WLEX-TV (Lexington, KY)

WLEX-TV, operating on channel 18, is the NBC-affiliated station serving Lexington, Kentucky, and the surrounding East-Central Kentucky area. The station's transmitter is situated in Southern Lexington, close to the Hamburg Pavilion, sharing a tower with WTVQ-DT. The studio facilities for WLEX are found on Russell Cave Road (KY 353) in Lexington.

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Storms Arrive For Friday

1 day ago | lex18.com | Bill Meck

Friday will be a day to Stay Weather Aware. It'll be a warm and humid day which will lead to thunderstorms developing, especially late afternoon. Some of these storms may be strong or severe with high winds being the greatest threat. Locally heavy rain is also possible. The storms look to arrive during the afternoon and will last into the evening. The Storm Prediction Center does have our part of Kentucky under the 'Slight' risk category. Heavy rain is possible from these storms as well.
74-year-old man killed in two-vehicle crash involving moped in Laurel County

1 day ago | lex18.com | Erin Mercedes Rosas

LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. (LEX 18) — Kentucky State Police reported that a 74-year-old man operating a moped was killed in a two-vehicle crash in Laurel County on Wednesday. Officials detailed that at around 1 p.m. on Wednesday, KSP Post 11 in London responded to a two-vehicle injury collision near 900 North Laurel Road in Laurel County. A preliminary investigation found that a moped and a Chevy Trax were both traveling northbound on North Laurel County.
Summer Warmth Ends With Rain

2 days ago | lex18.com | Bill Meck

Our first burst of summer heat is on the way out as we head toward the latter part of the week. As the rain chances rise Thursday, Friday and Saturday, the highs will be falling back to the 70s this weekend. It's not looking like a huge cool down, but back to being just below normal and more like May this weekend. Until then, we'll see a high in the low 80s again on Thursday with plenty of humidity around. We'll be dodging those hit and miss storms Thursday afternoon.
USDA approves SNAP temporary waiver for Kentuckians impacted by severe storms

2 days ago | lex18.com | Erin Mercedes Rosas

(LEX 18) — Officials with the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported that Kentuckians in 26 storm impacted counties qualify for a temporary SNAP waiver to buy hot foods with their benefits through July 2.
Summer Heat Finally Arrives

3 days ago | lex18.com | Bill Meck

Summer weather finally arrived Tuesday. It was our first 85 degree high for the year, which is the 16th latest and over 3 weeks late. We also enjoyed enough humidity that you noticed it and it really felt like a summer day. Tomorrow is looking even hotter as we surge into the upper 80s and could flirt with 90 in places. We'll see a mostly sunny sky again, but it will be tempered some by both Canadian smoke as well as from the Saharan Dust layer.
Founder of Veterans Club released from Lexington halfway house

3 days ago | lex18.com | Erin Mercedes Rosas

LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — An army veteran, who served time in prison after being convicted for theft of government benefits, has been released from a halfway house in Lexington on Tuesday. Jeremy Harrell was best known for being the founder of the Veterans Club in Shelby County. According to evidence presented during his trial, Harrell received more than $128,000 in individual employable disability payments, which he began receiving payments in 2011.
Louisville police looking for man accused of violently killing puppy by throwing him

3 days ago | lex18.com | Erin Mercedes Rosas

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (LEX 18) — The Louisville Metro Police Department is asking the public for help in finding a man who allegedly threw a puppy across the room, resulting in the puppy's death, after an argument with his girlfriend. Officials reported that the man, identified by police as Demetrius Hebert, was involved in a "verbal altercation" with his girlfriend when he allegedly grabbed their pit-bull mix puppy "Kash" by the neck and began to swing him.
Lexington man arrested after he makes U-turn then allegedly shoots at officer

3 days ago | lex18.com | Erin Mercedes Rosas

NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. (LEX 18) — The Nicholasville Police Department reported that a Lexington man was arrested for attempted murder and evading police after he allegedly made a U-turn then proceeded to shoot at an officer on Tuesday. Police detailed that an officer observed a vehicle traveling north on Lexington Road, near the Catnip Hill Road area, at a high rate of speed. The suspect vehicle pulled to the shoulder of the roadway and allegedly "accelerated away," police reported.
Mother finds support through nonprofit for daughter with rare genetic disorder

3 days ago | lex18.com | Alex Barber

MOREHEAD, Ky. (LEX 18) — Emilia "Emi" Joseph loves looking through books, catching bubbles, and spending time with her mother, Kelsey Joseph. But when Emi was a newborn, her mother noticed something wasn't adding up. "I think she was 3 months old when we first started noticing her head growth wasn't progressing," Joseph said. Joseph took Emi to get checked out, but answers didn't naturally come. Two years later, after several tests, doctors were able to give a proper diagnosis.
Toddler miraculously survives deadly tornado thanks to quick-thinking first responders

4 days ago | lex18.com | Ajay Patel

WASHINGTON CO, Ky. (LEX 18) — In the aftermath of the devastating E-F two tornado that struck Washington County on Friday, first responders from neighboring counties pitched in to help anyway they can. Those included Sheriff Taylor Bottom and Danville Fire Marshall Scott Lawson. "This scene is obviously unsafe. It's kind of like one of those from a movie scene, you know?" Bottom said. The tornado had completely destroyed a farmhouse, but another emergency was developing: a toddler was missing.