Josh Shortt

5 days ago | fox56news.com | Josh Shortt

LEXINGTON, Ky. (FOX 56) — The Lexington Fire Department introduced new members who will work as paramedics, coming at the end of rigorous courses and hours. Loved ones couldn’t miss the chance to watch the Lexington Fire Department paramedic class graduate and move on to the next step in service. Paramedic Cohort 205 was celebrated on Tuesday. Students Jayce Higgins and Kailey Gilbert are part of this class. “It was a long program. It was pretty tough. It took a lot of time and effort.

5 days ago | yahoo.com | Josh Shortt

LEXINGTON, Ky. (FOX 56) — The Lexington Fire Department introduced new members who will work as paramedics, coming at the end of rigorous courses and hours. Loved ones couldn’t miss the chance to watch the Lexington Fire Department paramedic class graduate and move on to the next step in service. Paramedic Cohort 205 was celebrated on Tuesday. LATEST KENTUCKY NEWS:AdvertisementAdvertisementStudents Jayce Higgins and Kailey Gilbert are part of this class. “It was a long program. It was pretty tough.

5 days ago | fox56news.com | Josh Shortt

LEXINGTON, Ky. (FOX 56) — A central Kentucky nonprofit dedicated to supporting deployed members of the U.S. Armed Forces needs help in showing love to these service men and women. Military Missions is an organization working to create care packages to send globally to those serving the nation. These care packages have items like snacks, hygiene items, and comfort items from home. The team is facing a critical shortage of cards, notes, and letters.

1 week ago | fox56news.com | Josh Shortt

LEXINGTON, Ky. (FOX 56) — Hospitals end up with countless amounts of medical waste that just end up in landfills, but that wasn’t the case for Kentucky Children’s Hospital (KCH), thanks to a creative idea to combine healthcare and art. In the inpatient unit on the 5th floor of the University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital sits a 4-foot by 4-foot collage featuring narwhals, fish, and other ocean life.

1 week ago | fox56news.com | Josh Shortt

LONDON, Ky. (FOX 56) — Disaster response teams from across state lines continue arriving in hard-hit communities like London to offer relief. American Regulators USA is a disaster response unit from Ohio. They track storms, conduct search and rescue, clear debris, and provide emotional support to homeowners. Member Mark Foust was in London, serving anyway he could. “An EF4 leads to total devastation. You can’t really put words to what you see,” Foust said.