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Raleigh Bruner's Wildcat Moving company is ranked No. 1 in the state by Angie's List.

Lexington moving company challenges 'anti-competitive' state law 12 minutes ago

Lexington businessman Raleigh Bruner and his Wildcat Moving company are challenging a state law that often allows moving van companies to block new competitors.

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PUBLIC SAFETY

Suspect arrested in Chase Bank Robbery

Lexington police arrested 41-year-old Frederick Ray Miller of Lexington on Tuesday in connection with two Chase Bank robberies.

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FAYETTE COUNTY

YMCA offers to build, operate four Lexington senior citizens centers

As Lexington plans to build a new senior citizens center, the YMCA of Central Kentucky proposed on Tuesday a partnership in which the YMCA would build and operate four senior center facilities attached to YMCA locations in Fayette County.

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PUBLIC SAFETY

Lexington woman is accused of leaving elderly man in filthy home

A 73-year-old Lexington woman was jailed Tuesday because police say she left an elderly man under her care in a filthy home.

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PUBLIC SAFETY

Judge will take more time for decision in deSha's, Victorian Square case

A Fayette Circuit judge said Tuesday that he needed more time to review information before making a decision in a lease dispute between deSha's restaurant and Victorian Square.
PUBLIC SAFETY

Woman's nose partially bitten off; roommate charged

Lexington police were called to an East Main Street apartment Monday night after a 40-year-old woman allegedly bit off the tip of her roommate's nose.
PUBLIC SAFETY

Extradition to begin after Lexington murder suspect appears in Michigan court

A man who is wanted in Lexington on a 2010 murder charge is scheduled to appear in court Wednesday in Michigan.
NEIGHBORS

Miss Kentucky to be crowned next week in Lexington

Thirty-two contestants from scholarship pageants throughout the state will be vying next week to become Miss Kentucky 2013. The pageant will be at the University of Kentucky Singletary Center for the Arts. Preliminary competitions will be at 7 p.m. June 27-28. The final night of competition, culminating...
VISUAL ARTS

Tom Eblen: Stone sculptor has shown little of her work here until now

Julie Warren Conn has work is in places ranging from the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington, D.C., to the Holiday Inn headquarters in Stamford, Conn. A collection of Conn's sculptures, titled Stories in Stone, will be featured during Gallery Hop, 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, at the Central Library Gallery, 140...
LOCAL NEWS

Summer 2013 forecast: Warm but wet

Showers and thunderstorms have put down quite a bit of rain over the past few days. Parts of the area have picked up more than 2 inches of rain and we have more to go through Tuesday. These showers and storms will have the potential to produce more tropical downpours.
EDUCATION

55 Young Achievers from Lexington Schools Honored

The Young Achievers program honors fifth- and eighth-graders in Lexington who serve as positive role models for their peers, demonstrate exceptional achievement in different areas, exhibit good citizenship in their schools and communities and maintain satisfactory records of school attendance and...