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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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…