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Police in Frankfort have arrested a woman they say left a chihuahua puppy in a box by a river bank earlier this week. On Tuesday, employees at the Frankfort Sewer Department say they saw a woman in a late model silver Chevrolet SUV carry a box out of her... more »

It's a Top Secret" Kentucky facility guarded so closely few visitors have ever been allowed inside. And that's left some even high-ranking officials questioning...is there really gold in Fort Knox? The U.S. bullion depository opened in the late 1930s and the Treasury Department claims it holds a large portion... more »

Be sure to watch Josh Breslow's full report "The Redhead Murders" Thursday on LEX 18 News At 6. Bill Brafford describes his town of Gray, Kentucky in Knox County as "a quiet, sleepy little village." In early April 1985, a gruesome discovery along Highway 25 awoke that "sleepy,... more »

It's a strange incident that was investigated by the state at St. Claire Medical Center in Morehead. LEX 18 went On Special Assignment details on the case that has raised plenty of eyebrows. LEX 18 obtained a discrepancy report from the Department of Health and Human Services detailing events... more »

Be sure to watch Kristen Pflum's "On Special Assignment" report Thursday at 6 on LEX 18 If you have a child in daycare or you operate a daycare, you may be surprised about this story. A woman who's been accused of a stabbing and setting up a robbery had... more »

They wanted a fresh start. Christopher Thongs and his family moved to Kentucky after losing everything in Hurricane Katrina. But last week, he became the city's fifth homicide victim this year. And, his accused killer is someone who should have been in jail. LEX 18 went On Special Assignment to... more »

Watch LEX 18's Leigh Searcy's "On Special Assignment" report Thursday at 6 A Knott County boy vanished without a trace from his front yard 30 years ago. What happened to six-year-old Kelly Hollan? Decades later, police believe one person may have the answer to that puzzling question. LEX 18... more »

Just about everyone you know is on Facebook or Twitter these days. The social networking websites have a lot to offer, but how much of your information do you really want shared with everyone? Do you really want all to see what you're watching or reading? LEX 18 wen On... more »

(Be sure to tune in to LEX 18 News at 6 for Leigh Searcy's "On Special Assignment" report) An Owsley County man says he's fighting an uphill battle with a coal company that owes him thousands of dollars and that the company is still mining on his property despite... more »

This month marks the 200th anniversary of the catastrophic 1812 New Madrid earthquake that violently shook Kentucky and several other states. LEX 18's Adam Baker is On Special Assignment at the quake's epicenter in Missouri to investigate the question, "Could it happen again?" Journals, books and artwork capture the... more »