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Veterans’ families will soon have a second home near Lexington VA medical center

A home away from home for families of veterans being cared for at Lexington's two VA medical facilities is about to open. A ceremony and ribbon cutting took place Friday morning at the Leestown Road campus.

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Kentucky governor vetoes controversial bill banning gender-affirming care for youth

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Gov. Andy Beshear vetoed a controversial bill Friday that would ban gender-affirming care for transgender youth in Kentucky.

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City of Lexington identifying, celebrating African American hamlets

The City of Lexington is working to identify and celebrate African American communities established in the 19th century, many by freed slaves.

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John Clay: My confession: I’ll be rooting for Rick Pitino to save St. John’s basketball

LEXINGTON, Ky. — In what may or may not be the final act for Rick Pitino, the site is the perfect fit.

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Lexington City Council considering a move to double affordable housing funding

Lexington city leaders are moving toward a new funding program to significantly boost affordable housing support.

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John Clay: Sweet 16 reasons this college basketball season and the NCAA Tournament make no sense

LEXINGTON, Ky. — As NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 play begins Thursday, 16 reasons college basketball this season makes no sense:

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Lexington hosts training in honor of 9-11 fallen firefighter

Scores of firefighters from states as far away as Washington and Wisconsin are in Lexington this week. They are participating in the Andy Fredericks Training Days event at the Kentucky Theater.

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5 bills on abortion were filed in the 2023 Kentucky Legislature. None of them got a hearing

LEXINGTON, Ky. — In the first regular session of the Kentucky Legislature since the state’s trigger law banning abortion took effect, the Republican supermajority showed little interest in modifying those restrictions.

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Kentucky’s Laney Frye, who works with PGA Tour caddie Ted Scott, and former U.S. Women’s Amateur champion Jensen Castle could make noise at Augusta National

Frye grew up in Lexington but Castle says "never in a million years" did she think she'd end up a Wildcat.

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Finding place to practice is another challenge for Kentucky Special Olympics teams

A Lexington Special Olympics track team looking for a place to practice with days left to register for next month’s regionals found it. Mark Buerger, the communications director for Special Olympics Kentucky, said it’s often difficult for teams to find a place where they can train.

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Mayor sites increased revenues from Breeder's Cup, lower youth violence in address to Lexington Rota

Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton brought glad tidings to the city’s Rotary Club luncheon Thursday.

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Gorton discusses panhandlers, homeless in Lexington

Mayor Linda Gorton fielded a question about homeless persons and panhandlers at Thursday's Rotary Club luncheon.

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Lexington's effort to bolster its police ranks getting support in Frankfort

The Lexington police department could expand its ranks under a bill making its way through the State Legislature. One step from final passage, it would allow the Division of Police to rehire retired officers for short, designated terms.

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John Clay: Saint Peter’s flashbacks linger as Kentucky basketball begins NCAA Tournament play

LEXINGTON, Ky. — One year ago in an elevator at the Hyatt Place Hotel in Indianapolis, Mark Story and I were debating whether what he had just witnessed — No. 2 seed Kentucky’s shocking loss to No. 15 seed Saint Peter’s — qualified as the worst NCAA Tournament defeat in…

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Today's Interview: Henry Clay's estate, Ashland, lost at least 15 trees due to March 3 storm.

Ashland, the Lexington estate of Henry Clay, lost 15 trees during the March 3 storms. Jim Clark is the executive director of The Henry Clay Memorial Foundation. He said the landscape has been transformed.

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Human remains found on Northern Kentucky campus

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Law enforcement agencies are investigating after human remains were found on Northern Kentucky University’s campus on Sunday afternoon.

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Kentucky reports 2,262 new COVID cases over the last week as state prepares for Medicaid changes

LEXINGTON, Ky. — For the second week in a row, Kentucky has zero counties at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s high COVID-19 community level.

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Today's Interview: How God’s Pantry Food Bank helped after massive power outage

Mike Halligan, the C-E-O of God's Pantry Food Bank in Lexington, said they lost power for nearly four days — but with a lot of help, didn't have to throw out any food.

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Today's Interview: Lexington steps up storm debris clean-up efforts

The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government is trying to make it easier for people to get rid of trees and other debris left after Friday’s severe weather.

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Kentucky GOP bill to prevent college, university campuses from banning guns advances

LEXINGTON, Ky. — A bill to prevent Kentucky higher education institutions from banning guns on campus won approval from a legislative committee Tuesday.

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Mark Story: Is a factor that led to Kentucky's debacle vs. Saint Peter’s about to bite the Cats again?

LEXINGTON, Ky. — It seems self-evident that if Kentucky does not have Cason Wallace moving forward, the Wildcats’ season is cooked.

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How RB Chris Rodriguez is raising money for lupus research at NFL scouting combine

LEXINGTON, Ky. — More than NFL draft stock will be on the line for Kentucky running back Chris Rodriguez at the league’s scouting combine in Indianapolis this week.

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Poetry and fiction headline a Lexington event honoring Women's voices

Celebrating Women's Voices: Poetry and Fiction

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An ‘LGBTQ+ mental health crisis’ could form in Kentucky as anti-trans bills advance, experts say

LEXINGTON, Ky. — As Republican lawmakers continue advancing bills that regulate the treatment of and deny health care to transgender youth in Kentucky, medical experts are sounding the alarm on a worsened “LGBTQ+ mental health crisis” that is sure to follow the passage of such measures.

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Vanderbilt stuns Kentucky as Cats lose Cason Wallace to injury

LEXINGTON, Ky. — What was supposed to be a night of celebration in Rupp Arena turned into a nightmare scenario for the Kentucky Wildcats.

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