US Senate Republicans advance bill stripping funds from NPR, PBS, foreign aid
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate on Tuesday night moved one step closer to canceling $9 billion in previously approved funding for several foreign aid programs and public broadcasting after...
More ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ centers to be built by states flush with cash, experts predict
WASHINGTON — Former top immigration officials from the Biden administration warned Tuesday that billions for immigration enforcement signed into law earlier this month will escalate the rapid detention and...
Education Department in the middle of a growing tug-of-war between Trump, Democrats
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Education has emerged as central in the struggle over control of the power of the purse in the nation’s capital. Democrats in Congress...
Kentucky Republican lawmaker questions gender and women’s studies course at UK
FRANKFORT — A Republican lawmaker questioned a University of Kentucky administrator Tuesday about a course offering in the university’s Gender and Women’s Studies program. During a legislative committee meeting,...
Darien Drive Homicide Investigation
via Lexington Police Department news release The Lexington Police Department is investigating a homicide that occurred on Darien Drive. On July 15, 2025, around 1:25 pm, officers were dispatched...
Technical Review Committee – Jul 30, 2025
The agenda for Technical Review Committee dated Wednesday, 30 July 2025 has been published. Access it here: https://lfucg.granicus.com/AgendaViewer.php?view_id=4&event_id=4531
Jefferson County reports measles case in child
Jefferson County has a confirmed case of measles, which is unrelated to the Central Kentucky outbreak, Louisville officials announced Tuesday. Kentucky’s 13th case this year is in a child...
Jewish woman’s challenge of Kentucky’s abortion ban gets green light from appeals court
A Court of Appeals panel has ruled that one of three Jewish women suing the state has standing — the right — to challenge Kentucky’s abortion ban. Chief Judge...
Lexington and Deauville Youth share their discoveries of World World II in an exhibit at the Lexington History Museum.
News release provided by Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Lexington Sister Cities and the Lexington History Museum are proud to announce a special showing of the Lexington and Deauville High...
‘Canary in the coal mine’: Are fireflies really disappearing?
CLERMONT — On a recent warm Friday night, a group of people picked their way through the nearly pitch dark woods at Bernheim Forest and Arboretum. They were there...
