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Transylvania University announced it raised more than $8.65 million in its past giving year, the highest total in over a decade, with donations supporting scholarships and student programs.

I grew up in Bell County, which means I grew up hearing two promises. The first was jobs. The second was that whatever created those jobs would not hurt anybody. We got pretty good at believing the first one. The second one, not so much. So when hundreds of people packed the old courthouse…

Lexington Police have charged four individuals in three separate shootings that occurred July 25-27, 2026, as the city experienced six unrelated shootings over a four-day span.

Fayette County Public Schools announced that several specialized programs including biomedical sciences, dual-language immersion, and STEM academies still have openings for the 2026-27 school year, with applications due by Aug. 7.

A 63-year-old Lexington man has been charged with assault, burglary, and firearm offenses after turning himself in for a shooting on Winter Garden that wounded one person. The incident was one of six shootings across Lexington over the weekend.

Residents debated cannabis legalization prospects, discussed new school bus safety laws and their practical challenges, shared inherited property advice, reacted with anger to a child killer’s release, and sought legal guidance on debt collection court appearances.

Scovell Hall at the University of Kentucky has reopened after a $70 million renovation spanning more than two years, welcoming students back for the 2026 fall semester.

Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman is fighting to uphold convictions of Steve Lawson and Joey Lawson in the 2015 Crystal Rogers disappearance case, arguing before appellate courts that evidence and procedures met legal standards.

Lexington’s Planning Commission voted to recommend stricter regulations on future data center developments, sending its proposal to the Urban County Council for final approval following hours of public testimony.

Mountain Comprehensive Health Corporation in Letcher County operates the RAISE program, which trains employees in clinical, administrative and behavioral healthcare roles. The initiative addresses critical workforce shortages affecting eastern Kentucky and rural America.