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Former GOP lawmaker seeks impeachment of Fayette judge after appeals court rebuke
LEXINGTON — A former Kentucky state representative has filed an impeachment petition against Fayette Circuit Judge Julie Goodman, citing what he calls a pattern of legal overreach and misconduct — including her now-reversed dismissal of a murder case stemming from a fatal Lexington crash. Killian Timoney, a Republican who previously represented House District 45…
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Federal immigration case stems from Fayette County jail’s cooperation with ICE
LEXINGTON – A man accused in Fayette County of raping a child has now been charged in federal court with illegally reentering the United States after a prior deportation, according to court records filed Tuesday. Federal prosecutors filed a criminal complaint Tuesday charging Pablo Mondono-Santiago, a Mexican citizen, with being found in the United…
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Former Tempur Sealy supervisor admits to $1M wire fraud scheme
LEXINGTON, Ky. — A former transportation supervisor for Tempur Sealy International has pleaded guilty in federal court to wire fraud after prosecutors say he stole more than $1 million from the company by misusing employee travel credit cards and submitting fabricated expense reports. Christian Silvers Velazquez, who also used the names Micah Bravery and…
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Federal court update: Guilty pleas, upcoming sentencings mark busy stretch in Lexington drug cases
LEXINGTON, Ky. — A wave of plea agreements and newly scheduled sentencings is reshaping several major federal drug prosecutions in the Eastern District of Kentucky, according to recent court filings. In multiple unrelated cases involving allegations of opioid, fentanyl and cocaine trafficking, defendants who had been awaiting trial for months have instead moved toward…
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The Fund Making Lexington Great Again (For Whom, Exactly?)
There’s a familiar sound drifting through downtown Lexington right now. It’s the soft whir of feasibility studies spinning up. The polite clink of champagne glasses. The reassuring phrase world-class landing just so. And behind it all, a chorus: Trust us. The Herald-Leader’s recent tour through Lexington’s blossoming arts proposals reads like a city finally…
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Lexington council approves bonds, zoning changes, routine spending at Jan. 22 meeting
LEXINGTON — The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council approved a package of bond financing, zoning changes and routine budget and personnel measures Thursday night, moving forward with infrastructure projects and administrative adjustments while drawing little public debate. The most consequential action was council’s approval on second reading of an ordinance authorizing up to $18.04 million…
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Planning Commission hears updates on growth management, Complete Streets, long-range planning
LEXINGTON — Lexington’s Planning Commission on Thursday received wide-ranging updates on how the city is managing growth, transportation safety and long-range planning priorities, including a preview of an ordinance that could fundamentally reshape how future urban expansion decisions are made. Much of the work session focused on the proposed Lexington Preservation and Growth Management…
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Lexington council advances data-driven growth plan after lengthy debate over infill, farmland
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Lexington city council members on Tuesday advanced a sweeping new framework intended to guide the city’s growth for decades, approving a data-driven preservation and growth management program after extended public comment and detailed amendments aimed at infill development, vacant land, and farmland protection. The plan — formally known as the Preservation…
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Feds allege large-scale fentanyl operations in Lexington drug busts
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Federal drug agents say they seized hundreds of grams of fentanyl, methamphetamine and multiple firearms in a pair of coordinated raids this month that led to the arrests of two men accused of running separate fentanyl trafficking operations in Fayette County. According to sworn affidavits filed in U.S. District Court, investigators…
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Kentucky AG: Fayette school board violated Open Meetings Act during votes on Rise, Carver, The Stables
LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Fayette County Board of Education violated Kentucky’s Open Meetings Act during a December video-teleconference meeting in which members voted on key changes affecting the district’s single-gender STEM academies and the future of The Stables program at the Kentucky Horse Park, the Kentucky Attorney General’s Office ruled. In a decision issued…