Just two years ago, the jail had more than 133 vacancies. Now, there are only eight spots open on their staff.

The school system said it doesn’t plan to make up the other days students missed because of this month’s winter weather.

As part of the changes, school representatives will now be included in key city meetings and news conferences about weather ...

The Lexington-Fayette County Health Department reports that in the week of Jan. 18, there were 168 flu cases and 51 COVID-19 ...

FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – The Franklin County Coroner has identified the Fayette County teenager that was killed in a ...

THEY WERE ABLE TO HOIST IT TO A BRIDGE DECK ON THE HIGHWAY ABOVE. THIS AFTERNOON, THE FAMILY OF A MISSING MAN FROM FAYETTE COUNTY CONFIRMED THAT THE CAR BELONGED TO THEIR LOVED ONE. KEVIN LEHIGH ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — A Fayette County man who pleaded guilty to sex crimes involving a minor received a maximum prison sentence Monday, prosecutors said. Devon Lee Underwood, 58 ...

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LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - For today’s Good Question, Kathy asks: When will inmates be allowed to have visitation again at Fayette County Detention Center? If you’re talking about in-person ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Rival petitions weighing the contract renewal of Fayette Co. Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Demetrus Liggins have circulated online in recent weeks. Many FCPS parents ...

A former business in Lewis County, Ky., collapsed overnight due to recent weather and wind, officials said.The incident was ...