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Moving to a new city is hard at any age, and it gets harder when you are in your nineties. New streets, new faces, and no old friends down the hall can make a fresh start feel lonely. One retirement community in Lexington, Kentucky, has found a simple fix that...
Kentucky’s old street photographs contain buildings that once needed no explanation: a hotel opposite a theater, a market filled with trade, or a courthouse that made the town square instantly recognizable. Their loss changed more than a skyline. It changed the landmarks people used to describe where they were going.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Immanuel Baptist Church on Armstrong Mill hosted the 10th Clean Slate Expungement Clinic for people in the city seeking help after a criminal record. Nine volunteer attorneys were on hand to help start the expungement process for about 100 clients. Seeking a job with benefits. Grant...
The sun’s going down, it’s getting cold, and you’re deciding whether your dog should come inside. Legally speaking, the answer depends on where in Kentucky you live. Some cities, including Lexington and Louisville, spell out much more than the state does. Here are the rules to know...
Construction fencing now wraps almost entirely around the Margaret I. King Library at the University of Kentucky, blocking a major student pathway and forcing foot traffic to detour from every direction as the university's demolition phase gets underway on a renovation years in the making. The university announced the Margaret...
FCPS is considering several measures to balance its budget, including eliminating nearly 200 positions, freezing employee pay, and cutting a professional development day.
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Five Kentucky restaurants, including Lexington’s Dudley’s on Short, have been added to the Kentucky Historic Dining Guide, highlighting dining destinations that combine local cuisine with historic architecture and preservation. Gov. Andy Beshear announced the additions Thursday, bringing the guide’s total to 23 restaurants since...
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - During the week of Thanksgiving, there will be no City yard waste collection. Additionally, there will be no City waste collection on Thursday, Nov. 26 or Friday, Nov. 27 due to the holiday. Residents and businesses that normally receive curbside pickup on Thursday or Friday will...
The proposal would create what's known as a tourism improvement district, which would use an extra two percent fee to bolster marketing efforts for the city. Ameet Patel with the Thoroughbred Hospitality Group described how it would work during the council's work session Tuesday. "The idea of it is fairly...
Airports in Lexington, Louisville and Cincinnati grounded departing flights during an hours-long FAA nationwide stop order.
Airports in Lexington, Louisville and Cincinnati have grounded departing flights as the FAA issues a stop order across the U.S.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - A Microsoft Outlook outage disrupted work for folks across the country and here in Lexington on Thursday and into Friday morning. This includes Lexington city employees and a restaurant worker at the University of Kentucky, forcing them to find other ways to communicate. Liz Rodgers, the...
Sam Dick went off the beaten path to visit a Winchester radio station that offers a unique way to honor veterans.
KENTUCKY (WKYT) - The U.S. Department of Education recently announced that five high school students from Kentucky, including one from Fayette County, were among the 161 seniors chosen as 2026 U.S. Presidential Scholars. The five students are:. Hosamulhaq Brula from South Warren High School in Warren County;. Samuel J. Busse...
Kentucky Auditor Allison Ball’s office has turned its examination of Fayette County Public Schools’ finances over to the school district for review, a spokesperson said Thursday. Olivia McKown, a spokesperson for Ball’s office, confirmed that FCPS has received the audit. It has not been made public yet. “The confidential draft special examination report was submitted to the district on the evening of Tuesday, November 10. The district has 15 days to prepare and send their response to the Auditor,” McKown said. “Our office will review their responses and determine if an auditor reply is needed. Once the final APA review is complete, it will be released to the public in early December.” “Once they receive it, they have 15 days to respond. Our office will not release it to the public until we receive and review their response,” McKown said. FCPS has received the special examination from the Kentucky Auditor of Public Accounts and will work within the established 15-day timeframe to review and respond, district spokesperson Miranda Scully said. “Just as we have done with all previous reports and audits, FCPS will share the examination publicly once that formal review process is complete, in coordination with the Auditor’s office,”
MT. VERON, Ky. (WKYT) - Health leaders in Rockcastle County say not enough kindergarten-age children are receiving the measles immunization, raising concern about a possible measles outbreak. Doctors at Rockcastle Regional Hospital in Mount Vernon say they wish more parents planned to vaccinate their children. Vaccination rate falls short of...
James Brown will make history in January 2027 as Lexington's first Black vice mayor, stepping into the role as he finishes his current term as council member at-large.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Fayette County Public Schools officials are working on the district’s fiscal year 2028 budget. Members of the Fayette County Board of Education’s Finance and Accountability Committee said Wednesday that it is likely to include personnel cuts to balance it. The board will consider the...
Officials say Lexington is 254 shelter beds short of what is needed.
