Jace O'Barto

1 week ago | fox56news.com | Jace O'Barto

LEXINGTON, Ky. (FOX 56) — According to research from God’s Pantry Food Bank, one in six people in Kentucky doesn’t know where their next meal will come from. Around 17% of people in Central and Eastern Kentucky battle food insecurity. God’s Pantry has been battling this issue for 70 years and recently took a big stride to help bring that number down. Michael Halligan, president and CEO of God’s Pantry Food Bank, said, “We didn’t do this because we wanted to.

1 week ago | fox56news.com | Jace O'Barto

IRVINE, Ky. (FOX 56) —Authorities are investigating a deadly fire that broke out at a home in Irvine on Saturday. According to officials, it happened around 7 p.m. on Saturday at a home on the 200 block of Clear View Drive. They say 64-year-old Dennis W. Samples died in the blaze. “It just broke my heart,” said Gina Hatton, a neighbor of Samples’ on Clearview Drive. She told FOX 56 what she saw that evening.

1 week ago | fox56news.com | Jace O'Barto

Video note: Despite this article’s time stamp, the above video is the latest forecast from The Weather Authority. LEXINGTON, Ky. (FOX 56) — Since November, residents at a mobile home park in Bourbon County have had little to no running water. Chris Richardson, who called Bryan Station Road home for five years, said that because of that, people moved out. Now, more than a dozen of the mobile homes there are empty.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Jace O'Barto

Video note: Despite this article’s time stamp, the above video is the latest forecast from The Weather Authority. LEXINGTON, Ky. (FOX 56) — Since November, residents at a mobile home park in Bourbon County have had little to no running water. Chris Richardson, who called Bryan Station Road home for five years, said that because of that, people moved out. LATEST KENTUCKY NEWS:AdvertisementAdvertisementNow, more than a dozen of the mobile homes there are empty.

2 weeks ago | fox56news.com | Jace O'Barto

FRANKFORT, Ky. (FOX 56) — Just days ago, Paul Sawyier Public Library was flooded, like many businesses in Frankfort were. But unlike many of the other buildings in Frankfort along the Kentucky River, the library, which was built in 2006, was designed to handle high water. Much of the lower level has stone walls, not drywall, making it easier for flood cleanup. As the river rose, staff and volunteers rushed to move books and supplies from the lower level of the building to higher ground.