Doors open March 5 for Lexington’s first Publix. The Florida-based grocer, known for its produce, big selections and pub subs, is largest employee-owned company in the US.
Donors are needed to recoup an estimated 1,000 plus units that were lost earlier this month due to winter weather.
Notable notes, stats that stand out, and emerging trends as college basketball closes out the month of January.
John Calipari's anticipated return to Kentucky is just 1 of the 10 things Neil Blackmon is overreacting to this week in SEC basketball.
The teen was arrested and charged with “four counts of possession of child pornography and one count of unlawful use of a two-way communication device to facilitate a felony,” the sheriff’s office said. He was transferred to the Department of Juvenile Justice.
A man angry about his girlfriend’s loud music shot and killed her 1-year-old as she tried to shield her baby, Tennessee authorities said. Marquavious Hampton, 24, got into an argument with his girlfriend the afternoon of Sunday, Jan. 26, and the argument turned physical, the Murfreesboro Police Department said in a news release.
A pair of teenagers fell through the icy surface of a Utah pond where they were ice fishing, cops said. The 14-year-olds were fishing on Glasmann Pond in Ogden when they fell in Monday, Jan. 27, KSLTV reported. The pond is between 6 and 10 feet deep and does not completely freeze over at this time of year, KUTV reported.
Mark Pope left BYU 10 months ago to return to his alma mater Kentucky, where he plied his craft at the direction of legendary coach Rick Pitino. Now, as head coach roaming the sidelines of Rupp Arena, that leap of faith is paying off big time.
A driver took a baby out of his car during an argument and fatally ran over the 8-month-old, according to investigators in North Florida. It happened early Saturday, Jan. 25, and the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office did not specify whether the killing was intentional.
John Calipari's legacy in Lexington extends beyond what his Kentucky Wildcats did on the court. Kentucky residents share meaningful moments for them.
A high school teacher didn’t know it at the time, but she received a very valuable Christmas gift last year — a winning Virginia Lottery ticket. Kayten Stroop later checked the numbers in Virginia’s New Year’s Millionaire Raffle and learned she had won a second-tier prize of $100,000, the Virginia Lottery said Jan. 22.
Edward Bowen captured the color of Thoroughbred racing during a more than 60-year career as a journalist and author. He was editor-in-chief of The Blood-Horse from 1987-92 and president for 24 years of the Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation.