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The City of Lexington invites residents to explore water quality in their own backyards as part of the Water Quality Monitoring Program. Volunteering for this program allows residents to take samples of local creeks to help monitor possible pollutants. Volunteers must attend a mandatory training on Thursday, Feb. 26 from 9:30 – 11 a.m.…

ONE Lexington released its 2025 annual report today, documenting a fourth straight year of declining gun violence among youth and young adults, Mayor Linda Gorton said. “Last year, Lexington recorded its fewest total homicides in a decade, and the fewest gunshot victims since 2010,” Gorton said. “The city has reduced community violence by 60%…

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 17, 2026) — The University of Kentucky’s TRUST Hub — Translating Research through Universal Solutions Together — is working to address some of Kentucky’s most pressing issues. Serenity Wright, Ed.D., senior executive director for innovation, community health and societal impact at UK Innovate, answers some questions about the TRUST Hub, how…

📣 Update – March 13, 2026: For a third time, Councilmembers postponed a vote on a lease with Social Impact Solar/Edelen Renewables for a solar project at the Haley Pike landfill. The decision came during the March 12th Council meeting, where several members of the Lexington Model Airplane Club raised concerns about being displaced…

In its February 12th meeting, Council unanimously approved the Lexington Preservation and Growth Management Program, establishing a formal process for deciding whether and when to expand the Urban Service Area. 💡 What is the Urban Service Area?The Urban Service Area is the part of Fayette County that can be developed and receive city services…

📣 Update – March 13, 2026: During March 12th’s Council meeting, a pair of ordinances requiring carbon monoxide detectors in existing buildings and single and multi-family homes won final approval. The new regulations apply to single and two-family homes, apartments, hotels, boarding houses, assisted living facilities, hospitals, daycares, and commercial businesses with potential sources…

By Melissa PatrickKentucky Health News Health bills continue to move in week six of the legislative session. Here are some of them: Health care worker investment fund – House Bill  266, sponsored by Rep. Peyton Griffee, R- Mt. Washington, would include speech-language pathology or audiology licenses as eligible expenses in the health care worker…

By Elizabeth ChapinUniversity of Kentucky University of Kentucky researchers have been awarded a five-year grant, projected to total $7.2 million, from the National Institutes of Health to test overdose prevention strategies for women transitioning from jail back into rural Kentucky communities. The new project is supported by the NIH’s National Institute on Drug Abuse as part of its Justice Community Overdose Innovation Network…

By Sarah LaddKentucky Lantern Fewer Kentuckians have health insurance through Kynect after subsidies that helped millions of Americans afford health insurance expired late last year, but the decline is not as drastic as advocates had feared. Overall, about 89,000 Kentuckians enrolled in an Affordable Care Act health plan for 2026, down from about 97,000…

By StatePoint Living to 100 may sound extraordinary, but research suggests it’s more achievable — and enjoyable — than many people think. Studies show the majority of centenarians rate their health as good, and large numbers of people in this age group are mobile, active and optimistic. According to the American Medical Association, adopting…