Interview: Lexington council members plan to introduce “C.R.O.W.N. Act” ordinance this week.
WEKU | By Stan Ingold Three members of the Lexington City Council are planning to introduce an ordinance to help improve equality in the commonwealth’s second largest city. Councilmembers Shayla...
Exclusive: UKPD operates 12 automatic license plate readers on campus, bringing total in city to 112
Lexington, Ky.–University of Kentucky spokesman Jay Blanton confirmed exclusively to the Lexington Times Monday that UK Police currently operate 12 Flock automatic license plate readers (ALPRs) on campus. This...
Multi-million dollar deals: see which Fayette County properties changed hands recently
Use the map below to explore the properties that changed hands in Lexington’s biggest real estate deals of March – April 2023. The map includes all properties transferred in...
Nation reacts to spree of horse deaths at Kentucky tracks
Lexington, Ky.–Kentucky horse racing tracks have seen a spree of equine deaths this spring, with at least 16 fatalities this year, including seven horses dead at Churchill Downs, three...
Two more horses killed at Churchill Downs Saturday, bringing total to seven dead in lead up to 2023 Kentucky Derby
Louisville, Ky.–Tragedy has struck once again at Churchill Downs in the lead-up to the 2023 Kentucky Derby, as seven horses have now died in the days leading up to...
Lexington records fourth deadly shooting this week
Lexington, Kentucky has been rocked by a series of deadly shootings this week. First, 18-year-old Damar Weathers was shot and killed Sunday near Castlewood Park. Then, on Wednesday evening,...
A conversation with Silas House, Kentucky’s new poet laureate – ‘I’m not the one who politicized being gay. I’m just living my life.’
by Sarah Ladd, Kentucky Lantern LOUISVILLE – Growing up in Eastern Kentucky, author Silas House saw early the power of representation in literature. Lead character John-Boy in the award-winning television series...
ACLU and NCLR File Lawsuit Challenging Ban on Medical Care for Trans Youth in Kentucky
Louisville, Ky.–The ACLU of Kentucky, the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR), and law firm Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP filed a lawsuit seeking to block the portion of...
A new community resource empowering residents through shared tools – Grand opening of Lexington Tool Library set for May 10
Lexington, Ky.–The Lexington Tool Library, a pioneering democratically-run nonprofit, is set to open its doors to the public on May 10, 2023, from 5:30 to 6:30 PM. Located inside...
Lexington PD releases documents, but not body camera footage in case of Flock camera mistaken identity arrest
Lexington, Ky.–The Lexington Police Department has denied a Lexington Times open records request for body camera footage related to the arrest of Javier Manriquez Ramos, who was mistakenly apprehended...