Sunday, April 10, 2016

UK basketball recruiting: Thoughts on Derryck Thornton's transfer ... and other top stories.

  • UK basketball recruiting: Thoughts on Derryck Thornton's transfer ...

    For the past few weeks, rumors that Duke freshman point guard Derryck Thornton would leave the Blue Devils’ program after one season were prevalent in college basketball circles. The rumors proved to be true Sunday, with the news that Thornton indeed plans to transfer.The 6-foot-2 player from Chatsworth, Calif., was originally a member of the class of 2016 — and he was UK’s top point guard target in the class — before he decided to reclassify and leave Findlay Prep (Nev.) early to play college ..
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  • Concert benefits Lexington woman fighting leukemia

    Concert benefits Lexington woman fighting leukemia
    LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Friends and family of a Lexington woman fighting leukemia held a concert to raise money for hospital bills Sunday afternoon. Sarah Lister has been the executive director of the Ronald McDonald House in Lexington for the past ten years. Now, she’s the one who needs help. In January, Lister was diagnosed with leukemia. "Its onset was instant. Within a day she was in one hospital. Within two days she was at her second hospital she has put in 76 days in hospital,” said Liste..
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  • Alltech plans to open taprooms in Lexington, state

    Alltech plans to open taprooms in Lexington, state
    Under the alcohol legislation sent to Gov. Matt Bevin last month, Alltech will be able to open taprooms at its Lexington brewery and two others in Kentucky.By legal standard, Alltech, the state’s only brewery, will qualify under an amendment to Senate Bill 11 that will let a brewery in wet territory sell directly to customers on the premises as long as it is in the taproom attached to the brewery. “Growlers” — refillable jugs of as much as two liters — also are allowed. Mark Coffman, master dis..
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  • NAACP wants hate crime charge brought against Lexington student

    NAACP wants hate crime charge brought against Lexington student
    LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - The local chapter of a national organization is demanding that a hate crime charge be brought against a Lexington student. Denisha Vinegar has told WKYT that her 14-year-old son, DaMarco, who previously attended Lexington Catholic, was a victim of harassment from one of his teammates on the football team. Police charged the 17-year-old Lexington Catholic student earlier this week with harassing communications and third-degree terroristic threatening. Vinegar discovered t..
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  • Lexington Police searching for suspect in early morning robbery

    Lexington Police searching for suspect in early morning robbery
    LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Lexington Police are looking for a suspect in an early morning robbery. The robbery occurred at the Dollar General on Leestown Road, near South Forbes Road, shortly after 9 a.m. Saturday, forcing customers to go elsewhere. "Unfortunately they got robbed and I have to find another place to go," says Lajour Shabazz. According to police, a male suspect entered the store and immediately demanded money from the clerk. It's unclear if he was armed, but the clerk told police n..
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  • Lexington's Episcopal bishop, Douglas Hahn, suspended for a year

    Lexington's Episcopal bishop, Douglas Hahn, suspended for a year
    Douglas Hahn has been suspended from his position as bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Lexington for a year.The Most Rev. Michael B. Curry, presiding bishop of the national Episcopal Church, imposed the suspension effective March 9, after Hahn admitted that he had had a sexual relationship with an adult female parishioner, and that he “intentionally withheld” that information while seeking to become Lexington’s bishop, according to a news release from the diocese.Hahn said in a letter dated Ma..
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  • Rupp Arena moves to stand up metal detectors

    Rupp Arena moves to stand up metal detectors
    People headed to Rupp Arena to see the upcoming Outcry concert or shows by James Taylor, Pearl Jam or Amy Schumer should arrive early.The arena recently bought 30 walk-through detectors that will perform full body scans of people as they go into the more than 20,000-seat arena. The detectors will be used for the first time Saturday for Outcry, a concert featuring various Christian music performers. Carl Hall, director of arena management, said moving to the stand-up metal detectors — similar to..
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  • Lexington restaurant raises funds for family of injured baby

    Lexington restaurant raises funds for family of injured baby
    LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - A four-month-old infant is still in the hospital Saturday night. Police say her babysitter abused her. The baby is at Kentucky Children's Hospital, and to help the family with medical bills a Lexington restaurant held a fundraiser this weekend. He came home from work and his nanny filled him in on a terrifying but very real reality for a central Kentucky family. "It's funny how life changes when you have a child in your life and all of a sudden it's just how anyone could..
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  • Racegoers adapt for chilly Blue Grass Stakes day at Keeneland

    Racegoers adapt for chilly Blue Grass Stakes day at Keeneland
    More Videos Experiencing Keeneland's first Saturday of the year Oliver Lewis Way bridge sculpture illuminates Experts discuss farmland tax breaks Mary Todd Elementary fifth-graders head to Washington Soccer star Abby Wambach discusses DUI charge Surveillance video of man who robbed Pepsi delivery driver Tifany Perrine saves dogs from fire that hit 2 Lexington homes Smugglers Notch Drive fires Roof flapping in the wind MLK teacher in altercation with student ..
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  • Economic development in university cities is all about collaboration

    Economic development in university cities is all about collaboration
    What are the secrets to economic development? An important one is collaboration.That point came through clearly last Thursday, when the University of Kentucky’s Gaines Center for the Humanities held its annual Lafayette Seminar in Public Issues. The keynote speaker was Wade Troxell, mayor of Fort Collins, Colo. He then took questions along with Lexington Mayor Jim Gray from an audience of about 50 people that included some of Lexington’s most influential citizens. Their topic was “university ci..
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Lexington Catholic enlists help for diversity training .Police, school investigate harassment report at Lexington Catholic .
Police, school investigate harassment report at Lexington Catholic .Kentucky's Ulis says he will enter this year's NBA Draft .

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