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• Delta Jet flying to Lexington, hit by laser

  Doug Proffitt, @WHAS117:35 p.m. EST November 12, 2015More than 20 aircrafts that were flying across the country on Wednesday night, were hit by individuals shining lasers into the cockpits of the planes.(Photo: WHAS11)LEXINGTON, Ky. (WHAS11) – More than 20 aircraft that were flying across the country on Wednesday night, were hit by individuals shining lasers into the cockpits of the planes.Two of those incidents happened in Kentucky.WHAS11 learned from the FAA that one involved a large Delta Jet..

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• Review board recommends moving Confederate statues out of...

  

  A Fayette County arts review board has recommended that statues of John Hunt Morgan and John C. Breckinridge be moved from the courthouse square, and that the space around the former courthouse in downtown Lexington be re-imagined.But the recommendations of the Urban County Arts Review Board may be moot.Restrictions connected to tax credits the city hopes to tap to help pay part of the expected $30 million cost to overhaul the former Fayette County courthouse may prohibit moving the statues.City..

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• Lexington man indicted on murder charge in mother's death | Crime | Kentucky

  

  A Fayette County grand jury has indicted a Lexington man on a charge of murder in the asphyxiation death of his mother.Jack Taiwane Clemons, 36, also was indicted on charges of tampering with evidence and credit card fraud.Police found the body of Shirley Clemons, 64, on July 14 during a welfare check at her home in the 1300 block of River Park Circle after relatives hadn't heard from her in nearly two days. Her body was wrapped in a blanket and was bound with duct tape, court documents said.Rel..

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• Matt Bevin names Lexington lawyer Blake Brickman to be his chief of staff | Politics and Government | Kentucky

  

  Governor-elect Matt Bevin named James "Blake" Brickman, a Lexington lawyer and a former top aide to U.S. Sen. Jim Bunning as his chief of staff.Bevin announced the appointment Thursday.Most recently, in 2014, Brickman, 36, managed the re-election campaign of U.S. Rep. Andy Barr, R-Lexington, and advised Republican Ralph Alvarado of Winchester as Alvarado defeated state Senate Democratic Leader R.J. Palmer."Blake Brickman is an outstanding individual with all of the qualities that I need in a chi..

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• Residents can pay off Lexington parking tickets with food | Local News - WLKY Home

  

  Those who donate 10 canned food items will receive a $15 credit on any parking citations issued by either LexPark or the Lexington Police Department.

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• Arraignment set for Lexington manslaughter suspect

  

  MGN LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) -A man accused of hitting and killing a bicyclist with his pickup, will face a judge in Lexington on Thursday. Jess Edward Greathouse is accused of driving drunk when he hit and killed bicyclist Martiano Pozos earlier this summer, killing him as he rode down Newtown Pike. Police said Greathouse initially drove away from the crash, but was caught a sh..

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• Principal flutist is in the spotlight for Lexington Philharmonic's Friday concert | Music | Kentucky

  

  Lexington Philharmonic principal trumpet Stephen Campbell and principal flute Pei-San Chiu will be featured soloists at the orchestra's November concert. The Lexington Philharmonic Orchestra performs a classics concert Nov. 13, 2015, at the University of Kentucky's Singletary Center for the Arts featuring guest soloist Fei-Fei Dong, piano, and Philharmonic principal trumpet Stephen Campbell and principal flute Pei-San Chiu. This photo was taken on the stage of the Singletary Center for the Art..

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• Hot Tickets: Billy Gibbons heads to Lexington | Music | Kentucky

  

  Lexington Opera House. 10 a.m. Nov. 13. $65.50. Lexingtonoperahouse.com. Warren Haynes and the Ashes & Dust Band. 7:30 p.m. Feb. 27. Lexington Opera ...

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• In Light of Increase in TNC firms, Lexington Leaders Consider Modifying Taxi Regs

  

  Lexington city council members are continuing to investigate ways to help taxi companies and transportation network businesses coexist.  TNC firms like Lyft and Uber have entered the transportation market in recent years.  They are regulated only under state law.  The public safety committee discussed the issue this week. Committee Chair Jennifer Mossotti asked Glenda George in the law department about TNC participation in local licensing.  “If they didn’t apply for a license we don’t know if th..

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• Lexington artists reimagine Kurt Weill-Lotte Lenya Broadway musical, playwright will see the show | Stage and Dance | Kentucky

  

  Lorne Dechtenberg and Rachel Rogers star in Balagula Theatre and Bluegrass Opera's joint production of LoveMusik, which plays Nov. 13 to 22 at the Farish Theater in the Lexington Public Library.BLUEGRASS OPERA/BALAGULA THEATREMost widely known for writing hits likeDriving Miss Daisy,Alfred Uhry is one of those rare writers who managed to win the trifecta of dramatic writing with an Oscar, Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize. This weekend, he is coming to the Lexington Public Library's Farish Theater t..

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