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SDF says this summer could be record breaking
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — People are traveling more in and out of Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport, and officials think traffic may hit record levels this summer. What You Need To Know Beginning this month, capacity levels at the SDF are approaching near record levels last experienced in 2019 The airport added two new airline launches in …
Woman says she shot man breaking into her Lexington apartment
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) – A shooting investigation is currently underway following reports of shots fired in Lexington. A woman called police around 3:30 a.m. on Tuesday and said she shot at a man who was breaking into her apartment on Hollow Creek Road, just off Russell Cave. About fifteen minutes later, a man walked into …
Technology Jobs See Increase During Pandemic
LEXINGTON, Ky. — One web development business in Lexington has seen a spark of interest in the web coding industry over the last few months. “A lot of people who have said to us that for whatever reason, COVID has prompted them to want to switch careers so we’re happy about that for sure. We …
Intruders use sledgehammer to break into Lexington pharmacy
The Pharmacy Shop has operated on Southland Drive in Lexington for more than two decades. In January, they suffered their 7th break-in. Owner Clarence Sullivan says his phone rang at 2:15 on the morning of January 11, 2021. It was his store’s security company saying they’d detected glass breaking and people in the store. Sullivan …
Driverless Vehicles At Northern Kentucky Airport
HEBRON, Ky. — It’s not quite a flying car, but a van in Northern Kentucky is definitely doing things people have never seen before. What You Need To Know Driverless technology being tested in Northern Kentucky The Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky airport hopes to begin using the technology next year Luggage and cargo would be the first …
Health dept. reports 87 new COVID-19 cases in Lexington
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) – The Lexington-Fayette County Health Department is reporting 87 new COVID-19 cases from Wednesday. The health department also reported one new death. The city’s death toll from the virus is now at 53. The new cases from Wednesday bring the county’s total to 4,763. It was the 8th-highest one-day increase. The city’s …
Health dept. reports 138 COVID cases over the weekend in Lexington
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) – The Lexington-Fayette County Health Department is reporting 138 new COVID-19 cases from over the weekend. No new deaths were reported. The city’s death toll from the virus remains at 47. According to the health dept., 69 cases were reported both Saturday and Sunday. The new cases from the weekend bring the …
Health dept. reports 37 new COVID-19 cases, one death in Lexington
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) – The Lexington-Fayette County Health Department is reporting 37 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday morning. The new cases bring the county’s total to 2,558. One new death was also reported. The city’s death toll from the virus is now at 42. The city’s highest one-day totals to date have been: 83 cases, July …
Lexington police investigating reported break-in turned shooting
LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — Lexington Police are investigating a deadly shooting. Officers responded to a call on Alice Drive Friday night around 10:45. Police say a woman reported that a man had broken into her home and began shooting. Another person inside the home fired back, hitting the intruder. Officers reportedly found 24-year-old Jaymes …
Lexington Health Department collected its millionth needle
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ)- The health department in Lexington has collected its millionth needle for the harm reduction program. The program is designed to stop the spread of hepatitis C and HIV. According to health officials since it began in 2014 it has helped to keep a million needles off the streets, sidewalks and out of …
