Lexington Local Pulse

UK's Morgan Gaerte reflects on a seamless return to play.

Lexington commuters on the New Circle Road beltway should plan for daily right-lane closures next week during bridge-deck pothole repairs.

• Oct. 14...

Central Kentucky faces on-and-off showers and storms through Sunday from Isaias remnants, with timing and impacts varying by forecast.

• Rain timing:...

• Crash details: Vehicle struck cyclist at Alumni Drive and Tates Creek Road intersection Friday night.
• Cyclist condition: Life-threatening injuries...

Fayette County school board's Monday planning meeting puts five charter bus contracts and a major Henry Clay High School change order on the consent...

Lizzie Carr notched her 200th career block and a season-high eight total as No. 4 Kentucky swept LSU 3-0 (25-20, 25-19, 25-19) in Lexington. The...

A motorcycle and car collided on the outer loop of Man o’ War Boulevard at the I-75 ramp Friday night at 9:45 p.m., sending the motorcycle operator to...

A $50,000 grant to the Lexington VA Health Care System will broaden adaptive sports programs—including archery, cycling, and wheelchair softball—helping disabled veterans improve independence, physical health, confidence, and social connections.

Northbound U.S. 68 (Harrodsburg Road) in Jessamine County will see its right lane closed Monday from 9 a.m. to noon near Brannon Road for corrective roadway work, likely causing delays for Lexington-bound commuters.

Lexington-area drivers face a full shutdown on Old Richmond Road next week for drain work.

• Timing: Starts Tuesday, Oct. 13 at 9 a.m. and finishes...

• Staffing boost: Lexington Police Department now has 641 sworn officers after swearing in 12 new graduates.
• Safety impact: The addition makes...

Lexington police charged a third suspect Friday in the August Cross Keys Road homicide and arson case.

• Malachi Haynes, 20, faces murder,...

Weather forced the Eastern Kentucky University women's soccer match against Little Rock from Richmond to Lexington Sporting Club, with Sunday's noon...

PARLOUR Pizza+Pints is adding a second Lexington location in Hamburg, expanding local dining options even as its planned grand opening today has been postponed due to an unexpected delay. The chain will announce a new date soon.

FCPS asked for a two-month extension to submit its fiscal year 2026 audit but received only until Dec. 15 instead of the requested Jan. 15. The...

A Nicholasville family escaped safely from a Wednesday night house fire in the Hickory Hill area but is now displaced after significant damage. Firefighters rescued two cats, giving them oxygen and treating them for exposure.

Lexington's historic East End comes alive Saturday with the fifth annual Patrick J. Mitchell East End Art and Music Festival.

• Unique setup:...

• Enjoy sunshine and highs near 80° today and Friday across the Bluegrass
• Hurricane Isaias makes landfall late Friday into Saturday, bringing rain...

Lexington firefighters responded to Carabbas Italian Grill on Pleaudit Place around 1:30 a.m. Thursday.

• Crews extinguished the blaze, leaving the...

• Flock cameras: Carter calls for ending use over external searches; Gorton favors policy review
• Housing crisis: Carter blames Gorton’s longevity;...