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Coroner identifies pedestrian killed on Nicholasville Road

The pedestrian killed on Nicholasville Road Monday night was identified Wednesday as a 32-year-old Lexington man.

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SCOTT COUNTY

Scott woman's lawsuit says defective heater caused fire that killed her husband

The widow of a man who died in a February house fire has filed a lawsuit claiming that the cause of the blaze was a defective space heater.

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POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT

Lexington's financial future bleak because of police, fire retirement fund, councilman says

Urban County Council member Doug Martin sees dire financial consequences ahead for Lexington because of skyrocketing costs for the city's police and firefighter pension fund.

21 hours ago
PUBLIC SAFETY

Georgia sex offender arrested in south-central Kentucky

A sex offender wanted in Georgia for failing to register was arrested early Wednesday in Laurel County, according to a news release from Kentucky State Police.

7 hours ago
PUBLIC SAFETY

Breathitt woman dies, three injured in crash

A Breathitt County woman was killed and three other people were injured Tuesday in a two-vehicle crash, state police said in a news release.

9 hours ago
PUBLIC SAFETY

Lexington crime map: Find out what, where crimes occur

Details on 70 incidents added Wednesday to the map and records. Search by street or offense.

8 hours ago
PUBLIC SAFETY

Lexington grand jury indicts two in slaying of high school student

A Fayette County grand jury has indicted two men on murder and other charges stemming from a shooting incident in March that left a popular Henry Clay High School student dead and two other people wounded.

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PUBLIC SAFETY

Barren County deputy violated conditions of pretrial release, prosecutors say

A Barren County deputy charged in the beating of a suspect has violated the conditions of his pretrial release, federal prosecutors argue.

23 hours ago
PUBLIC SAFETY

Lexington man pleaded guilty to setting apartment fires

A man accused to setting fire to a Lexington apartment complex in April 2010, entered a guilty plea earlier this month on numerous criminal charges stemming from the incident.

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PUBLIC SAFETY

Man, 69, faces numerous sex-related charges involving minors

A 69-year-old Lexington man has been indicted on numerous sex-related charges involving minors, some of the alleged offenses going back as far as 1965.

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BASKETBALL: MEN

Former UK basketball player Michael Porter arrested on sex charges

UPDATED: Former University of Kentucky basketball player Michael Porter has been charged with multiple counts of sodomy and sex abuse, accused of having sexual encounters with a minor, a girl he met at a church function, according to court records.

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