Just two years ago, the jail had more than 133 vacancies. Now, there are only eight spots open on their staff.

The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government says they are preparing for the winter weather expected to blow across the ...

A Kentucky man is facing charges after ... damaging it.Hockensmith was taken to the Fayette County Detention Center and charged with criminal mischief, trespassing and wanton endangerment ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - For today’s Good Question, Kathy asks: When will inmates be allowed to have visitation again at Fayette County Detention Center? If you’re talking about in-person ...

According to the Lexington Fayette County Health Department, confirmed flu and COVID cases have more than doubled since the ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Lexington police have made an arrest in a shooting investigation. Shawn Blanks, 54, was arrested on ...

A Lexington woman has been arrested ... Police said the child’s cause of death will be released by the Fayette County Coroner’s Office. Gonzalez-Estrella was being held in the Fayette County Detention ...

Fear is widespread in Fayette County’s immigrant community ... which is the main ICE detention center in Kentucky, said Bryan Bennett, a Lexington-based immigration attorney.