Daily Archives: August 18, 2015

In an extreme case of revenge, one Lexington man is left without a car. On August 3, at the intersection of Winchester Road and Executive, a man and woman flagged the victim down for a ride. When the victim refused, … Continue reading →

An argument between a Rockcastle father and daughter turned violent. with the young woman allegedly stabbing her father. The Rockcastle County Sheriff says that Shawana Burkhart stabbed her 71-year-old father, Orville Burkhart, with a steak knife several times Tuesday afternoon. The … Continue reading →

Authorities are searching for an escapee from the Blackburn Correction Complex. Officials say Richard Todd Shell, 42, walked away from the minimum security prison. He was confirmed missing around 8:45 a.m. Tuesday. Shell was serving a 16-year sentence for convictions … Continue reading →

Kentucky State Police have received several complaints in the past week from people advising that there have been scam phone calls from someone stating that they are with the IRS. The phone calls are usually made from a 917 area code. … Continue reading →

Police in Louisville have released the name of the city’s latest homicide victim. Police say officers found Mark Wagner, 26, lying on the sidewalk at the corner of 24th and Chestnut streets in the Russell neighborhood around 8 p.m. Sunday. … Continue reading →

Lexington police arrested a man accused of hitting a woman in the head with a saw during an altercation Monday. Police say the incident apparently stemmed from a dispute between neighbors along Hawkins Avenue. Officers say both the man and … Continue reading →

Lincoln County deputies arrested a man they say was caught trying to dig up a grave Monday night. Officials say Michael D. May, 44, was digging up the grave of his father at the Pilot Baptist Church. Deputies say May … Continue reading →

A Jacksonville man was sentenced to six years in prison for staging a car accidents and defrauding his insurance company. Guillermo de la Vega, 50, helped organize and participated in a fake car accident. The State Attorney’s Office and the … Continue reading →