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• Not Guilty Plea In Death Of Student

  May 25, 2012 9:07 AM

  (AP) - A Lexington man has entered a not guilty plea to a charge of murder in the shooting death of a high school student during a dice game. Fayette Circuit Judge Kimberly Bunnell on Thursday set bond at $500,000 for 21-year-old Deionta Hayes, who prosecutors say killed 16-year-old Chaz... more »

• Copper Thieves Destroy A/C Unit At Lexington Church Offices Play Video

  May 25, 2012 5:42 AM

  Thieves destroyed an air conditioning unit at a Lexington church denomination office early Friday morning. Police say officers responded to the Christian Church in Kentucky (Disciples of Christ) offices on Red Mile Road around 1 a.m when an alarm indicated tampering with an A/C unit. When officers arrived, they... more »

• Man Robbed Behind Gas Station

  May 25, 2012 5:21 AM

  Lexington police say they are looking for two suspects on bikes after a robbery early Friday morning. Police say the victim told them two young men beat him up and stole his wallet behind the Thorntons on the corner of Loudon Avenue and North Broadway around 2 a.m. Investigators... more »

• Lexington Police Investigate A Home Invasion Play Video

  May 25, 2012 5:08 AM

  Police continue to investigate a home invasion at the Salem Village Apartments in Lexington. Police say the victim in his 50s told them he heard a knock on the door of his Winburn Drive apartment just after 11 p.m. Thursday. The man says when he opened the door, several... more »

• Motorcycle Hit By Car In Lexington

  May 24, 2012 8:26 AM

  A motorcyclist suffered minor injuries in an accident on North Broadway just past the interstate Thursday morning. Police say the man operating a motorcycle rode into the bike lane to pass cars just before 8 a.m. Another vehicle turning left into a BP gas station parking lot hit the... more »

• Police Arrest Man, Say He Ran Crime Ring

  May 24, 2012 6:54 AM

  Police arrested a man they say headed an organized crime ring in Lexington. According to court documents, 10 to 15 people worked under Anthony Scott Owens, 40, stealing credit and bank cards from vehicles. They would then use the stolen cards to purchase gift cards from area stores. ... more »

• Police Arrest Two In Credit Card Scam Play Video

  May 24, 2012 6:21 AM

  Lexington police arrested two men Wednesday night and charged them with running an elaborate credit card scam. According to court documents, police pulled over a car and arrested Stafford Boyd Jr., 21, and Jemil Rasheed, 22, and charged each of them with 133 counts of possession of a forged... more »

• Small Fire In Downtown Lexington Building

  May 24, 2012 4:57 AM

  Lexington firefighters responded to a downtown building when the basement filled with smoke early Thursday morning. Firefighters got the call around 1 a.m. and responded to the building 249 East Main Street. An electrical panel for a water pump shorted out, sparking a small fire. Damage was limited... more »

• Fire Burns Through Lexington Home Play Video

  May 23, 2012 5:48 AM

  A fire heavily damaged a home in Lexington early Wednesday morning, Firefighters say the blaze apparently started outside in the back of a home on Roosevelt Boulevard. Flames burned up the wall and into the attic. Nobody was home at the time and there were no reported injuries. ... more »

• Armed Man Robs Lexington Restaurant Play Video

  May 23, 2012 5:34 AM

  Police continue the search for the man who robbed a Lexington restaurant early Wednesday morning. Police say a masked man armed with a black handgun walked into the back door of Jimmy John's on Waller Avenue just after 1 a.m. The suspect cleaned out the cash register and ran... more »

• Baby Found Alone In Lexington Home

  May 22, 2012 6:46 AM

  Officials responded to a Lexington home when a baby was found alone. But the child's mother says it was all a big misunderstanding. Kathy Townsend says she leaves her son Kiavani with her older brother every day while she goes to work. On Monday, she got a call... more »

• Police Arrest Wrong-Way Driver Play Video

  May 21, 2012 5:14 AM

  Police arrested the driver of a vehicle who drove the wrong way around New Circle Road late Sunday night. Police say officers spotted the pickup truck on the outer loop near Tates Creek Road just before midnight. The man refused to pull over and continued for several miles. Police... more »

• Car Hits Bicycle Along New Circle Road Play Video

  May 18, 2012 6:07 AM

  A bicyclist was injured when a car hit him in Lexington Thursday night. Police say the cyclist was crossing New Circle Road New Circle Road at Woodhill Drive around 8 p.m. when the car struck him. Investigators say the victim was in the crosswalk, but crossed against the light.... more »

• Three Hurt In Four-Vehicle Crash Play Video

  May 18, 2012 5:53 AM

  Three people suffered injuries in a four-vehicle crash in Lexington Thursday evening. Police say the driver of a Jeep ran a red light at the intersection of Southland Drive and Nicholasville Road around 7:45 p.m. and slammed into a red Honda turning left onto Southland. The Jeep went airborne,... more »

• Man Says He Was Robbed Outside Lexington Bar Play Video

  May 18, 2012 5:01 AM

  Police continue the search for a robbery suspect Friday morning. Police say the victim told them a man with a knife held him up outside of the Green Lantern at Third Street and Jefferson Street around 2:30 a.m. The victim told officers the suspect took off up Jefferson Street.... more »

• Another Pedestrian Hit By Car In Lexington Play Video

  May 18, 2012 4:51 AM

  For the third time this week, a car struck a pedestrian crossing a Lexington road. Police say a black car clipped a man walking across New Circle Road from the McDonald's just north of Liberty Road. The car kept going, leaving the victim in the middle of the road.... more »

• Man Arrested, Charged With Violent Robbery Of Ex-Girlfriend

  May 17, 2012 5:51 AM

  Fayette County Sheriff's deputies made an arrest in connection with an April robbery Wednesday night. According to court documents, John A. Moore, 42, stole his girlfriends purse back on April 9, and when she tried to stop him, he pulled her into a car by her hair and drove... more »

• Man Arrested After Child Wanders Off

  May 17, 2012 5:33 AM

  Lexington police arrested a man after a toddler got out of an apartment and wandered into the street Wednesday night. Police say the 2-year-old walked into the intersection of Oxford Circle and Cambridge Drive, and was nearly hit by a car. According to court documents, the toddler was in... more »

• Summer Author Series Starting Up At Waveland

  May 16, 2012 8:57 AM

  (AP) - Waveland State Historic Site in Lexington kicks off its Summer Author Series this week with a visit from James C. Nicholson, author of "The Kentucky Derby: How the Run for the Roses Became America's Premier Sporting Event." The series, which continues monthly through October, is free and is... more »

• Pedestrian Killed Crossing Nicholasville Road Identified

  May 16, 2012 7:57 AM

  The Fayette County Coroner's Office has released the name of the man struck and killed by a vehicle on Nicholasville Road Monday night. The coroner says Romeo Adolfo Tema Lopez, 34, died after a Toyota Camry hit him as he tried to cross Nicholasville Road near Zandale Drive around... more »

• Man Charged With Sex Abuse After Strange Incident In Store

  May 16, 2012 6:09 AM

  Police arrested a man and charged him with sexual abuse after a bizarre incident at a Lexington store Tuesday. Police say surveillance video at the K-Mart on Nicholasviile Road shows Hector Gomez-Delgado, 29, following a woman and her children through the store. Investigators say Gomez-Delgado touched himself inappropriately as... more »

• Man Breaks Into Home, Gets Stabbed Play Video

  May 16, 2012 5:43 AM

  Police say a man will face charges after he broke into a Lexington home to get to an ex-girlfriend early Wednesday morning. Investigators say Robert Young forced his way into a home on Ohio Street around 2 a.m. Another man inside confronted Young and stabbed him during the altercation.... more »

• Gas Price Spike

  May 15, 2012 5:32 AM

  After falling for several straight weeks, gasoline prices began shooting up across central Kentucky on Monday. By Tuesday morning, many gas stations in Lexington advertised regular unleaded gas at $3.75, a 20 cent or more increase. A few stations had not yet raised prices, holding the line at $3.46... more »

• Pedestrian Hit And Killed Along Nicholasville Road Play Video

  May 15, 2012 4:51 AM

  For the second straight night, a man died trying to cross a Lexington street. Police say a silver car narrowly missed a man walking across Nicholasville Road near Zandale Drive just before 10 p.m., but a black Toyota Camry struck him. The victim died at the scene. Investigators... more »

• Man Crashes Vehicle Into Fountain Play Video

  May 14, 2012 5:26 AM

  Lexington police arrested a man after he crashed his vehicle into a downtown Lexington fountain early Monday morning. Police say the driver of an SUV lost control trying to make a turn and veered off the road. The vehicle took down a light pole and then came to a... more »

• Pedestrian Hit Twice, Killed In Lexington Play Video

  May 14, 2012 4:58 AM

  A man died after two cars struck him as he tried to cross a busy road in Lexington Sunday night. Police say a pedestrian wearing dark clothing tired to cross Richmond Road near Fontaine Road in front of Walgreens around 9:45 a.m. As the man walked across, a white... more »

• Woman Hurt In Downtown Crash

  May 10, 2012 9:40 AM

  A woman suffered injuries when her small SUV hit a car head-on and then slammed into a building in downtown Lexington Thursday morning. The accident happened just before 9 a.m. at Short Street and Jefferson Street. Police say the woman driving the SUV ran a red light and hit... more »

• Vehicle Crashes Into Downtown Lexington Building

  May 10, 2012 9:09 AM

  A small SUV crashed into a car and then into a building along Jefferson Street in Lexington Thursday morning. LEX 18 has a crew on the scene. Stay tuned for more information as it becomes available. more »

• Home Invasion Shooting Victim Dies

  May 10, 2012 7:03 AM

  A man shot in a home invasion early Monday morning died Wednesday. Police say Edgar Vieyra, 18, entered a house at the end of Wayland Drive, off Bryan Station Road, around 2:30 a.m., shot two people and assaulted a third. Another person inside managed to tackle Vieyra and hold... more »

• Woman Arrested For Throwing Urine Filled Condom At Officer

  May 10, 2012 6:46 AM

  A woman stands accused of throwing a condom full of urine at a court officer in Lexington. According to court documents, Angela Cole, 34, smuggled a condom full of urine into family court to use as a sample in a drug test. Police say when the officer discovered the... more »

• Man Arrested, Charged With Raping His Daughter's Mother Play Video

  May 10, 2012 6:13 AM

  Lexington police say a man assaulted and raped the mother of his daughter, then forced her and the 10-year-old girl to take him to a bank, withdraw money and drive him to London. According to court documents, Dustin A. Carriere, 28, kicked down the door of the victim's home... more »

• Lexington Police Make Arrest In Shooting Incident

  May 9, 2012 6:54 AM

  Lexington police made an arrest early Wednesday morning in connection with a shooting incident back on April 6. According to court documents, surveillance video showed three men firing guns toward a home along Greenwood Avenue. A heavyset man wearing a black hooded sweatshirt ran from the home and fired... more »

• Husband Hears Wife's Attack On Voice Mail Play Video

  May 9, 2012 5:37 AM

  A man attacked a woman and robbed her in front of a Lexington store and her husband heard the whole thing on his voice mail. The victim says she was locking up the Dollar Tree store on Alexandria Drive around 11 p.m. and called her husband to come pick... more »

• Police Look For Burglary Suspect Who Was Possibly Shot Play Video

  May 9, 2012 4:52 AM

  Police continue to search for a burglary suspect who may have been shot during a break-in, along with a second suspect and the homeowner. Police responded to a home on Aqueduct Drive, just off Alumni Drive and New Circle Road, around 1 a.m. Wednesday. Neighbors say they heard gunshots... more »

• Police: Weather Factor In Winchester Road Crash

  May 8, 2012 9:40 AM

  Police say wet roads were a factor in an accident that sent one woman to the hospital Tuesday morning. According to police, a woman driving along Winchester Road at the New Circle Road intersection couldn't stop on the wet pavement and rear-ended an SUV around 9 a.m. EMS took... more »

• Accident On Winchester At New Circle

  May 8, 2012 9:19 AM

  Police and fire department crews are on the scene of an accident on Winchester Road at New Circle. Stay tuned for more information as it becomes available. more »

• Man Gets Run Over By Own Car

  May 8, 2012 8:44 AM

  A man escaped serious injury when his own car hit him near a Lexington elementary school Tuesday morning. Police say a man was driving his 11-year-old daughter to Squires Elementary School when the transmission went out on his car. He got out to push the vehicle with his daughter... more »

• Three Escape House Fire In Lexington Play Video

  May 8, 2012 5:11 AM

  Three people escaped a burning house in Lexington early Tuesday morning. Firefighters say the fire apparently started in a bedroom. When they arrived, heavy smoke was rolling out of the window. Firefighters managed to contain the blaze to that room. The three people inside made it out safely.... more »

• Two Accidents On Area Interstates

  May 8, 2012 4:49 AM

  Police and firefighters worked two rollover accidents along central Kentucky interstates overnight. Two people suffered injuries when a car flipped along I-64 in Franklin County early Tuesday morning. A passing driver spotted the car upside down along the side of the interstate between the Kentucky River and the Frankfort... more »

• Local Gas Prices Drop Several More Cents

  May 7, 2012 8:39 AM

  Average retail gasoline prices in Lexington fell another 7.6 cents per gallon over the past week, averaging $3.60 per gallon Sunday. This compares with the national average that fell 2.9 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.77 per gallon, according to gasoline price website LexingtonGasPrices.com. Prices Sunday... more »

• Shootout In Restaurant Parking Lot Play Video

  May 7, 2012 6:02 AM

  Witnesses say the occupants of two cars exchanged gunfire in the parking lot of a fast food restaurant early Monday morning. A dark blue car and and SUV were in the parking lot of the Hardee's at the corner of New Circle Road and North Broadway around 2:30 a.m.... more »

• Two Shot, One Arrested In Lexington Home Invasion Play Video

  May 7, 2012 5:25 AM

  Two people suffered gunshot wounds in a violent home invasion in Lexington early Monday morning. Police say a man entered a house at the end of Wayland Drive, off Bryan Station Road, around 2:30 a.m. He shot two people and assaulted a third. Another person inside managed to tackle... more »

• Police Search For Bank Burglar

  May 4, 2012 7:06 AM

  Police continue to investigate a burglary at a Lexington bank. Police say somebody entered the Traditional Bank branch on Tates Creek Road at Malibu Drive around 4 a.m. Investigators say it appears the burglar entered through the roof. When officers arrived, the suspect was gone. Police say the... more »

• Lexington Police Make Arrest, Charge Man With Murder Play Video

  May 4, 2012 5:21 AM

  According to Lexington police documents, officers arrested a man and charged him with murder around 11 p.m. Thursday night. Police have not said whether this arrest is connected to the murder of Christopher Thongs. Somebody shot the 19-year-old along Loudon Avenue Thursday afternoon. Thongs collapsed on the porch... more »

• Xerox Hiring 300 People In Lexington

  May 3, 2012 8:34 AM

  Xerox is hiring more than 300 people at its call center in Lexington. Positions include customer service representatives, quality assurance analysts, technical analysts and service center managers. Xerox is expanding its current workforce quickly in order to handle the company's new client growth. Xerox hopes to hire and train... more »

• Police Continue To Investigate Crash Involving School Bus Play Video

  May 3, 2012 5:37 AM

  Police say a Fayette County school bus driver involved in an accident on Wednesday afternoon in Lexington ran a red light near Hamburg Pavilion and slammed into a car. But William Gourley says the light was green. The bus and Mercedes crashed in the intersection. The woman driving... more »

• Bouncer Gets 185 Stitches After Attack Play Video

  May 2, 2012 5:58 AM

  Lexington police continue to search for a man who attacked a bouncer at a Lexington nightclub with a box cutter over the weekend. Rodney Lightfoot received 185 stitches in his head, back and inside of his mouth after the attack. He says he was dealing with a man causing... more »

• Police Make Arrest After Hours Of Searching Play Video

  May 2, 2012 5:10 AM

  After hours of searching, Lexington police made an arrest when they found their suspect asleep inside the cab of a tractor. Police say Kevin M. Dotson, 34, attacked his wife with a pipe outside of the Shell gas station at Newtown Pike and Stanton Way. The woman was taken... more »

• Firefighters Make Quick Work Of Roof Fire Play Video

  May 2, 2012 4:48 AM

  Firefighters quickly put out a fire on the roof of a building in Lexington early Wednesday morning. A passerby spotted the blaze on top of a vacant two-story building along Winchester Road, between Liberty Road and Loudon Avenue, around 3 a.m. There was little damage and there were... more »

• Fire Discovered Burning Under Lexington Home Play Video

  May 1, 2012 5:15 AM

  Investigators are looking into the cause of a fire discovered smoldering under a Lexington home early Tuesday morning. A neighbor spotted smoke rolling from beneath a home on Headley Avenue around 2 a.m. When firefighters arrived, they found a fire burning in a crawlspace under the house. As crews... more »

• Area Gas Prices Continue To Drop

  April 30, 2012 9:23 AM

  Average retail gasoline prices in Lexington fell another 9.0 cents per gallon over the past week, averaging $3.70 per gallon Sunday. This compares with the national average that fell 3.3 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.81 per gallon, according to gasoline price website LexingtonGasPrices.com. Prices Sunday stood... more »

• Suspicious Fire In Lexington Apartment

  April 30, 2012 8:18 AM

  Officials call a small fire in a Lexington apartment building Monday morning suspicious. Firefighters responded to a call at an apartment building along Dalton Avenue around 7 a.m. Firefighters say they found a pile of clothes burning inside a vacant unit. Crews quickly put out the blaze and nobody... more »

• Woman Arrested After Shoplifting, Fight With Constable

  April 30, 2012 6:23 AM

  Police arrested a woman Sunday after a shoplifting incident escalated into a fight with a constable. According to the police report, an employee spotted a woman taking items in the Victoria's Secret at Fayette Mall. A uniformed constable tried to stop the woman, but the suspect fought back. The... more »

• Police Investigate Shots Fired In Lexington Neighborhood Play Video

  April 30, 2012 5:25 AM

  Police converged on a Lexington neighborhood after a report of a shot fired early Monday morning. Police say they got a call about a gunshot around 3:30 a.m. at a home along Yamacraw Place in the McConnells Trace neighborhood off Leestown Road. Police say four roommates live in the... more »

• Fire Damages Lexington Home Play Video

  April 27, 2012 6:51 AM

  Fire damaged a home Thursday afternoon, the second setback this month for a Lexington family. Josh Reid lives next door to the home on Crystal Falls Road. He says he saw smoke pouring from the back of his neighbor's house and called 911. Then he banged on doors and... more »

• Bullet Barely Misses Man's Head Play Video

  April 27, 2012 5:22 AM

  A Lexington man apparently cheated death Thursday night. Steven Bates says he was cooking some food inside his Matador North apartment on Winburn Drive around 11:30 p.m. when he heard a pop and a bullet blasted through his kitchen wall, whizzing just past his head. "The cops said... more »

• Two Hurt In Lexington DUI Crash Play Video

  April 27, 2012 4:49 AM

  A single vehicle accident in Lexington put two people in the hospital early Friday morning. Police say the driver of an SUV ran a stop sign and lost control along Landsdowne Drive at Wilson Downing, and slammed into a tree around 2:30 a.m. The driver managed to get out... more »

• Car Crashes Into Light Pole

  April 26, 2012 8:56 AM

  Police say wet roads might have been a factor in an accident along New Circle Road Thursday morning. Police say the driver of a car was exiting New Circle Road onto the ramp leading into the Lexmark parking lot and lost control around 8 a.m. The car slammed into... more »

• Man, Baby Taken To Hospital After Crash

  April 26, 2012 7:29 AM

  A man and a baby were taken to the hospital after a crash along Winchester Road Thursday morning. Police say a pickup truck crossed over into the opposite lane and crashed into an oncoming pickup out past the Man O' War intersection just before 7 a.m. EMS took the... more »

• Car Hits Concrete Overpass Support In Lexington Play Video

  April 26, 2012 6:00 AM

  A man suffered injuries when his car slammed into a concrete overpass support column in Lexington Thursday morning. Police say witnesses told them the driver of a white Nissan turned left onto New Circle Road from North Broadway just after 5 a.m., accelerated too hard and lost control. The... more »

• Man Arrested In Lexington Shooting Case

  April 26, 2012 5:44 AM

  Lexington police say they have made an arrest in a shooting that happened last Friday. Police say officers responded to the area of Fifth Street and Smith Street around 7:30 p.m. after residents heard several gunshots. Later, a man showed up at Good Samaritan Hospital suffering from two gunshot... more »

• Accident Along New Circle Road

  April 26, 2012 5:25 AM

  Police have shut down the outer loop of New Circle Road due to an accident. It appears a car slammed into the center column of the railroad overpass between Limestone and North Broadway. Stay tuned for more information as it becomes available. more »

• Fayette Co. School Bus Involved In Accident

  April 25, 2012 8:22 AM

  One person suffered injuries in a crash involving two vehicles and a Fayette County school bus Wednesday morning. The accident happened along Manchester Street near Driscoll Street just after 7:30 a.m. Police say the bus stopped at the railroad tracks and the car following stopped as well. A third... more »

• Man Arrested In DUI Hit-And-Run

  April 25, 2012 5:53 AM

  Lexington police arrested a man after a pair of hit-and-run crashes Tuesday night. Police say Anthony Carter, 34, clipped two cars and kept right on going. Officers finally caught up with him nearby on Old Paris Pike and made the arrest. Police charged Carter with DUI, leaving the... more »

• Beware: Rain Slick Roads

  April 25, 2012 5:00 AM

  Police warn drivers to use caution on wet roads during the Wednesday morning commute. One car ran off Winchester Road, just off I-75, early Wednesday morning. Witnesses say the driver lost control and slid into some bushes. The driver was not injured. more »

• Kitchen Fire Damages Lexington Home Play Video

  April 25, 2012 4:53 AM

  A Lexington man came home to find his kitchen in flames Tuesday night. The man who lives on one side of a duplex on Delmont Court, off Versailles Road, says he went next door around 11 p.m. to use the phone and check on a sick friend. He says... more »

• Woman Charged With Neglecting Adult In Her Care Play Video

  April 24, 2012 6:10 AM

  Lexington police arrested a UK Hospital employee and charged her with neglecting an adult under her care at her home. According to the police report, Betty Wilson, 57, took care of a family member at her house on Shawnee Avenue. When police went to the home, they found garbage,... more »

• Man Leaves Scene Of Rollover Accident Play Video

  April 24, 2012 5:12 AM

  A man wandered away from a rollover accident in Lexington early Tuesday morning. A passing off-duty firefighter spotted a car flipped upside down along Chinoe Road, near the intersection with Fontaine Road, around 2 a.m. The car apparently hit the curb and flipped. Police and firefighters responded and found... more »

• Fire In Apartment House Near UK Campus

  April 23, 2012 9:36 AM

  Firefighters responded to a fire near the University of Kentucky campus Monday morning. The blaze broke out just before 9 a.m. in an apartment house on Kalmia Avenue, off Rose Street. Firefighters quickly extinguished the small blaze and there was reportedly very little damage. The fire produced enough smoke... more »

• A Little Relief At The Pump

  April 23, 2012 8:47 AM

  Average retail gasoline prices in Lexington fell 14.5 cents per gallon over the past week, averaging $3.81 per gallon Sunday. This compares with the national average that fell 4.2 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.85 per gallon, according to gasoline price website LexingtonGasPrices.com. Prices Sunday stood... more »

• Overturned Garbage Truck Play Video

  April 23, 2012 7:53 AM

  A garbage truck overturned in Lexington Monday morning. The accident happened along Rookwood Parkway at the intersection of Bryan Station Road around 7:30 a.m. EMS took the driver to the hospital. Officials did not release any information on his condition. Crews are working to clean up spilled... more »

• Man Pulled From Burning Car After Crash Play Video

  April 23, 2012 6:26 AM

  Passersby pulled a victim from a flaming car after an accident in Lexington Monday morning. Witnesses say a car rear-ended an SUV along inbound Nicholasville Road at Southpoint Drive around 5:30 a.m. The car burst into flames after impact. Two motorists stopped to help and pulled the victim from... more »

• Fire In Downtown Lexington Building Play Video

  April 23, 2012 5:14 AM

  Firefighters are on the scene of a fire in a historic downtown Lexington building. The fire broke out around 4:30 a.m. in the former Metropol restaurant building on the corner of Short Street and Mill Street. A passing police officer spotted heavy smoke coming from second and third... more »

• President Clinton Appearing In Lexington

  April 23, 2012 4:50 AM

  A former president will visit Lexington Monday. President Bill Clinton will appear to support the Go-Green movement of local students, making an appearance at the Bluegrass Youth Sustainability Council's Earth Day Celebration at Rupp Arena. He will deliver the keynote speech. Officials say they expect more than 4,000... more »

• House Fire Near "Browned Out" Fire Station Play Video

  April 20, 2012 7:14 AM

  Just one day after a man suffering from chest pains went to a Lexington fire station for help and found it closed, a house caught fire near another "browned out" station. Neighbors spotted flames inside a house just around the corner from the fire station on Southland Drive Thursday... more »

• Arrest Made In Deadly Home Invasion Case

  April 20, 2012 6:21 AM

  Lexington police say they have made an arrest in the case of a home invasion that led to a deadly shooting last month. Police say two masked men broke into a home on Sixth Street and Chestnut Street on March 6, and robbed a woman and her son. During... more »

• Same Suspect Possibly Behind Two Armed Robberies Play Video

  April 20, 2012 5:49 AM

  Police say the same man possibly robbed two gas stations in Lexington early Friday morning. Investigators say a clerk at Thorntons on Versailles Road told them the suspect came in just after midnight and got a drink. As he was checking out, the man jumped over the counter, pulled... more »

• Serious Motorcycle Crash On New Circle Could Impact Morning Commute Play Video

  April 20, 2012 5:24 AM

  A man suffered serious injuries in a motorcycle accident along New Circle Road in Lexington early Friday morning. A crash reconstruction unit remains on the scene, and police have the inner loop of New Circle shut down at Harrodsburg Road. Police say witnesses told them the motorcycle was... more »

• Lexington Police Search For Home Invasion Suspects Play Video

  April 19, 2012 6:24 AM

  Lexington police continue to hunt for two suspects involved in a home invasion Wednesday night. Police say three people inside an apartment on Creekside South Apartments on Devonport Drive opened the door when they heard some scratching outside around 9:30 p.m. Two men pushed their way inside and demanded... more »

• Father, Son Arrested For Theft Play Video

  April 19, 2012 6:09 AM

  Police arrested a man and his 11-year-old son, and charged them with stealing metal from a scrap yard. Police say they were called to Northland Scrap Metal Yard on Patterson Street around 9 p.m. Wednesday. Officers say they found Anthony Hanley, 33, and his son inside a truck loaded... more »

• Police Make Arrest In Stabbing Case Play Video

  April 18, 2012 5:33 AM

  Lexington police have made an arrest in connection with a stabbing on Clayton Avenue. Police say Wesley B. Bivins, 33, got into an argument with the victim in his home early Tuesday morning. Investigators say at some point, Bivins pulled a knife and two men outside stepped in to... more »

• Police Looking For Hit-And-Run Suspect Play Video

  April 18, 2012 5:19 AM

  Police continue the search for the driver who plowed a vehicle into a parked van early Wednesday morning. The incident happened around 1:30 a.m. along Lynn Drive. Police say evidence indicates the driver missed the turn from Faircrest Avenue, drove into a yard and smashed into a van parked... more »

• Car Drives Into Lexington Home Play Video

  April 17, 2012 6:25 AM

  A man drove his car straight into a Lexington home Monday evening. A woman who lives in the house on Bold Bidder Drive at Pimlico Parkway says she was out back when she heard the crash. She says the car first hit a light post in front of the... more »

• Man Arrested After Second Man Cut With Knife Play Video

  April 17, 2012 6:07 AM

  Lexington police arrested a man after a fight involving a knife and a baseball bat early Tuesday morning. Police say a man and a woman got into an argument on Fifth Street around 2 a.m. Investigators say when a second man tried to intervene, Jesse Ross Jr., 60, attacked... more »

• Lexington Police Looking For Chase Suspects Play Video

  April 17, 2012 5:50 AM

  Lexington police are looking for two men who dumped a vehicle and fled after a chase along downtown streets early Tuesday morning. Police say an officer tried to pull over a pickup truck around 1:30 a.m., but the driver took off. The truck reportedly reached speeds of up to... more »

• Police Investigating Stabbing In Lexington Play Video

  April 17, 2012 5:13 AM

  Lexington police continue to search for a suspect in an early morning stabbing. Police say two men inside a home on Clayton Avenue got into an argument sometime after midnight Tuesday. The fight turned physical, and at some point, one of the men pulled a knife. Two men who... more »

• Area Gas Prices Rise

  April 16, 2012 7:52 AM

  After remaining relatively stable for a couple of week, gas prices in Lexington spiked just in time for the weekend. Retail gasoline prices in Lexington rose 11.3 cents per gallon over the past week, averaging $3.96 per gallon Sunday. This compares with the national average that fell 1.4 cents... more »

• Visitation Held For Aspiring Singer Killed In Car Accident Play Video

  April 16, 2012 5:48 AM

  Family and friends gathered Sunday to remember the life of a young woman killed in a car accident in Lexington Friday morning. Audrey Hounshell, 20, was thrown from her car when it flipped on the off-ramp from New Circle Road onto Nicholasville Road. The talented aspiring musician was scheduled... more »

• Woman Shot During Attempted Break-In Play Video

  April 16, 2012 5:28 AM

  Two men trying to break into a Lexington home shot a woman late Sunday night. Police say a woman and a man inside a home on Gerald Drive, near Windburn Middle School, told them two tall back men tried to force their way into a side and front door... more »

• Man Arrested After Nearly Crashing Into McDonald's Play Video

  April 12, 2012 6:42 AM

  A man nearly ran his truck into a Lexington McDonald's early Thursday morning. Police say a witness told them the driver lost control of his truck around 1:45 a.m. along Nicholasville Road near Man 'O War Boulevard. The truck ran up an embankment, crashed through a fence and slammed... more »

• Crash Shuts Down New Circle Rd. - Nicholasville Rd. Off-Ramp

  April 12, 2012 5:21 AM

  A crash in Lexington will likely cause rush hour traffic impact Thursday morning. Police say a passing driver spotted a car flipped upside down in a ditch along the off-ramp from New Circle Road to Nicholasville Road around 3 a.m. The woman driving the car was lying outside of... more »