Will Stein’s opening statement at Kentucky football’s preseason media day was filled with reasons to be optimistic about the Wildcats heading into his first season as coach. But his final note before ...

Toward the end of Kentucky’s final basketball practice of the summer, Milan Momcilovic made a contested shot at the rim and turned to run back down the Rupp Arena court on defense. With a sly grin, UK ...

Editor's Note: Editor’s Note: This is the third in a series of stories ranking Kentucky’s high school football teams class by class, according to voting by the class’s coaches. Christian ...

The North Broadway crosswalk between Third and Fourth street at Transylvania University in Lexington, Ky. Lexington city government is hoping to crack down on street racing and reckless driving to ...

Publix is expanding across central Kentucky, giving Lexington shoppers new options in a market long dominated by Kroger. A Herald-Leader reporter compared prices at both stores to see which grocer ...

Summer travel is peaking at Lexington’s Blue Grass Airport, which set a record in 2025 by serving more than 1.6 million passengers. Travelers can skip the stress of connections with 18 nonstop ...

Kenwick Porch Fest will be held on Saturday, Aug. 9 from 2 p.m. until 9 p.m. in the Kenwick neighborhood of Lexington. Hannah Allen, Kenwick Porch Fest organizer Kenwick Porch Fest is returning to the ...

Since Western Kentucky University moved from the FCS to the FBS in 2008, the commonwealth of Kentucky has boasted three college football programs at the top level of the sport. In those 18 years, all ...

A historical marker at Kentucky State University on Wednesday, June 17, 2026, describes the institution as the United States’ first state-supported school for Black students. Jesse Fraga Herald-Leader ...

Long John Silver’s, the fast-food seafood chain founded in Lexington, is reopening a location in Richmond. Franchise owner Charter Foods plans to reopen the Long John Silver’s location at 530 Eastern ...

The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council took an initial vote on setting property tax rates for 2027. Those rates aren’t really changing. Each August, the council sets rates for the following year.

Some traffic lights were reportedly out around town, but the worst effects were being felt elsewhere in the state. More than 103,000 Kentucky customers were without electricity as of 8 p.m., according ...