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Kentucky students uncertain on college exam as state reopens bidding
Kentucky students and families face uncertainty about which college entrance exam they’ll take in 2026-27 as the state reopens its bidding process to select between the SAT and ACT.
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Lexington Council approves amended budget with $2.75M in extra spending
Lexington’s Urban County Council has given initial approval to an amended city budget that increases spending by $2.75 million. The budget still requires additional council action before final adoption.
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Technical Committee approves 7 development plans, postpones 3 others
Lexington’s Technical Review Committee approved seven development projects and postponed three others Tuesday, including major proposals for Coldstream Research Campus and Masterson Station Center, as various projects advance through the local planning review process.
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Rural Land Board Approves Farm Residences, Updates Small Farm Rules
The Lexington Rural Land Management Board approved construction of two primary residences on protected farmland and updated regulations for small farm operations at its May 27 meeting.
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Lexington hosts virtual job fair for laid-off school employees
Lexington is hosting a virtual job fair on June 17 for Fayette County Public Schools employees affected by the district’s recent layoffs of 120 support positions.
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As Kentucky chases data centers, a Lexington draft would tell hyperscalers no.
On April 30, in a Planning Commission work session most Lexingtonians never heard about, a consultant working under contract to LFUCG Long-Range Planning sketched out what would be one of the most aggressive municipal data-center policies in Kentucky: a hard 50,000-square-foot cap on data centers in Fayette County, with anything larger prohibited countywide. The…
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Two Eastern Kentucky federal cases now eligible for the death penalty as Justice Department signals expansion
A bank-robbery double homicide in Berea and a 2023 hit on a federal witness in Lexington both carry potential capital charges. The decision rests with a Justice Department that, just last week, published a roadmap for using the death penalty more often. LEXINGTON, Ky. — Federal prosecutors in the Eastern District of Kentucky now…
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18-year-old charged in Berea bank killings; FBI says he posted ‘I pledge allegiance to da bag’ hours after shootings
Brailen Weaver shot two inside a U.S. Bank branch, then crashed a silver BMW at 130 mph on Newtown Pike during a federal pursuit, according to an FBI affidavit. The Facebook listing for the getaway car helped identify him. LEXINGTON, Ky. — An 18-year-old man walked into a U.S. Bank branch in Berea on…
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Activist Says Lexington Ethics Commission Has Too Many Democrats, Asks Mayor to Remove Newest Member
A Lexington resident has formally asked Mayor Linda Gorton to correct what he says is an illegal partisan imbalance on the city’s Ethics Commission, where voter registration records show six of the body’s eight current members are registered Democrats — one more than the city’s own ordinance allows. In a letter sent to the…
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Follow the Money: A Donor-Network Look at Lexington’s 2026 Primary
Follow the money in Lexington’s 2026 primary Our analysis of 2,080 campaign contributions shows three donor factions, an unannounced slate, and a mayor’s race that looks less like a blowout than the headline totals suggest. By The Lexington Times · April 22, 2026 · Data analysis Raquel Carter’s campaign reports $162,744 raised — more…