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Board of Health Appoints Commissioner of Health
Lexington, Kentucky, May 12, 2025 – The Lexington-Fayette County Health Department (LFCHD) is pleased to announce the Board of Health has appointed Dr. Crystal Miller to serve as Commissioner of Health for Lexington-Fayette County. Dr. Miller has served as director of the WEDCO District Health Department, which serves Harrison, Nicholas, and Scott counties in…
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Richmond Man Sentenced for Conspiracy to Create and Distribute Animal Crush Videos
LEXINGTON, Ky. – A Richmond, Ky., man, Kendall Hacker, 32, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Danny Reeves to 30 months in prison, for conspiracy to create and distribute animal crush videos. Animal crushing is defined under federal criminal law as “actual conduct in which one or more living non-human mammals, birds, reptiles, or amphibians,…
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Report: Medicaid work requirements could cost Kentucky jobs, tax revenue
A new report from the Commonwealth Fund showed between 8,000 and 12,000 Kentuckians could lose their jobs as a result of the state implementing Medicaid work requirements, which would cause more people to lose health coverage. Leighton Ku, professor of health policy and management at George Washington University and co-author of the report, said…
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ICE detains previously deported cocaine distributor in Central Kentucky
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Federal authorities in Scott County arrested a previously deported Mexican national with a prior felony cocaine distribution conviction on Wednesday, charging him with illegal re-entry into the United States. Javier Perez-Ruiz, also known as Javier Ruiz-Perez, was taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after local law enforcement initially…
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Ahead of Mother’s Day, Kentucky student pays tribute to grandmother
Ahead of Mother’s Day, one Kentucky middle-school student has received recognition for honoring his grandmother in a “Grandparent of the Year” essay contest sponsored by the Kentucky Retired Teachers Association and AARP Kentucky. In his winning essay, P.J. Brock describes his grandmother Sue as “caring, kind, hardworking, selfless and loving.” Sue Beeler, 74, a…
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Maternal Mental Health Awareness
Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week is May 5 – May 11, 2025. Help us spread the word about HRSA’s National Maternal Mental Health Hotline (1-833-TLC-MAMA)—a free and confidential service offering 24/7 support via call or text to new and expecting moms and their loved ones. The Hotline’s trained counselors help thousands of women and…
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Lexington Man Sentenced for Armed Fentanyl Trafficking
FRANKFORT, Ky. – A Lexington man, Drequahn Smith, 19, was sentenced on Tuesday to 128 months in prison, by U.S. District Judge Gregory VanTatenhove, for possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. On June 24, 2024, law enforcement officers…
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Johnson County Man Sentenced for Producing and Possessing Child Pornography
PIKEVILLE, Ky. – A Hagerhill, Ky., man, Jason Ryan Campbell, 46, was sentenced on Thursday to 40 years in prison by U.S. District Judge Danny Reeves, for production of child pornography and possession of child pornography. According to his plea agreement, on August 27, 2022, Campbell engaged in the production of child pornography. Specifically, upon…
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Kentucky State Police Post 12 Enhances Public Safety with 2 New Troopers
Equipped to serve, trained to lead, ready to protect FRANKFORT, Ky. (May 5, 2025) — The Kentucky State Police (KSP) announced the graduation of 33 cadets from the KSP Training Academy. These troopers will begin their new public safety careers in communities throughout the commonwealth. Two of the graduates will be serving at KSP…
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KY confirms second measles case, doctors urge vaccination
The Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services is reporting a second confirmed measles case in March, in a child who was traveling through the state while seeking treatment. The first reported case this year occurred in an adult Kentucky resident in February. Measles is a highly contagious respiratory virus spread through the air…