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Chevy Chase Opposition Turns to Harassment After Roaring Brook Vote, Board Member Says
A member of the Lexington Board of Adjustment says he has been followed, spit on, and inundated with hateful voicemails in the week since he voted to approve a residential mental health clinic in Chevy Chase, according to reporting Sunday in the Lexington Herald-Leader. Ross Boggess, a local developer and co-host of the DevelopLex…
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Gorton Proposes $546 Million Lexington Budget With No Tax Increases, Eyes Ice Storm Overhaul and New Police Tech
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Mayor Linda Gorton unveiled a $546 million General Fund budget Tuesday that she says holds the line on taxes and spending while pumping $5.1 million into a top-to-bottom overhaul of the city’s storm-response operations — an acknowledgment that last winter’s ice debacles demanded more than a new snow plan. The proposal,…
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Lexington Board Approves Chevy Chase Rehab Home Over Neighbors’ Objections, 4-2
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Lexington’s Board of Adjustment voted 4-2 Monday to approve a conditional use permit for a 52-bed inpatient mental health and eating disorder treatment center in the heart of the Chevy Chase neighborhood, overriding sustained opposition from hundreds of residents, parents, and school officials who packed the downtown Council Chambers and spilled…
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Lexington Council Seeks Public Input on Draft Bike Lane Parking Ordinance
The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council is soliciting public feedback on a draft ordinance that would explicitly prohibit stopping, standing or parking in the city’s bike lanes, with a survey open through May 15, 2026. The proposal stems from Recommendation 3.3A of the STREEET Safety Task Force, which convened throughout 2025 to identify short-term improvements…
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Lexington For Everyone turns up pressure on housing as FY27 budget season opens
This article has been updated to clarify that Raquel Carter is no longer a board member of Lexington for Everyone. She resigned before she announced her candidacy for mayor. A Lexington housing advocacy nonprofit is calling on city councilmembers to fund a new city position it says could help cut bureaucratic delays slowing down housing…
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Kentucky Senate signals it will defy Supreme Court, proceed with Lexington judge’s impeachment trial Thursday
FRANKFORT — Four days from now, the Kentucky Senate is scheduled to open an impeachment trial against a Lexington judge. There is only one problem: the state’s highest court has already ordered it to stop. The Kentucky Supreme Court ruled 5-1 on April 6 that the General Assembly’s impeachment of Fayette Circuit Judge Julie…
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Lexington to host national rodeo finals as barrel racers, bull riders descend on Horse Park
LEXINGTON — Lexington’s spring sports calendar is about to kick up some dust this weekend as one of rodeo’s biggest qualifying events comes to town. The American Rodeo East Regional Finals arrive at the Kentucky Horse Park this week, bringing top rodeo athletes from across North America to Alltech Arena for three days of…
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Lexington Man Charged With Federal Stalking After Months-Long Campaign of Threats, Harassment
FBI affidavit details hundreds of calls, explicit images sent to victim’s friends, break-in of her car, and a death threat sent via Instagram LEXINGTON, Ky. — A 24-year-old Lexington man is in federal custody this week after the FBI accused him of waging an escalating, months-long stalking campaign against an ex-girlfriend — one that…
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House Bill 904 heads to the governor’s desk after winning final votes in both chambers Wednesday
FRANKFORT, Ky. — The Kentucky General Assembly gave final passage Wednesday to a wide-ranging gaming bill that raises the legal age for sports betting, bans certain wagers on college athletes, creates a first-ever licensing framework for fantasy sports and expands consumer protections across nearly every sector of legal wagering in the commonwealth. House Bill…
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Kentucky AG: Lexington Police Violated Open Records Law by Demanding Proof of Residency
FRANKFORT, Ky. — The Kentucky Attorney General’s Office ruled that the Lexington Police Department violated the state’s Open Records Act when it denied a records request by demanding proof of residency beyond what the law allows — a decision that arrives as state lawmakers consider legislation that would impose new identification requirements on public…