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Lexington task force discusses ways to reduce gun violence, put abandoned properties back into communities
WEKU | By Shepherd Snyder Members of Lexington’s Community Pillars Gun Violence Task Force discussed Thursday evening on how to reduce incidents by renovating abandoned properties or vacant lots across...
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ONE Lexington to give 2023 update: How they’re addressing violence with innovative strategies
Lexington, KY— In an upcoming Urban County Council work session on Tuesday, ONE Lexington will present its 2023 update, showcasing a range of initiatives aimed at tackling urban challenges,...
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Lexington FOP president says city leaders not willing to discuss understaffing problems
WEKU | By John McGary The president of Lexington’s Fraternal Order of Police says city leaders aren’t serious about addressing understaffing issues in the department. Sergeant Jeremy Russell said they’re...
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Versailles man pleads guilty to possessing explosive devices, guns at UK Hospital in 2021
LEXINGTON, Ky. — In a significant legal development, Bryan T. Carroll, 46, of Versailles, entered a guilty plea on Monday to federal charges of possessing explosive devices and guns...
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Proposed KY law criminalizing homeless camping ‘will make our work harder,’ advocates say
by Nadia Ramlagan, Public News Service A lengthy proposal aimed at reducing crime recently unveiled by Kentucky lawmakers has housing advocacy groups concerned about the impact on the homeless....
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Report: Black Kentuckians continue to be incarcerated at high rates
by Nadia Ramlagan, Public News Service A new study of incarceration trends shows Black people in the Commonwealth are jailed at a rate nearly three times higher than their white peers, despite making up...
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Lexington man pleads guilty to federal charges after fentanyl sale resulted in death
Lexington, KY — A Lexington man, Gregory Scott Sizemore, 35, has agreed to enter a guilty plea to federal drug charges, including distribution of fentanyl that resulted in death....
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Cameron, other attorneys general sue Meta, accusing Facebook and Instagram of purposely harming mental health of youth
by Kentucky Health News Attorney General Daniel Cameron is among a large, bipartisan group of attorneys general suing Meta, the parent firm of social-media platforms Facebook and Instagram, for purposefully harming the mental...
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Man pleads guilty to federal money laundering charges in Lexington
Lexington, KY — Leynner Andre Riascos Yepes, a Colombian national, entered a guilty plea in Lexington Tuesday to one count of a federal indictment, which charges him with promotional...
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Lexington officials get progress report on Juvenile treatment court
WEKU | By Stu Johnson The Fayette Juvenile Treatment Court has been in operation for more than a year now. Fayette District Judge Melissa Moore Murphy told Lexington Council members...