Lexington man injured in overnight fire and other top stories.

• Lexington man injured in overnight fire

  

  LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - A man has life-threatening injuries after his house caught on fire early Saturday morning. Firefighters say they pulled a man from a home on Keeneland Court, near Centre Parkway, in Lexington just before 1 a.m. Crews tell us when they arrived, flames were coming through the roof of the home. They say they went into the home and found a man unresponsive in a front room. The man was rushed to UK Hospital with life-threatening injuries. Firefighters say the call to 911 cam..

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• Lexington Driver Pulls Up On Assault

  

  Lexington Driver Pulls Up On Assault Posted: Friday, July 21, 2017 2:37 PM EDT Updated: Friday, July 21, 2017 7:20 PM EDT LEXINGTON, Ky (LEX 18) A Lexington driver was surprised this morning when they drove up on a fight in the middle of the street.The driver called Lexington police who say that just after 8 a.m., two men were fighting another man on Cambridge Drive outside of King Edward Apartments.When police got to the area, they found the victim who was then taken to the hospital ..

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• UK freshman tailback Koback healthy, '100 percent ready' for camp

  

  At least one potential playmaker has been cleared to make a few in fall camp. Before an annual speaking engagement in front of the Jefferson County Alumni Association at the Galt House, Kentucky offensive coordinator Eddie Gran confirmed that running back Bryant Koback is back to 100 percent. The freshman, who arrived on campus in the spring but was held out of practices and workouts while rehabbing a broken leg, is ready to compete for snaps, Gran said. “One hundred percent ready for camp, do..

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• Pedestrian hit and killed on Nicholasville Road

  

  LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - A 59-year-old man was killed Friday night after being hit by a pickup truck while crossing the road. It happened just before 10:15 Friday night on Nicholasville Road at Moore Drive. The coroner's office say Brett Mcginns was pronounced dead at the scene. Police say that the man was crossing Nicholasville Road when the pickup truck, going outbound, struck the man. The driver of the truck and witnesses at the scene say that the light was green when the crash happened. Pol..

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• Plans unveiled for $265M Rupp Arena, Lexington Convention ...

  

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• Killeya-Jones to attend Great Britain training camp

  

  University of Kentucky sophomore-to-be Sacha Killeya-Jones accepted an invitation to attend Great Britain’s national training camp this summer. Killeya-Jones was one of 24 players selected to try out for Great Britain’s senior men’s team. The roster will be whittled to 12 for FIBA EuroBasket 2017, which will begin Aug. 31. Killeya-Jones, a 6-foot-10 forward, is eligible to play for Great Britain because his mother, Ley, was born there. Training camp will start July 31 in Manchester, England. K..

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• Closures scheduled for Lexington intersections

  

  Closures scheduled for Lexington intersections 0 Comments for this article Submitted: 07/21/2017 - 9:22pm Tags: Euclid Avenue, Intermittent, Intersections, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, lane closures, Lexington, Nicholasville Road, Tates Creek Road, Thermoplastic Markings LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – Intermittent lane closures are scheduled for thermoplastic markings to be installed at various intersections in Lexington, according to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. The work..

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• Lexington police charge two in bank robbery

  

  Lexington police obtained warrants Friday charging two men in a March bank robbery. Michael T. Taylor, 39, and Jermaine M. Benton, 25, were charged with first-degree robbery, according to a news release. The robbery occurred March 31 at the United Bank at 3098 Harrodsburg Road. Witnesses told police that a black man entered the bank armed with a pistol and demanded money from tellers. He fled with an undisclosed amount of cash. Police asked that anyone with information on where to find Taylor o..

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• Peace Walk Saturday in Lexington

  

  Peace Walk Saturday in Lexington 0 Comments for this article Submitted: 07/21/2017 - 9:12pm Tags: anita franklin, antonio franklin jr., Community Prayer, Dr. C.B. Akins, Duncan Park, gun violence, Lexington, Peace Walk, Saturday, Sr LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – The Antonio Franklin Jr. Violence Intervention Program (VIP) will hold its annual Peace Walk in Duncan Park in Lexington Saturday, July 22, 2017. The Antonio Franklin Jr. VIP Project was created in 2014 by Anita Franklin, th..

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• Thanks, praise for Lexington

  Fellow America in Bloom judge Douglas Airhart and I extend our thanks and appreciation to all the “Celebrate Lexington!” participants who made our visit to your community so memorable. The level of cooperation on the part of dedicated residents in so many different groups in an ongoing effort to beautify your community is truly inspiring. Thank you for putting together such an informative look at your community and for being so welcoming. There is much to celebrate. In particular, the downtown..

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