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    Just into the LEX18 newsroom--Rockcastle County officials confirm Mt. Vernon Mayor Clarice Kirby is now in custody.      Investigators had been searching for Kirby since this morning, when a grand jury indicted her on charges of: bribery, abuse of public trust, official misconduct, and fradulent insurance acts.      Friday night, officers were waiting outside the mayor's Mt. Vernon home ... Full Story »

   Police have a warrant for Mt. Vernon Mayor Clarice Kirby's arrest, but Friday night officers say they still can't find her to serve it.     The indictment was handed down around 10:00 this morning, and since then investigators have tried, unsuccessfully, to track the Mayor down.       Kirby is charged with abuse of public trust, official misconduct, bribery and fradulent insurance acts ... Full Story »

If you want to help out a needy family this holiday season, but don't have the financial resources, take a look at things around your home and donate to the Faith and Community Christmas Store. Organizers are asking for gently used toys, books, clothese, and games.  Donating is simple.  Just look for bins in places like the Romany Road Kroger, Crossroads Christian Church, or the Christmas Store ... Full Story »

Police are searching for a man they say tried to abduct a pregnant woman at knifepoint in Lexington. The incident happened Thursday at around noon at the Downtown Lexington Transit Center. Police say the victim was able to identify the suspect as Pleas Kavanaugh of Lexington, who they say is also a suspect in at least one similar incident. The victim was not hurt in the latest incident ... Full Story »

A four-year-old Mason County boy suffered serious injuries Friday afternoon and his father was also injured after a fire broke out in their mobile home. The fire broke out at about noon at the home, located on Kentucky 11 near Maysville. Officials say the father ran through a wall of flames to rescue his son, who suffered burns to his feet, torso and head. He was flown to a hospital in ... Full Story »

No injuries were reported after a fire badly damaged a home in Lexington Friday afternoon. The fire broke out at about 2:30 p.m. at the home, located on Meadowthorpe Drive near Leestown Road. Officials at the scene say three adults lived at the home, and one of them had just left when she got a call about the fire. The other two adults were not home at the time. They say it was the second fire ... Full Story »

On Dec. 19, Kentucky hunters will make history. The first bear hunt in modern times will take place in Harlan, Letcher and Pike counties. The hunt is open to any Kentucky resident who purchases a bear hunting permit in addition to an annual hunting license, unless license exempt. “The population has shown phenomenal growth from only a decade ago,” said Steven Dobey, bear program coordinator for ... Full Story »

A former employee of a Boyle County business has been arrested in Illinois after a ten-month investigation. Danville police say Lisa Wallace, the former plant controller at the Dana Corporation in Danville, embezzled $34,000 from the plant during her time there from February 2006 until her resignation in November 2008. Wallace was indicted by a Boyle County grand jury this week on 15 counts of ... Full Story »

A Lexington man was who pleaded guilty to child porn charges earlier this year was sentenced Friday to 30 years in prison. David Martin Allen, 37, was convicted for production and possession of child pornography. “Mr. Allen is every parent’s worst nightmare,” said Assistant United States Attorney Hydee Hawkins. “The ones that will truly suffer will be those that Mr. Allen victimized. The ... Full Story »

An arrest warrant was issued for Mt. Vernon mayor Clarice Kirby Friday after she was indicted on several charges related to her alleged actions in office, including official misconduct. Kirby is charged with abuse of public trust for obtaining money or property over $10,000, abuse of public trust for obtaining money or property under $10,000, fraudulent insurance act and first-degree official ... Full Story »

A memorial fund has been set up to help pay for funeral expenses for the 17-year-old pregnant teenager killed in Pulaski County earlier this week after high winds blew part of a tree on top of her. Kaitlyn Griffin and her cousin were helping their family move into a Somerset apartment Wednesday afternoon when strong winds knocked the tree down. It fell on top of Griffin, her unborn baby and her ... Full Story »

Funeral arrangements have been set for a Perry County doctor who was shot and killed at his clinic earlier this week. Police say John C. Combs shot and killed Dr. Dennis Sandlin Tuesday after being refused drugs. An autopsy showed Sandlin died from a single gunshot wound to the head. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Maggard's Mountain View Chapel in Hazard. Burial will follow at York ... Full Story »

A Lexington mother and her boyfriend were convicted early Friday morning in the assault of the woman's baby back in 2007. Reginald Vann Phifer was convicted of abusing Nena Taylor's two-month-old daughter back in October 2007. Police say Vann Phifer admitted to hitting the child's head agains a bed post when she wouldn't stop crying. Investigators also say Taylor and Van Phifer waited a few days ... Full Story »

The arraignment for the Lexington radio personality known as Dusty Dan is scheduled for Friday morning. Roy Baldridge was arrested on gun charges in October. Police added child porn charges after they say they found some 500 pornographic images in his home. The arraignment is set for 10:30 a.m. in Fayette Circuit Court. Permalink | Comments Full Story »

Gov. Steve Beshear and Cabinet for Economic Development Cabinet Secretary Larry Hayes announced Thursday the approval of state funding of up to $3.5 million for the Kentucky-Argonne Battery Manufacturing Research and Development Center in Lexington. The state funds, which were approved by the Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority from the Cabinet for Economic Development's High-Tech ... Full Story »

Police say a semi-truck crashed into a utility pole on Pine Street and South Broadway in Lexington about 5:45 a.m. Friday. The truck slammed into one pole causing a domino effect, taking out another pole and at least two transformers. Police say the driver of the truck was not hurt. Kentucky Utilities crews are working to repair the downed poles and power lines. They say the accident did not ... Full Story »

Officials say two Lexington men pulled their elderly neighbor out of a burning Lexington house on Thursday night. The fire broke out on Addison Avenue. When David Lovin and Casey Teater saw flames coming from Steven and Janet Munch's home they jumped into action. Janet made it out of the house, but told Lovin and Teater that her husband was still inside. "I went and knocked out another bedroom ... Full Story »

Officials say a Lexington man died in a Jessamine County crash Thursday night. The Fayette County coroner's office says Johnny Lawson, 58, died from injuries suffered in a two-car accident on US-27 about 8 p.m. Thursday. Nicholasville Police say Lawson was driving an SUV northbound when he crossed three lanes of traffic and slammed head-on into a truck. "At this point we really don't know what ... Full Story »

The Clark County woman accused of helping fund terrorism through a credit card scam has entered a guilty plea to the crime,  according to the Winchester Sun.   Betty Stidham plead guilty to criminal attempt to receive stolen property and to attempted fraudulent use of a credit card. She will have to pay six thousand dollars in restitution, but will not spend any time behind bars. Police say ... Full Story »

Prominent Republican activist Velma Childers has died in a car crash near Pikeville. Pike County Coroner Russell Roberts said the 79-year-old sustained the fatal injuries Wednesday afternoon in a multi-car accident. She was pronounced dead at Pikeville Medical Center. Childers was known as one of the state Republican Party's most active volunteers and was friends with former President George ... Full Story »

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Family members of inmates at a prison where a fiery August riot caused extensive damage are asking for a state legislative investigation into disciplinary fallout.       The Advocate-Messenger newspaper reported Thursday that Suzette Raybeck of New Albany, Indiana, sent a letter to members of the Interim Joint Committee on the Judiciary and other state officials in ... Full Story »

Visitation and funeral arrangements have been set for a pregnant Pulaski County teen who was killed Wednesday when a tree fell on her and her cousin in heavy winds. The incident happened at about 1:30 p.m. at the Colonial Village Apartments on Jasper Street in Somerset. Police say Kaitlyn Griffin, 17, and 15-year-old Josh Thacker were unloading the trunk of a car when the tree split and fell on ... Full Story »

A man arrested for a nearly decade-old murder in Lexington has been indicted in the case. Adrian Richardson faces murder and evidence tampering charges in the death of Bruce Price. Price was shot several times on Elm Street in November 2000. Price's murder was the first in Lexington for the new century. Richardson was arrested in October. Permalink | Comments Full Story »

Kentucky State Police are investigating an apparent murder-suicide case in Lawrence County. The incident happened at about 5 p.m. Wednesday at a home on state highway 1760. Police say Philip Thomas Moore, 55, and Stephen Eugene Robertson, 52, were found dead inside the home. Police say Moore had sustained numerous injuries from an apparent altercation, and that Robertson had sustained a single ... Full Story »

The high winds in the state Wednesday tore the roof off of a mobile home in Floyd County that a woman and three children were inside of at the time. The home is located on Jack Arnett Branch. The woman and three children inside were not hurt, but they are now staying with relatives. Officials say in the town of Prestonsburg there was also another building that also had roof damage. Permalink ... Full Story »