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Park Avenue Infant Death Investigation Arrest
One person has been arrested in connection with the death of an infant that occurred on Park Avenue. On Wednesday, August 27, 2025, around 10:30 a.m., officers were dispatched for an unresponsive infant at a residence in the 400 block of Park Avenue. When officers arrived, they located an infant that was pronounced deceased…
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Chinese national from Chicago pleads guilty to identity theft, fraud in Lexington Meijer gift card scam
LEXINGTON, Ky. — A Chicago man has admitted to running a stolen-credit-card scheme in Central Kentucky, pleading guilty Friday to federal charges of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. Heng Yin, a Chinese national living in Illinois, acknowledged in court that he used stolen credit card information loaded onto his phone to buy nearly…
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UK student helping build a better base for 3D-printed foods
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Aug. 29, 2025) — Josephine Traver, a Lewis Honors sophomore in chemical engineering at the University of Kentucky Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering, is spending her summer turning powders and nonanimal gums into something that behaves like Jell-O — and prints like it too. She is working with the UK Martin-Gatton…
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Lawmakers hear data-driven testimony from justice reinvestment initiative
Lawmakers hear data-driven testimony from justice reinvestment initiative August 29, 2025 Sen. Brandon J. Storm, R-London, speaks during Friday’s meeting of the Interim Joint Committee on Judiciary. A high-resolution photo can be found here. FRANKFORT — The Interim Joint Committee on Judiciary received a presentation from a national policy group Friday about how Kentucky…
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Legislators offer positive comments about adventure tourism
Legislators offer positive comments about adventure tourism August 29, 2025 Sen. Scott Madon, R-Pineville, speaks about adventure tourism during Thursday’s meeting of the Interim Joint Committee on Tourism, Small Business, and Information Technology. A high-resolution photo can be found here. FRANKFORT — Legislators on the Interim Joint Committee on Tourism, Small Business, and Information…
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Labor Day waste collection schedule
Due to the Labor Day holiday, there will be no City waste collection on Monday, Sept 1. Residents and businesses that normally receive curbside pickup on Mondays will be served on Wednesday, Sept. 3. Place carts out after 4 p.m. on Tuesday to ensure Wednesday collection. Curbside pickup on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday…
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Markey study identifies molecular pathway that drives advanced prostate cancer
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Aug. 27, 2025) — University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center researchers have identified a cellular pathway that fuels the progression of aggressive, drug-resistant prostate cancer. The findings of the study, published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, could lead to new treatment approaches for patients whose cancers no longer respond to hormone therapy. Led…
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Meeting students where they are: Big Blue Pantry expands access with new food lockers
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Aug. 27, 2025) — In the quiet basement of William T. Young Library, a new kind of resource now waits behind coded doors. Small blue lockers that hold big promise for University of Kentucky students in need. The lockers, recently installed by the Big Blue Pantry, a unit housed in the Office for…
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Lexington Fire Department Places New Ambulance into Service
The Lexington Fire Department is proud to announce the placement of Emergency Care 13 (EC13) into service. A dedication ceremony was held Wednesday, Aug. 27, at 10 a.m. at Fire Station 16, 3700 Man O’ War Boulevard. Emergency Care 13 will be housed at Station 16, also known as “the Cave.” This milestone marks…
