Wednesday, March 23, 2016

Search continues for Lexington native, husband in Brussels and other top stories.

  • Search continues for Lexington native, husband in Brussels

    Family members are reporting that Stephanie and Justin Shults have been found alive at a hospital in Brussels. The severity of their injuries is not known at this time. State department just told my mom justin&steph were found. We do not know the severity of their injuries or what hospital they're at.— Popcorn Sutton (@PopcornSutton__) March 23, 2016 We are trying to make sure there is as little misinformation out there as possible so again this is all we know at this time. Keep p..
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  • Lexmark to layoff 143 Lexington employees

    Lexmark to layoff 143 Lexington employees
    LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - At least 143 employees in Lexington will be affected by layoffs at Lexmark International Inc., according to city officials. Susan Straub, spokeswoman for the mayor, said the city was notified Tuesday night about the layoffs. The first departures from the Lexington facility should occur between May 25 and June 8, Straub said. Mayor Jim Gray tweeted that he reached out to Lexmark leadership to work with employees affected by the layoffs. Sources say Lexmark employees wer..
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  • Suspect in Lexington shooting arrested in Detroit

    Suspect in Lexington shooting arrested in Detroit
    UPDATE: Suspect in Lexington shooting arrested in Detroit 0 Comments for this article Submitted: 03/23/2016 - 2:56pm Tags: Arrest, Detroit, Devonte Hobbs, Murder, Suspect, Timothy Brown LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) -The Lexington Police Department (LPD) says that a man they say was responsible for a murder on January 12 along Russel Cave Road has been arrested in Detroit.According to LPD, U.S. Marshals arrested Devonte Hobbs on TuesdayOfficers obtained a warrant for Hobbs’ arrest last week.Accordi..
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  • Jamal Murray: The Hero Lexington Deserved (and Needed)

    Jamal Murray: The Hero Lexington Deserved (and Needed)
    Jamal Murray became Lexington's Robin Hood and one of the nation's best scorers in what appears to be his lone season at Kentucky. - Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports There was five seconds left on the shot clock of a sluggish possession for Kentucky. With 17.8 seconds left in an extra session to decide the SEC Tournament winner, Jamal Murray rose and fired a contested shot that will live in Kentucky basketball lore for a long time. It may not have sent Kentucky to a national ti..
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  • Paul Laurence Dunbar celebrates its first state championship

    Paul Laurence Dunbar celebrates its first state championship
    Every dog has his day; Paul Laurence Dunbar’s came Wednesday.Players and coaches of the Bulldogs’ basketball team, which won its first boys’ Sweet Sixteen on Sunday, toured the trophy around Dunbar’s feeder schools in the morning. They stopped for lunch at the players’ favorite restaurant — McDonald’s — before rolling back to school for a pep rally inside S.T. Roach Gymnasium celebrating their accomplishments, as well as other athletic and academic feats the school achieved throughout the first..
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  • Erin Boley named national girls' basketball Gatorade Player of the ...

    Erin Boley named national girls' basketball Gatorade Player of the ...
    Erin Boley, the Elizabethtown star who last week became Kentucky’s 41st Miss Basketball, was named the national girls’ basketball Gatorade player of the Year on Wednesday. She was the first Kentuckian to receive that honor in the last 20 years.Boley averaged 24.4 points, 10.5 rebounds and 2.7 steals in her final season with the Panthers. Butler defeated Elizabethtown, 61-59, in the quarterfinals of the girls’ Sweet 16 on March 11.The Notre Dame signee, ranked No. 5 in her class by ESPN, shot 60..
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  • Lexington Police search for robbery suspect

    Lexington Police search for robbery suspect
    Lexington Police search for robbery suspect 0 Comments for this article Submitted: 03/23/2016 - 6:27am Tags: Armed, Lexington Police, robbery, Shell, Suspect LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – Lexington police search for the man who robbed the Shell gas station off Russell Cave Road and West New Circle.Police say the man walked in just after 3 a.m. Wednesday, implied he had a weapon then ran off after getting cash.Police are not sure if this is tied to a robbery a few hours before at a Speedway on Bro..
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  • Former EKU physics major admits to kidnapping, killing couple

    Former EKU physics major admits to kidnapping, killing couple
    A former Eastern Kentucky University student pleaded guilty Wednesday in the 2010 kidnappings and deaths of a Richmond couple.Daniel Keene, 30, who was scheduled for trial in April, pleaded guilty to two counts each of murder, kidnapping and abuse of a corpse, plus burglary and tampering with evidence. Commonwealth’s Attorney David Smith recommended 40 years in prison.Madison Circuit Court Judge Jean Chenault Logue scheduled sentencing for May 3.Keene was indicted in 2012 in the deaths of Sons..
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  • Lexington woman studying abroad in Belgium narrowly misses ...

    Lexington woman studying abroad in Belgium narrowly misses ...
    LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - A late start to the day may have saved a Lexington native's life in Brussels. "Dad, don't worry I am okay I hope you haven't seen the news," remembered Bill Tinker. That is the call he woke up to just after four o'clock Tuesday morning. "Fear, sadness, joy that she was okay, confusion," explained Tinker. His daughter, Victoria, a junior at American University in Washington, D.C. studying international relations currently abroad in Belgium. There she is working as an inte..
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  • Diversity Fair held at Bryan Station High

    Diversity Fair held at Bryan Station High
    A Diversity Fair was held at Bryan Station High Tuesday afternoon featuring performances by students of several cultural backgrounds and food from several cultures. Programs included:▪ Students with Middle Eastern roots teaching their peers how to write their names in Arabic.▪ An African root dance▪ Merengue, Salsa and Mexican Folk dances ▪ Presentation by Dr. Nadia Rasheed: “Your Arab and Muslim Neighbor”▪ Appalachian culture and music ▪ Chinese Fan Dance and Chinese gymnastics▪ Irish dancing▪..
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