ) -- Kentucky State Police are asking for the public's help in finding a missing Pike County woman. Police say they were contacted on Monday, Aug. 29 about Rebecca Slone. Slone, 55, of Millard, was last seen on…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) -- A 43-year-old man has been arrested for his alleged involvement in a string of vandalism incidents to businesses in the Chevy Chase area in late July. Mark Hoskins was arrested and charged Thursday with two counts…
U.S. life expectancy is the lowest it's been in decades, according to a new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. After a historic drop in 2020, life expectancy at birth in the U.S. took another significant hit…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - A federal district court has ruled in favor of a Kentucky wedding photographer who challenged a Louisville ordinance banning businesses from discriminating against gay customers. The Courier Journal reports a judge on Tuesday granted a request by…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) -- Ribbon was cut Thursday to welcome a new dog park to Veterans Park. “Load up your pups…we’re unleashing a new dog park in Lexington,” Mayor Linda Gorton said at the ribbon cutting. “Dog parks have been…
