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Lexington working with nonprofit partners on gun violence prevention grants

Lexington city council members are being asked to approve the distribution of $50,000 in gun violence prevention grants. One Lexington aims to reduce youth violence by working with community partners.

WEKU · Oct 11, 2022

Mark Story: In comparing Rich Scangarello’s offense to Liam Coen’s, one number tells the story

I have started to feel a little bit sorry for Rich Scangarello. Since arriving in Lexington from the staff of the San Francisco 49ers, the new Kentucky offensive coordinator cannot seem to catch a break.

Tribune News Service · Oct 11, 2022

Eastern Kentucky natives Chris Stapleton, Dwight Yoakam and Tyler Childers performing in flood relie

Some of the most popular acts in country and tradition music are playing in Lexington tomorrow evening.

WEKU · Oct 10, 2022

First in a series of Kentucky Theater 100th Anniversary Events This Weekend

Lexington’s iconic downtown theater, the Kentucky Theater, turned 100 years old Tuesday. This Saturday marks the first in a series of weekend events in October to recognize that entertainment heritage.

WEKU · Oct 7, 2022

Coldstream lab and research space growing by 40,000 square feet

A dedication ceremony Thursday recognized 40,000 square feet of research and lab space in Lexington’s Coldstream Research Campus.

WEKU · Oct 6, 2022

John Clay: Kentucky football’s main goal remains reachable, but South Carolina is a tricky test

For Kentucky football, the main goal remains attainable. Get to Atlanta. Win the SEC East. Play in the conference championship game. Short of that, the goal is to make that Nov. 19 matchup with Georgia at Kroger Field mean something. Or everything, actually.

Tribune News Service · Oct 5, 2022

Oscar Tshiebwe helping new teammate find his way. Kentucky is going to benefit.

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The announcement that Ugonna Onyenso — a highly touted center from Nigeria — would be joining the University of Kentucky basketball team for the 2022-23 season came on Aug. 1, just a few days before his future teammates were headed to the Bahamas for a series of…

Tribune News Service · Oct 5, 2022

Country music ‘will definitely not be the same’: Officials, musicians mourn Loretta Lynn’s death

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Loretta Lynn, a country music icon who was once known as the Queen of Country Music, has died at 90.

Tribune News Service · Oct 4, 2022

Loretta Lynn, country music icon known as the ‘Coal Miner’s Daughter,’ dies at 90

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Loretta Lynn, an iconic singer who at one time was known as the Queen of Country Music, has died, according to a statement her family provided to The Associated Press. She was 90.

Tribune News Service · Oct 4, 2022

Judge rules against Kentucky deputy who sued over criticism for attending Trump rally

LEXINGTON, Ky. — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a Franklin County sheriff’s deputy who claimed that the county’s public defenders defamed him and violated his First Amendment rights when they criticized him for attending a Trump rally in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6, 2021.

Tribune News Service · Oct 3, 2022