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        London toddler Nora Trejo reunites with the crews who helped save her life

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        One dead, another seriously hurt in three-vehicle crash

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        Former Walmart employee surprised by coworkers as she begins first year teaching

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        Lexington gun violence program draws interest from state lawmakers

        Karolina Buczek
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        Covering Kentucky

        What do Flock cameras in Scott County actually record?

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        Daily Forecast

        Friday Feels Like Fall

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        Abandoned kittens found in box at Clark County industrial park

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        Covering Kentucky

        Winburn wraps up 'One School One Book' initiative with 'awesome' family night

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        Kentucky Supreme Court denies AG request in death penalty dispute

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        Covering Kentucky

        Fire destroys Johnson County tire business, prompts large mutual-aid response

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        Fatal Crash

        Covering Kentucky

        Driver killed after passenger van crashes into fence in Woodford County

        WLEX Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Kentucky measles cases rise to 64; 7 hospitalized in statewide outbreak

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        Tips for UK students to 'Be safe and Be seen' while getting around campus

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        Covering Kentucky

        Four displaced after fire near downtown Lexington

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        Crystal Blossom Inc. carries on a breast cancer warrior's legacy

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        Daily Forecast

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        Historic Lexington properties demolished for student housing

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        Demolition of historic properties in Aylesford neighborhood sparks debate

        Carlee Hogsten
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        Covering Kentucky

        Richmond Road construction nears end with new safety design for drivers

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        20 years later, Lexington remembers deadly flood that changed the city

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        Supporters rally around KSU student-athlete detained by ICE

        Evelyn Schultz
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        Judge to rule in November on bond request for man charged in deadly crash

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        Two adults arrested after Flock cameras in three counties found destroyed

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        Covering Kentucky

        Crab Orchard man's truck stolen, police seek public's help

        Drew Amman
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        Driver cited after crashing into stopped school bus in McCracken County

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        Daily Forecast

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