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August 14, 2026

• A Kentucky-based fast food chain is ranked top 3 in the US by USA Today readers
• How much rain has Lexington gotten the last three days? One day set a record
• An unusually consequential ex-Kentucky football player has died
• After worst-to-first turnaround, Lexington Sporting Club looks for a title repeat
• Former Kentucky running back pleads guilty to sexual misconduct
• Man who killed KY lawyer during break-in gets life in prison, with chance of parole
• Beshear says he’s done everything in his power to address McConnell absence
• Health officials suspect measles outbreak in this KY community after positive test
• Proposed solar zoning in Lexington: A question of balance | Opinion
• Kentucky man hospitalized in critical condition shortly after being arrested
• Central KY inmate hospitalized for broken ankle later died. Autopsy says it was an overdose
• Nearly $20M from federal government put into Lexington airport improvements
• Got yard waste after storms in Lexington? Here’s what to do with it
• Lexington wants locals’ input for plan to reduce damage, safety issues during storms
• KY state trooper rescues four from burning vehicle on interstate
• Read Fayette Superintendent Demetrus Liggins’ full retirement announcement
• ‘I can’t replace it again.’ Flooding batters isolated pockets in Eastern Kentucky
• Beshear flexes regulatory muscle in Paducah data center feud with Trump
• Embattled Fayette schools Superintendent Demetrus Liggins says he’s retiring
• UK basketball target Mark Mitchell still in transfer limbo after court hearing
• 2026 Herald-Leader Top 10: Boyle County on top in 4A football preseason poll