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POSSIBLE ‘LIFE SENTENCE’ LAID ON MAGOFFIN CO. METH AND FENTANYL DEALER
AUGUST 29, 2024 – written by WADE QUEEN. UNCLE SAM LOWERS THE BOOM ON MAGOFFIN COUNTY DRUG TRAFFICKER, DANIEL JACKSON, 57, OF SALYERSVILLE, KENTUCKY, WAS FOUND GUILTY AT HIS FEDERAL CRIMINAL TRIAL ON CHARGES OF THE TRAFFICKING OF METHAMPHETAMINE AND FENTANYL. A Magoffin County, Kentucky man faces decades in...
‘Unity, Education, and Hope’: DV8 Kitchen host National Overdose Awareness Day event
LEXINGTON, Ky. (FOX 56) — 12,361 purple flags have been placed around DV8 Kitchen in Lexington, recognizing every Kentucky life lost due to a drug overdose. Aug. 31 is National Overdose Awareness Day, and community members said this year’s goal is to educate, hoping there will be fewer flags placed in 2025.
Lexington 5K raises money to support midwives
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - The Kentucky Affiliate of the American College of Nurse-Midwives is working to remove barriers and increase resources for midwives. “Midwives can do a lot of different things,” said midwife and owner of Home Sweet Home Midwifery, Sarah Hood. Hood says while midwives play a vital...
Man identified in deadly I-75 crash
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - UPDATE: According to the Fayette County Coroner’s Office, Kevin Dailey, 52, died near mile marker 101 due to multiple blunt force injuries from the crash around 5 p.m. Saturday. Parts of I-75S were shut down Saturday afternoon due to a deadly, multi-vehicle crash. The road...
Clark County Schools employee facing charges following son’s birthday party at her home
WINCHESTER, Ky. (WKYT) - According to court records, Rebecca Boyd is charged with 11 counts of unlawful transaction with a minor. Clark County Public Schools Superintendent Dustin Howard confirmed to WKYT that Boyd is an employee at Phoenix Academy. He would not confirm Boyd’s role at the school. Howard says Boyd has been placed on leave pending further investigation of the matter.
The legacy of Lexington actress Alex Simpson
(WKYT) - When visitors step inside the new home of the Lexington Theatre Company on Alexandria Drive, they may notice a silver-colored plaque on the wall with a sketch of a young lady smiling. Below her picture on the plaque, it proclaims, “The Alex Theatre, lovingly named in honor of...
Cardinals score twice in final minute to stun Knox Central with 24-13 comeback win
LONDON — Both Knox Central and South Laurel barreled for four quarter before seeing the Cardinals score 11 points in a one-minute span to stun Knox Central in Friday’s Martin’s Peterbilt Bowl with a 24-13 win. Both teams held leads in the game before a touchdown pass...
Big Blue Nation enjoys soft re-opening to historic Memorial Coliseum
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - While work continues in and around the historic Memorial Coliseum, with a grand opening slated for Spring 2025, the public got to see it for themselves for the first time Friday night. “What a wonderful transformation, and what a great job they’ve done,” said UK fan...
What channel is Kentucky vs Southern Miss on today? Time, TV schedule for Week 1 game
Kentucky football kicks off its season today at home against Southern Miss. The Wildcats have won 16 consecutive games against nonconference opponents in the regular season. The Wildcats are 7-3 in home openers under Mark Stoops. ...
Gov. Beshear reappoints Owensboro woman to the SCAAC
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) – Governor Beshear has reappointed an Owensboro woman to a council. Jana Francis of Owensboro was reappointed as a member of the School Curriculum, Assessment and Accountability Council (SCAAC) to serve for a term expiring October 4, 2025. Francis is the director of assessment for Daviess County Public Schools and represents assessment […]
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