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LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — A motorcycle driver has life-threatening injuries after a crash on Bellaire Avenue Friday morning. According to Lexington police, the motorcycle crashed around 3 a.m. in the 700 block of Bellaire Avenue. The driver was taken to a local hospital. No other details were immediately available.

Motorcyclist with life-threatening injuries after crash

LEXINGTON, Ky (WTVQ)- Lexington police are investigating an overnight shooting. Police say they responded to the 1200 block of Merman Drive around 12:13 A.M. for a shooting. When they arrived, they found an adult man who had been shot. The victim was taken to the hospital with reported non-life threatening injuries.

Man injured in early morning shooting

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — Lexington police are investigating a shooting that damaged a house. According to police, the shooting happened just before midnight in the area of East Fourth and Hawkins Avenue. The suspects drove off and ditched their vehicle on Polo Club Boulevard. The house was occupied at...

Lexington police investigating home damaged by gunfire

LEXINGTON, Ky (WTVQ)- The Lexington Police hosted their annual ‘Cops and Bobbers event Saturday at the Gainesway Park Fishing Pond. The event was free to the public and was held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Lexington police began this event as a way for the community to meet...

Lexington police help kids fish through Cops and Bobbers

Richmond, KY

RICHMOND, Ky. (WTVQ) Blevins has been arrested, the Maysville Police Department told KSP. Kentucky State Police is searching for an inmate who they say walked away from the Bluegrass Career and Development Center Thursday morning. According to KSP, Tyler Blevins was at the facility in Richmond around 6 a.m. and...

Escaped Madison Co. inmate arrested

Louisville, KY

LEXINGTON, Ky (WTVQ)- So far in 2023, Lexington police have investigated at least thirty shootings and nine gun-related homicides. Some in the community are urging more action needs to be taken to help stop the violence. On Saturday, people gathered at Woodland Park to raise awareness for gun violence by...

Lexington community wears orange for National Gun Violence Awareness Day

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RICHMOND, Ky. (WTVQ) — Kentucky State Police is searching for an inmate who they say walked away from the Bluegrass Career and Development Center Thursday morning. According to KSP, Tyler Blevins was at the facility in Richmond around 6 a.m. and walked away. The 32-year-old is described as a...

Kentucky State Police searching for escaped Madison Co. inmate

Georgetown, KY

GEORGETOWN, Ky. (WTVQ) — An Old Dominion Freight Line employee is being praised after he stopped traffic during fallen deputy Caleb Conley’s funeral procession while in his truck to pay his respects. The employee, who has been identified by many Facebook users as Dustin George, was driving his...

Old Dominion Freight Line employee praised for stopping during Deputy Caleb Conley’s funeral procession

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — A Lexington couple was sentenced to prison Thursday for their role in a darknet marketplace drug trafficking organization. Benjamin Flanigan and Haleigh Flanigan, both 27, were sentenced to 18 months and 48 months in prison, respectively. Benjamin was sentenced for drug distribution and conspiracy to...

Lexington couple sentenced for participating in drug trafficking organization

LEXINGTON, Ky (WTVQ)- The city of Lexington held their annual Truck-A-Palooza Saturday on Old Frankfort Pike Road. More than 20 city trucks were there for the community to view, including units from the Department of Environmental Quality and Public Works and the Fire Department. Attendees could check out the view...

City of Lexington holds annual Truck-A-Palooza Saturday

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — 7 Brew coffee shop is opening a second location in Lexington. The company held a building drop event Thursday to celebrate the new location coming to 2895 Richmond Road. At the event, 7 Brew also presented a $2,000 check to the Kentucky Children’s Hospital.

7 Brew coffee shop opening 2nd Lexington location

Lexington, Kentucky (WTVQ – ABC 36): Good Saturday it has been the hottest day of the year so far with most areas in the low 90’s. MANY events are happening all across Kentucky this weekend. Here is a forecast for a couple of the big ones here in Lexington.

Our heat will ease up in the coming week

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — Transgender activist Emma Curtis has filed to run for the vacant Kentucky House seat once held by Lamin Swann. Curtis filed on May 22 to run for the Representative spot in the 93rd District, according to the Kentucky Registry of Election Finance. She’s listed as a Democrat.

Emma Curtis files to run for vacant District 93 Ky. House seat

RICHMOND, Ky (WTVQ)- Nearly 1100 athletes from across the state have been back at Eastern Kentucky University this weekend, competing in the annual Kentucky Special Olympics. The competitions included the state finals in four sports: soccer, bocce, track and field, and rhythmic gymnastics. The olympics kicked off Friday night and...

Special Olympics wraps up in Richmond

We enjoyed a beautiful yet very warm to hot Friday across Central and Eastern Kentucky as the bubble of high pressure slid into the heart of the Ohio Valley. With cloud-free skies and plenty of sunshine, afternoon highs surged into the upper 80s and low 90s across the area. We topped the 90 degree mark in Lexington for the first time since last September 21st so it felt more like July or August instead of early June.

Summer heat across the area for the first weekend of June

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8-year-old dies from blunt force trauma after basketball accident

CORBIN, Ky. (WTVQ) — An 8-year-old boy from Corbin died from blunt force trauma after a basketball accident at his home on...

8-year-old dies from blunt force trauma after basketball accident

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