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LEXINGTON, Ky. (Aug. 15, 2025) — Alexandra F. Paterson’s research paves the way for more reliable and innovative technologies that could benefit health care, manufacturing and everyday life. For her work, she has earned two prestigious national awards for early-career faculty: the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award and…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Urban County Council on Thursday approved a slate of spending measures and heard Mayor Linda Gorton outline a multi-pronged push to increase downtown safety following a recent assault. Gorton said the incident — in which a woman was attacked and the suspect arrested — underscored the need for more visible…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Urban County Council on Thursday confirmed real estate developer Ross Boggess to the city’s Board of Adjustment, filling a vacancy that had become a point of friction between Mayor Linda Gorton’s office and council after a prior nominee was rejected in June. Boggess, who co-hosts a development-focused podcast and has…

Mayor Linda Gorton took immediate steps today to increase security downtown after an incident Wednesday in which a woman was assaulted. The suspect who was arrested yesterday in the case, has had numerous interactions with the criminal justice community, and with those who assist the unhoused.“This is a compassionate city. We prove that every…

On August 12th, Council took their first vote to set the ad valorem property tax rates for Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26). Council followed the Mayor’s Administration’s recommendations to set tax rates at a level that raises revenue by 4% from FY25 in both the General Fund and the Urban Services Fund. You can read…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — A 23-year-old Lexington man on probation for prior drug trafficking convictions is facing a new federal charge after police say they found him with a loaded handgun, drugs and paraphernalia during a late-night patrol downtown last weekend. According to a criminal complaint filed Thursday in U.S. District Court, Marvon Bond was…

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Aug. 14, 2025) — Antibiotics have long served as a foundation of modern veterinary medicine, especially in livestock animals. Yet a growing public health threat looms as bacteria evolve to evade these vital drugs. A new study from the University of Kentucky’s Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment titled “Multidrug Resistance and…

250Lex is kicking off September, its month-long celebration of all things sports, with a discount on University of Kentucky football and volleyball tickets. “UK Athletics is a great community partner, and we thank them for helping us celebrate Sports Month,” Gorton said. “This is a great opportunity to cheer on our hometown teams, and…

Lexington, Ky. — The Miami home of a Florida man sentenced in Lexington federal court for selling counterfeit Xanax on the dark web is now the focus of a legal battle over whether the government can seize it to help pay his multimillion-dollar judgment. Omar Thomas Wala, sentenced in November 2024 to 90 months…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — A Beattyville man has pleaded guilty in a plea agreement filed Tuesday to federal charges that he sold fentanyl and methamphetamine on multiple occasions, kept 26 firearms around his home to protect his drug business, and used drug money to post a $10,000 cash bond for an associate. According to court…