Friday, November 11, 2016

Man arrested shortly after robbery at Lexington pharmacy and other top stories.

  • Man arrested shortly after robbery at Lexington pharmacy

    LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Lexington police say they quickly tracked down a man accused of robbing a pharmacy. The robbery happened just after 8:30 p.m. Thursday at the Rite Aid in the Palomar Centre, near the intersection of Man o' War and Harrodsburg Road. Police say 43-year-old Christopher Sullivan went up to the pharmacy, pulled out what appeared to be a weapon, and demanded prescription narcotics. After stealing some drugs, police say Sullivan ran off. However, police say they had officer..
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  • Suspect in deadly Lexington crash admitted having multiple drinks

    Suspect in deadly Lexington crash admitted having multiple drinks
    LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - The woman accused of crashing into two pedestrians near downtown Lexington admitted to having "multiple vodka and cranberry" drinks before the deadly crash, according to her arrest citation. Suzanne Whitlow is charged with two counts of manslaughter and DUI. She has been in the hospital since Saturday morning's crash on South Upper Street near Bolivar Street. Whitlow's car went up onto the sidewalk and hit two pedestrians, according to her arrest citation. The crash ki..
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  • Boys' state soccer semifinals: Daviess County crushes Paul ...

    Boys' state soccer semifinals: Daviess County crushes Paul ...
    Daviess County dashed Paul Laurence Dunbar’s dreams of another soccer championship, routing the Bulldogs 5-1 in the KHSAA Boys’ State Soccer Tournament semifinals Thursday night at Bryan Station.The Panthers’ five goals were the most by any Kentucky opponent this season versus Dunbar. The scoring margin matched the Bulldogs’ worst defeat, 4-0 to Evansville Reitz Memorial (Ind.), in an early regular-season tournament. It was only their second loss to a Kentucky school in 2016.Coming in, Dunbar’s..
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  • Lexington sees 2nd highest number of pedestrian deaths since 1996

    Lexington sees 2nd highest number of pedestrian deaths since 1996
    LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Lexington Police have investigated eight pedestrian deaths in 2016 so far. That is the second highest number since the Department began keeping pedestrian related records in 1996. In 2008, they saw the highest number of pedestrian fatalities. Ten people died that year. "We don't have a specific underlying factor that would point us to what is causing this, but the vast majority of collisions involving pedestrians are people that are not using the crosswalk or are distrac..
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  • Epps adds shooting star to repertoire in Kentucky's 78-60 exhibition ...

    Epps adds shooting star to repertoire in Kentucky's 78-60 exhibition ...
    The name Makayla Epps will be featured prominently in the Kentucky record books for the next few decades.The senior guard already is a top-20 scorer and she has a full season to go. She’s one of just two players to ever get a triple-double.Her 42-point performance in 2015 was one point off the most ever in a single game.Perhaps she’s gunning for another record or two this season. Like, say, the three-point mark.In a 78-60 exhibition victory over Division II Union University on Thursday night, E..
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  • Ky. lawmaker wants to allow Louisville and Lexington to pass their ...

    Ky. lawmaker wants to allow Louisville and Lexington to pass their ...
    LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A Kentucky lawmaker wants to give Louisville more ammunition in the fight against gun violence.Right now, state law prohibits local communities from passing their own gun control laws, but Sen. Reggie Thomas, a Democrat from Lexington, is trying to change that.                   Louisville is on pace for more than 100 murders this year, but the increasing violence is not just a Louisville problem."Within the last six weeks, I have gone to two vigils and one funeral," Th..
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  • Coroner identifies 3 Lexington men killed in wreck

    Coroner identifies 3 Lexington men killed in wreck
    LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Authorities have identified three Lexington men killed in a crash on Interstate 64 in Frankfort. The Lexington Herald-Leader (http://bit.ly/2fAj20S ) said Franklin County Coroner Will Harrod identified the men Thursday as 46-year-old Julio Cesar Ramirez, 40-year-old Santiago Jimenez Lopez and 28-year-old Jose Luis Rodriquez Lobos. The men died after a van they were in went off the road and hit a tree. Franklin County Sheriff Pat Melton said earlier the injured driver of th..
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  • 2016 Lexington All-City boys' soccer team

    2016 Lexington All-City boys' soccer team
    The race for 2016 Lexington Boys’ Soccer Player of the Year came down to a single point.While Paul Laurence Dunbar senior Harrison Grabmeyer received four first-place votes, more than any other player in the balloting, it was Lafayette senior Nick SirLouis who finished first among a vote of Lexington’s eight soccer coaches. SirLouis finished with two first-place votes while Dunbar’s Jack Sheroan and Caleb Norris each finished with one apiece.Sheroan was named to the First Team along with Dunbar..
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  • Alleged Outburst In Court Lands Lexington Man More Jail Time

    Alleged Outburst In Court Lands Lexington Man More Jail Time
    Alleged Outburst In Court Lands Lexington Man More Jail Time Posted: Friday, November 4, 2016 5:42 AM EDT Updated: Friday, November 4, 2016 7:09 AM EDT EKB FLOYD COUNTY, Ky. (EKB) - A Lexington man facing several charges in Floyd County landed more jail time after an outburst in court. David Slone, 43, of Lexington is charged with rape, sodomy and several counts of retaliating against a participant in the legal process, menacing and terroristic threatening in Floyd County.  The Commo..
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  • North Broadway in Lexington reopens several hours after crash

    North Broadway in Lexington reopens several hours after crash
    LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - One person is injured after a crash in Lexington early Thursday morning. Police say a female driver was rushed to the hospital with non life-threatening injuries. Inbound North Broadway was shut down between West Fifth Street and West Sixth Street for several hours. Police reopened the lanes a few minutes after 11:00 a.m. The car damaged a fire hydrant and a utility pole, then police say it crossed over the intersection, went up on the sidewalk, hit a set of stairs and ..
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