https://www.lex18.com/weather/daily-forecast/strong-to-severe-storms-possible-for-saturday 2026-08-01 LEX 18 News - Lexington, KY (WLEX) eng 2026-08-01T09:28:09-04:00 Strong to severe storms possible for Saturday Weather, Radars and Forecast, Today's Forecast, Homepage Showcase, Daily Forecast, bayne froney, bayne froney lex18, bayne froney wx, bill meck, bill meck lex18 https://www.lex18.com/news/covering-kentucky/ksp-67-year-old-letcher-county-motorcyclist-dies-after-striking-tree-wednesday 2026-08-01 LEX 18 News - Lexington, KY (WLEX) eng 2026-08-01T11:47:42-04:00 KSP: 67-year-old Letcher County motorcyclist dies after striking tree Wednesday News, Homepage Showcase, Covering Kentucky, Charles Bentley, KSP Post 13, KY-1103, Kentucky State Police , Letcher County, Linefork , Washington County Medical Examiner's Office https://www.lex18.com/news/covering-kentucky/ymca-of-central-kentucky-hands-out-free-backpacks-supplies-to-students-across-fayette-and-franklin-counties 2026-08-01 LEX 18 News - Lexington, KY (WLEX) eng 2026-08-01T18:00:00-04:00 YMCA of Central Kentucky hands out free backpacks, supplies to students across Fayette and Franklin counties News, Homepage Showcase, Covering Kentucky, Fayette County, Franklin County, YMCA, YMCA of Central Kentucky , back-to-school, back-to-school rallies, backpack giveaway https://www.lex18.com/community/best-of-the-bluegrass/miss-kentucky-reagan-earlywine-joins-jennifer-palumbo-on-best-of-the-bluegrass 2026-08-01 LEX 18 News - Lexington, KY (WLEX) eng 2026-08-01T19:00:00-04:00 Miss Kentucky Reagan Earlywine joins Jennifer Palumbo on Best of the Bluegrass Best of the Bluegrass, Featured, Homepage Showcase, best of the bluegrass, best of the bluegrass dining deal, best of the bluegrass half-off dining deal, best of the bluegrass jennifer palumbo, best of the bluegrass palumbo, botb, botb jennifer palumbo https://www.lex18.com/community/best-of-the-bluegrass/battle-of-the-backpacks-fayette-mall-in-lexington-giving-away-2k-in-backpacks-school-supplies 2026-08-01 LEX 18 News - Lexington, KY (WLEX) eng 2026-08-01T19:00:00-04:00 Battle of the Backpacks: Fayette Mall in Lexington giving away $2K in backpacks, school supplies Best of the Bluegrass, Featured, Homepage Showcase, best of the bluegrass, best of the bluegrass dining deal, best of the bluegrass half-off dining deal, best of the bluegrass jennifer palumbo, best of the bluegrass palumbo, botb, botb jennifer palumbo https://www.lex18.com/community/best-of-the-bluegrass/kentucky-main-street-program-gives-big-boost-economic-development-to-small-downtowns 2026-08-01 LEX 18 News - Lexington, KY (WLEX) eng 2026-08-01T19:00:00-04:00 Kentucky Main Street program gives big boost, economic development to small downtowns Best of the Bluegrass, Featured, Homepage Showcase, best of the bluegrass, best of the bluegrass dining deal, best of the bluegrass half-off dining deal, best of the bluegrass jennifer palumbo, best of the bluegrass palumbo, botb, botb jennifer palumbo https://www.lex18.com/community/best-of-the-bluegrass/lexington-community-book-garden-helps-children-read-access-free-books 2026-08-01 LEX 18 News - Lexington, KY (WLEX) eng 2026-08-01T19:00:00-04:00 Lexington Community Book Garden helps children read, access free books Best of the Bluegrass, Featured, Homepage Showcase, Better Money, best of the bluegrass, best of the bluegrass dining deal, best of the bluegrass half-off dining deal, best of the bluegrass jennifer palumbo, best of the bluegrass palumbo, botb https://www.lex18.com/community/best-of-the-bluegrass/mug-shot-of-the-week-ken-lohse 2026-08-01 LEX 18 News - Lexington, KY (WLEX) eng 2026-08-01T19:00:00-04:00 Mug Shot of the Week: Ken Lohse Best of the Bluegrass, Featured, Homepage Showcase, best of the bluegrass, best of the bluegrass dining deal, best of the bluegrass half-off dining deal, best of the bluegrass jennifer palumbo, best of the bluegrass palumbo, botb, botb jennifer palumbo https://www.lex18.com/news/covering-kentucky/ksp-post-11-trooper-helps-rehabilitate-re-release-injured-juvenile-bald-eagle-back-into-wild 2026-08-01 LEX 18 News - Lexington, KY (WLEX) eng 2026-08-01T15:57:41-04:00 KSP Post 11 trooper helps rehabilitate, re-release injured juvenile bald eagle back into wild News, Homepage Showcase, Covering Kentucky, Corbin, Kentucky State Police, Lake Cumberland Wildlife Refuge , Trooper the bald eagle , bald eagle , rehabilitation https://www.lex18.com/news/crime/police-corbin-traffic-stop-leads-to-drug-arrest-discovery-of-homemade-explosive-device 2026-08-01 LEX 18 News - Lexington, KY (WLEX) eng 2026-08-01T16:58:55-04:00 Police: Corbin traffic stop leads to drug arrest, discovery of homemade explosive device News, Homepage Showcase, Crime, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Corbin Police Department, Kentucky State Police Explosive Ordnance Disposal, Knox County Detention Center, Steven W. 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