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LEXINGTON — Lexington’s vision for its downtown core and the future of historic rural settlements dominated discussion Tuesday as the Urban County Council’s General Government and Planning Committee advanced long-range planning efforts that could shape development decisions for decades. The committee heard an extensive update on the city’s Downtown Area Master Plan — a…

A Lexington man accused of carrying out a violent, hours-long robbery spree across Fayette and Franklin counties has agreed to plead guilty in federal court, ending a case that has been delayed for nearly two years by competency proceedings and trial continuances. Maurice A. Curry, 24, will plead guilty to five counts of robbery…

LEXINGTON — The Lexington mayor’s office says it maintains a press distribution list but does not have written criteria governing who is added or removed, according to an email response this week from Mayor Linda Gorton’s spokesperson — a discussion prompted by a federal lawsuit in London, Kentucky, alleging retaliation and viewpoint discrimination against…

FRANKFORT, Ky. — The Kentucky Senate voted overwhelmingly Friday to approve a bill aimed at easing long lines and travel burdens for driver’s license renewals, advancing a measure lawmakers framed as a stopgap response to widespread frustration with the state’s regional licensing system. The Senate passed Senate Bill 7 on a 34–1 vote, sending…

The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council confirmed a new law commissioner Thursday night and fast-tracked millions of dollars in federal trail funding, while also approving a wide slate of routine zoning, personnel and contract items during a lengthy January meeting. Council voted unanimously to confirm David Barbary as Commissioner of Law after suspending the rules…

The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council on Wednesday unanimously confirmed David Barbary as the city’s next commissioner of law following a brief public confirmation hearing and closed-session deliberations. Barbary, a longtime attorney in the Department of Law who has served as acting commissioner, told council members he has worked for Lexington’s government since 2000 and…

The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Planning Commission signed off on several commercial and residential development plans Wednesday, advancing projects from Southland Drive to East High Street while putting the brakes on a far larger proposal near Georgetown Road amid environmental and design concerns. The most consequential action came late in the meeting, when commissioners voted…

LEXINGTON — Lexington’s Police and Fire Retirement Fund Board on Wednesday approved a higher employer contribution rate for the coming fiscal year, even as the pension system posted strong investment returns and modest gains in overall funding health. The board voted unanimously to set the city’s required contribution at 51.24% of payroll for fiscal…

WASHINGTON — Sen. Mitch McConnell said Thursday that he secured more than $540 million in federal funding for Kentucky priorities in a package of fiscal year 2026 appropriations measures that cleared the Senate and now heads to President Donald Trump. McConnell, a Kentucky Republican and senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, said the…

A Lexington man known on the street as “Plug” or “Jug” has agreed to serve seven years in federal prison after admitting he was part of a fentanyl distribution conspiracy that fueled repeated drug sales across the city last spring. Brian Conner pleaded guilty under a binding plea agreement to one count of conspiracy…