Investigation starts into huge fire at Lexington stockyard
Investigators have started interviewing witnesses to a massive fire that destroyed a beef cattle auction business in Lexington. Lexington Fire Department spokesman Joe Best said Sunday that it's too early to determine the cause of the fire and exactly where it started.Saturday's fire destroyed seven acres of the stockyards operated by the Blue Grass Livestock Marketing Group. No one was injured. The flames also consumed several nearby businesses.Best says officials are interviewing a large num..>> view originalSecond annual Lexington Music Awards handed out in speedy fashion
The second annual Lexington Music Awards were given Sunday night in a speedy ceremony at the Lyric Theatre and Cultural Arts Center.Awards in 29 categories and five lifetime achievement awards were distributed in the ceremony that lasted right around two hours-and-15 minutes and featured six performances starting with guitarist Alan Robinson’s scorching rendition of the national anthem on electric guitar. WLEX-TV chief meteorologist Bill Meck and reporter Angie Beavin served as emcees – Beavin ..>> view originalFifth annual Global Game Jam attracts record number of participants ...
Using bracelets he bought at Wal-Mart and a device called a MaKey MaKey, Matt Hudgins hooked himself up to his computer on Sunday. Hudgins tapped either his left or right foot depending on whether an arrow pointing to the left or the right appeared on the screen in front of him. If he got all the movements right and matched notes that were on the bottom of the screen, rain would fall and a flower would grow. At least that’s what the game was supposed to do. But the rain and the flower hadn’t be..>> view originalLexington Police Investigating Gas Station Robbery
Lexington Police Investigating Gas Station Robbery Posted: Monday, February 1, 2016 8:30 AM EST Updated: Monday, February 1, 2016 8:40 AM EST Lexington Police are investigating a robbery that happened at a Thornton's Gas Station.Police say around 7 a.m. Monday morning, a man held up the Thornton's on Woodhill Drive at knifepoint. No one was injured. The suspect got away with an unspecified amount of cash and fled on foot toward Osage Court. The suspect is described as a white male abo..>> view originalCar Crashes Into Gas Meter, Road Shut Down
Car Crashes Into Gas Meter, Road Shut Down Posted: Monday, February 1, 2016 5:17 AM EST Updated: Monday, February 1, 2016 6:40 AM EST Emergency crews in Lexington spent hours on scene after a vehicle crashed into a gas meter in Lexington.It happened on Old Frankfort Pike, near Elkchester Road after 11:30 Sunday night.Police say a vehicle went off the road and struck the meter. The road was shut down as crews worked to stop the leak. Officers tell LEX 18 that the road was re-opened ju..>> view original85-year-old woman reflects on life as jewel thief
Doris Payne exudes a seemingly effortless elegance, her white hair neatly smoothed back and gold hoops dangling from her ears. She speaks calmly and deliberately, inspiring the kind of trust that would ease any jewelry store employee eager to make a high-dollar sale.And that's exactly how authorities say the 85-year-old has managed to walk off with pricey jewels in countless thefts around the world over six decades.Asked about her exploits, she speaks in broad terms laced with insinuation, refu..>> view originalEurope stocks lower as weak China data weighs
Another steep drop in oil and natural gas prices is pulling the stock market lower in early trading.Southwestern Energy, a natural gas company, plunged 10 percent shortly after the opening bell Monday. Chesapeake Energy sank 6 percent.The Dow Jones industrial average gave up 105 points, or 0.7 percent, to 16,360 as of 9:35 a.m. Eastern time.The Standard & Poor's 500 index slipped 11 points, or 0.6 percent, to 1,928. The Nasdaq composite declined 23 points, or 0.5 percent, to 4,590.Bond prices f..>> view originalDriver killed in crash on Appian Way
One person was killed early Monday in a one-vehicle crash on Appian Way, Lexington police said.A passerby alerted police that a truck had crashed into a tree on the 3700 block of Appian Way just after 2:30 a.m., police Sgt. Ann Welch said.Police said it appeared that the driver had swerved off the right side of Appian Way and hit the tree near Trent Boulevard. The driver was the only occupant, Welch said.Welch said collision reconstruction units and the Fayette County coroner were at the crash ..>> view originalGuardiola to become Man City manager, replacing Pellegrini
Pep Guardiola will take over as manager of Manchester City on a three-year contract starting next season, with the English Premier League club finally capturing soccer's most sought-after coach four years after failing in its first attempt.City made the announcement Monday, minutes after current manager Manuel Pellegrini ended a news conference by saying he would be leaving the club at the end of the season.City is already the richest club in English soccer, with the strongest squad of players ..>> view originalRecent editorials published in Nebraska newspapers
Omaha World-Herald. Jan. 29, 2016Samantha Flynn's triumph is an inspiration.The tragedy at the Von Maur department store rocked Omahans in December 2007. The community reeled for months after mentally troubled Robbie Hawkins gunned down eight innocent people and wounded five others.Eight years later, many of us have largely moved on. We might reflect on the shootings during the holidays or as we pass the plaque commemorating Beverly Flynn, Janet Jorgensen, Gary Joy, John McDonald, Gary Scharf, ..>> view original
Monday, February 1, 2016
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