Saturday, December 31, 2016

Lexington Police Partner With Nextdoor and other top stories.

  • Lexington Police Partner With Nextdoor

    Lexington Police Partner With Nextdoor
    Lexington, Ky. (LEX 18) --  The Lexington Police Department announced a partnership Wednesday with Nextdoor, the private social network for neighborhoods, to improve citywide and neighbor-to-neighbor communications.  “The Lexington Police Department is always looking for innovative and resourceful ways we can connect with residents, and joining Nextdoor is just another way to further those efforts,” Police Chief Mark Barnard said. “We are excited about this opportunity to better share public saf..
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  • Lexington Anti-Doping Facility Expands

    Lexington Anti-Doping Facility Expands
    Lexington Anti-Doping Facility Expands Posted: Wednesday, November 30, 2016 4:08 PM EST Updated: Wednesday, November 30, 2016 6:51 PM EST Lexington, Ky. (LEX18) - LGC, an international life sciences measurement and testing company, opened its expanded facility on Wednesday. The laboratory, which provides unrivaled and internationally trusted expertise in doping control for sports, has expanded as a result of the continued growth of their US supplements business combined with the antic..
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  • Memorial to Lexington lawyer killed in bicycle accident was stolen

    Memorial to Lexington lawyer killed in bicycle accident was stolen
    A memorial dedicated to a Lexington lawyer allegedly killed in a DUI accident was stolen, police say.Mark Hinkel, 57, was killed after he was hit by a truck in Scott County while on his bike in 2015 during the Horsey Hundred, a bike ride consisting of various lengths, sponsored by the Bluegrass Cycling Club.Robert Swanigan, assistant Georgetown police chief, said police think the memorial dedicated to Hinkel was stolen within the last two weeks. The memorial, in the shape of a bike, was secured..
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  • Here's one way to give back this holiday season

    Here's one way to give back this holiday season
    Lexington Mayor Jim Gray kicked off a rally Tuesday for the GoodGiving Challenge, an annual push to raise money for 120 Central and Eastern Kentucky nonprofits. The Blue Grass Community Foundation in collaboration with Smiley Pete Publishing hosted the rally at the Fifth Third Pavilion in downtown Lexington. Hundreds of nonprofits participated in the kick-off event. Last year, the fundraising push raised $1.34 million for locally based nonprofits. Since it was launched in 2011, the challenge ha..
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  • Lexington Man's Porsche Stolen At Gunpoint

    Lexington Man's Porsche Stolen At Gunpoint
    London, Ky. (LEX18) - One person has died, another flown to the hospital after a crash in Laurel County on Wednesday.According to the Laurel County Sheriff's Department, a Ford explorer was driving south along Ky 229 about 10 miles south of London around 2:00 p.m. when it crossed the center line and hit a car that was headed north.The driver of the Chevrolet, 47-year-old Sherry King of Barbourville was pronounced dead at the scene.
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  • Two Women Rob Lexington UPS Store

    Two Women Rob Lexington UPS Store
    London, Ky. (LEX18) - One person has died, another flown to the hospital after a crash in Laurel County on Wednesday.According to the Laurel County Sheriff's Department, a Ford explorer was driving south along Ky 229 about 10 miles south of London around 2:00 p.m. when it crossed the center line and hit a car that was headed north.The driver of the Chevrolet, 47-year-old Sherry King of Barbourville was pronounced dead at the scene.
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  • Historic hospital building in Albany is destroyed in fire

    Historic hospital building in Albany is destroyed in fire
    One of Clinton County’s most iconic and historically significant buildings was destroyed by a fire of undetermined origin Tuesday night.The Albany Fire Department was dispatched to the former Maple Hill Hospital, on Hospital Street in Albany, about 8:30 p.m. and found the structure fully engulfed in flames. The building, which had been vacant for several years, was a total loss.The Maple Hill Hospital opened Jan. 1, 1942, in an old dwelling and was owned and operated by Clinton County physician..
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  • Porsche stolen at gunpoint from Lexington home

    Porsche stolen at gunpoint from Lexington home
    LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Lexington police are looking for a Porsche they say was stolen at gunpoint from a home. Police say the theft happened just before 9:00 p.m. Wednesday at a home on Waterside Drive in the Firebrook neighborhood. Police say a man has been trying to sell a white Porsche and was expecting someone to come take a look at it. They say a masked man showed at the home instead, pulled out a gun, and stole the car. Police say the robber appeared to be in his 20's, and wore a gray V-..
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  • KSP: Suspected Overdose Leads to Crash and Arrest of Lexington ...

    KSP: Suspected Overdose Leads to Crash and Arrest of Lexington ...
    KSP: Suspected Overdose Leads to Crash and Arrest of Lexington Man 0 Comments for this article Submitted: 11/30/2016 - 9:56pm Tags: Colonel Road, Crash, Donnie Creech, drug charges, DUI, Kentucky State Police, Lexington, Love's Truck Stop, madison county, WOODED AREA RICHMOND, Ky. (WTVQ) – State Police say a Lexington man crashed his car in a wooded area in Madison County after a suspected overdose, which landed him in jail on drug and DUI charges. Investigators say 31-ye..
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  • Crash sends truck into Harvey's Bar in downtown Lexington

    Crash sends truck into Harvey's Bar in downtown Lexington
    LEXINGTON, Ky (WKYT) - A two vehicle crash in downtown Lexington Wednesday morning resulted in a truck slamming into a building. The pickup hit the corner pillar of Harvey's Bar, at the corner of West Main Street and S. Upper Street. Structural engineers were called to the building, to determine how much damage was done to the structural integrity of the building. They determined the building is structurally sound. The people involved in the crash had minor injuries. Luckily no one was inside ..
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