Featured
2013 graduation photos
Check out photo galleries from high school and college graduation ceremonies.
Get the Herald-Leader iPad app
The Lexington Herald-Leader's iPad app includes the latest news, photo galleries from our award...
Top News Stories
Central Ky. police officer fatally shot
Kentucky State Police say a Bardstown police officer has been shot and killed while driving home from work.
Latest News
Historical designation delays plans for HealthFirst clinic
With demolition scheduled to begin next month, construction on the $11.7 million, federally funded public health clinic on Southland Drive is being...
Sports
NextCats: Highly touted lineman Jarrett LaRubbio commits to UK
Kentucky Coach Mark Stoops added another talented piece to his 2014 recruiting class Saturday with the commitment of offensive lineman Jarrett LaRubbio.
Entertainment
University of Kentucky Symphony wows Chinese audiences with American music
The University of Kentucky Symphony Orchestra returned to Lexington this week after a 14-day tour of China. Skip Gray, director of the UK school of...
Living
Our annual guide to Vacation Bible Schools
Check out a listing of some of the Vacation Bible Schools in Central and Eastern Kentucky. We invited churches to send us their information so you can choose among them.
Business
Feds pull plug on Paducah plant; 1,000 jobs lost
The U.S. Department of Energy rejected a proposal Friday that would have extended operations at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant.
Nation/World News
Obama refocuses terror threat to pre-9/11 level
Some call it wishful thinking, but President Barack Obama has all but declared an end to the global war on terror.
Opinion
New Pope may silence critics, show concern for the poor
I am still trying to figure out the new pope, Francis I.













