Firefighter with cancer to get halftime support at Thursday's UK game
Firefighters will hit the court during Thursday night’s University of Kentucky men’s basketball game, but they won’t be putting out a blaze.Instead, the Lexington Fire Department is showing support for and raising awareness about Lexington firefighter Matt Logsdon, who learned last month that he had stage four cancer. The 10-year veteran and father of three is receiving treatment in Chicago, firefighter Kyle Branham said. Meanwhile, Logsdon’s colleagues will be in fire helmets and custom shirts..>> view originalFirefighter with cancer to get halftime support at Thursday's UK game
Firefighters will hit the court during Thursday night’s University of Kentucky men’s basketball game, but they won’t be putting out a blaze.Instead, the Lexington Fire Department is showing support for and raising awareness about Lexington firefighter Matt Logsdon, who learned last month that he had stage four cancer. The 10-year veteran and father of three is receiving treatment in Chicago, firefighter Kyle Branham said. Meanwhile, Logsdon’s colleagues will be in fire helmets and custom shirts..>> view originalBreeders' Cup spurs tourism growth in Lexington
Breeders' Cup spurs tourism growth in Lexington 10:24 AM. CST February 18, 2016 American Pharoah # 4, ridden by Victor Espinoza walks out to the post parade during Day 2 of the Breeders' Cup at Keeneland Racecourse on October 31, 2015 in Lexington, Kentucky. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) (Photo: Michael Reaves, 2015 Getty Images) LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Lexington tourism officials say the Breeders' Cup helped spur double-digit growth in tourism last year i..>> view originalLexington Legends to hold job fair Saturday
Lexington Legends to hold job fair Saturday 0 Comments for this article Submitted: 02/18/2016 - 10:22am Tags: Community, job fair, legends, Lexington, Saturday, Whitaker Bank Ballpark LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – The Lexington Legends will hold a Job Fair on Saturday, February 20 from 9 a.m. to noon at Whitaker Bank Ballpark.Job openings will be with the Legends and Legendary Concessions, who say they are looking for fan-friendly people to become part of their game day staff for the 2016 season...>> view originalKentucky on verge of historic three-point shooting bonanza
Between games against Tennessee, Kentucky has put itself in position to make three-point shooting history.UK has made 10 or more three-point shots in the three games that followed the dispiriting 84-77 loss at Tennessee on Feb. 2. That had not happened since 1994, and has only happened seven times in program history (the previous six in the Rick Pitino era).Only four times has a Kentucky team made 10 or more three-point shots in four straight games (the last time in 1993). The Cats can match th..>> view originalConfederate statues will remain in Lexington courthouse square
Lexington Mayor Jim Gray has decided to keep controversial statues of Confederate figures John Hunt Morgan and John C. Breckinridge outside the former Fayette County Courthourse, but wants to add historical context to the statues and more diverse public art to the courthouse square.An arts review board recommended in November that statues be moved and that the space around the former courthouse be reimagined. The board wanted a diverse cross-section of Lexington to give input on the types of ar..>> view originalLexington man accused of injuring baby
Lexington man accused of injuring baby 0 Comments for this article Submitted: 02/18/2016 - 5:44am Tags: baby injured, Brandon True, wanton endangerment LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ)- A Lexington man is arrested after an infant is brought to the hospital.Court documents say 33-year-old Brandon True was taken into custody after officers responded to the University of Kentucky hospital about an injured seven-month-old boy.Documents say the baby had injuries inconsistent with a statement made by True.T..>> view originalCynthiana man accused of shaking, injuring infant
A Cynthiana man was jailed Thursday in Lexington after admitting to shaking an injured infant being treated at University of Kentucky Chandler Hospital, police said.Kentucky State Police were called when staff at the hospital said the 7-month-old boy had injuries inconsistent with statements from Brandon True, 33, according to court documents.The baby was injured about 10 a.m. Wednesday in Harrison County, according to court records.Police say True admitted to shaking the child for about five s..>> view originalABC programming head exits; successor is a network TV first
The president of the ABC Entertainment Group is departing amid low ratings, to be replaced by the first African-American to head a broadcast TV network.Paul Lee's successor is Channing Dungey, who has been ABC's executive vice president for drama development, movies and miniseries, the Walt Disney Co.-owned network said Wednesday. Dungey shepherded ABC hits including "Scandal," "How to Get Away with Murder" and "Quantico."The changeover comes a year after Ben Sherwood became president of the Di..>> view originalBreeders' Cup Credited With Increases In Lexington Tourism Metrics ...
Lexington attracted double-digit growth in tourism in 2015 as a result of the Breeders' Cup and increases in local food and beverage attractions, according to statistics released today from VisitLEX. In turn, national media attention also was focused on the community. “We are excited to report that 2015 was a very successful year for Lexington, both locally and nationally,” said Mary Quinn Ramer, president of VisitLEX. “Local pride and homegrown innovation continue to reshape and evolve our din..>> view originalApple could bypass iPhone security, experts say – but won't
Faced with a federal judge’s order to help investigators break into an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino, California, shooters, Apple may well argue that the request places an unreasonable burden on the company. In fact, experts say that complying with the government’s request wouldn’t be particularly challenging for Apple. But doing so might set a dangerous precedent that could threaten the data security of the millions of iPhone users around the world. The phone in question was used b..>> view original
Thursday, February 18, 2016
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