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Kentucky Baptists elect first African-American president…Click to Continue »

On Veterans Day, some government offices are closed and there's no mail delivery. Here's a complete list.Click to Continue »

Sister Helen Prejean, whose book Dead Man Walking inspired the movie by the same name, is "one of the heroes of the American Catholic Church," Bishop John Stowe of the…Click to Continue »

The Republican presidential candidates are debating for the fourth time in the 2016 nomination contest, this time in Milwaukee, as they compete to narrow down the wide-open contest.Click to Continue »

Nov. 7: Powerball: 7-16-25-50-53 (15) Jackpot: $20 million…Click to Continue »

Lexington's Most Wanted is a service of the Office of the Fayette County Sheriff and the Herald-Leader.Click to Continue »

Tim Boniface, a 36,-year-old, four-year veteran of the Lexington fire department, said he didn't expect to land on the front of the Men's Health November issue as the "Men's Health…Click to Continue »

Lexington and the corrections officers' union reached an agreement raising salaries by an average of 2.6 percent. The pay rate for new hires will also go up.Click to Continue »

Visitation and funeral arrangements for Jessamine County paramedic John Mackey were made public on Tuesday.Click to Continue »

Book tells of behind-the-scenes intrigue, courtroom fights and a mayoral election so close it was decided by a spider's web.Click to Continue »