One man has died in a single-vehicle crash in Lexington early this morning. The Fayette County Coroner’s Office says 43 year old Lazeric Deshawn Givens of Lexington, died at UK Hospital. Police say Givens lost control along West Maxwell Street, near West High Street, around 2:30 a.m. The car hit a utility pole and then…… MORE
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Woman Charged with Robbery
Lexington police have charged a woman accused of robbing a hotel. Police say Kristen Welte, 28, walked into the Comfort Inn and Suites on Buena Vista Road on Aug. 4 and handed the clerk a note demanding “give me all money.” According to the arrest citation, she used pepper spray during the robbery. Investigators say…… MORE
Man Shot in Lexington
Lexington police are investigating after a man was shot at several times around 9:15 Tuesday night. They think the victim was shot on Whitney Avenue, about four blocks from where police found him on Michigan Avenue. Officers found the man with a single gunshot wound to his leg who appeared to have been riding a…… MORE
Gas Station Holdup
A man tried to rob a Lexington gas station Monday morning. Police say a man walked into the Speedway at Winchester Road and Seventh Street just before 6 a.m. and pointed an object with a cloth hanging on it at the clerk, implying it was a weapon. The clerk screamed “911” and the would-be robber…… MORE
House Destroyed by Fire
Fire destroyed a home in Jessamine County early Friday morning. The fire broke out inside a house along Daniel Boone Road, near the Kentucky River, around 1:30 a.m. Firefighters say the home was engulfed in flames when they arrived. Charlie Hall said he had family visiting, and about 10 people were inside the house when…… MORE
Fire Damages Home
Fire damaged a home in Lexington early Monday morning. Firefighters say the fire apparently started in a back bedroom of a house on Second Street just after midnight. The woman who lives ther…… MORE
Man Shot in Lexington
A man suffered multiple gunshot wounds in a shooting in a Lexington parking lot early Friday morning.Police say the victim was a man in his 30s. He was shot in a parking lot along Ballpark Drive, an..… MORE
Boy Shot
Lexington police continue to search for two suspects after they shot a teenager late Sunday night. The shooting occurred around 11:30 p.m. at the Continental Square Apartments off Eastland Parkway…… MORE
Man Arrested for Murder
Police say witnesses helped them track down a murder suspect in Lexington Thursday night. Jevon Magee is accused of killing Joseph Ramone Parker who was found shot behind the Augusta Arms apartment…… MORE
Robbery Suspect Arrested
Lexington police arrested a suspect in connection with a 2014 home invasion robbery investigation Wednesday. According to court documents, the victims were outside of a home on Bluebird Lane back i…… MORE
