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FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) – Kentucky will receive $358 million from a $17 billion settlement Meta is paying to resolve a landmark case over teen social media addiction. Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman, along with several other states, took Meta to court alleging the company knowingly harmed kids’ menta
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) – Kentucky will receive $358 million from a $17 billion settlement Meta is paying to resolve a landmark case over teen social media addiction. Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman, along with several other states, took Meta to court alleging the company knowingly harmed kids’ menta
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) – A free fidget toy giveaway at 7Brew coffee locations across Kentucky, drew massive crowds Monday, sending lines spilling out of drive-thrus and onto surrounding roads. The promotion was straightforward: buy two medium or large drinks and receive a free “Brew Doh,” 7Brew’s version of t
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) – The Little Red Blessing Food Box, a community food-sharing initiative launched in Lexington in 2020, is seeking monetary donations and volunteers to help expand its reach across Kentucky and eventually into other states. Cynthia Buckner founded the Little Red Blessing Food Box during
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) – The Catholic Action Center sent an urgent call Tuesday to the community for bottled water donations to help the homeless beat the heat. “With temperatures in the 90s this week, we have a great need for donations of bottled water,” said the non-profit organization. The Catholic Action
ROWAN COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) – Rowan County officials say no company has approached the county about building a data center, but they’re taking steps now in case one does. The Rowan County Fiscal Court recently approved a two-year moratorium on large-scale data centers, giving county leaders time to consider how
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) – Gov. Andy Beshear is pushing back against Representative Andy Barr over claims about a looming funding crisis for rural Kentucky hospitals. Tuesday, Beshear released a statement calling on Barr to “undo the damage you have caused to our state’s rural healthcare system and the people a
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) – The Kentucky Blood Center will hold a “Donate like Dolly” blood drive in remembrance of Dolly Parton. Parton died on Aug. 25 at the age of 80. The Kentucky Blood Center said anyone who donates blood at one of the KBC donor center locations on Friday, Sept. 4 will receive a commemorati
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) – A man has been arrested after Franklin County detectives say they stopped an alleged scam that could have cost a resident approximately $235,000. Franklin County Sheriff Dwayne Depp announced the arrest, calling it the third successful scam interception and arrest made by the sh
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) – Community members are invited to participate in the Lexington 9/11 Stair Climb at Kroger Field on Thursday as part of a tribute marking the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The event will begin at 7 p.m. and is being organized by the Lexington Fire Department
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) – Two peafowl are waiting to be reunited with their owners after being found wandering through a Lexington neighborhood. Lexington-Fayette Animal Care & Control said the birds were spotted in the Port Royal neighborhood and were picked up by animal control officers. In a social media po
JESSAMINE COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) – A calf was rescued from the Dix River in Jessamine County on Saturday after kayakers spotted the animal struggling in the water and called 911, according to the Jessamine County Fire District. The fire district said crews were dispatched to the river after receiving reports of
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