Nov 1st, 2008 · The Narcotic Farm was one of America's most ambitious drug-treatment institutions. It was located in Lexington, Ky., and housed addicts from the famous, like writer William S. Burroughs, to the forgotten. Documentarian JP Olsen and drug policy expert Nancy Campbell collaborated on a new book and a PBS documentary titled The Narcotic Farm: The Rise and Fall of America's First Prison for Drug Addicts. They talk about the institution.
Jul 18th, 2008 · Every five years, Texas Monthly chooses the best barbecue in a state that reveres smoked meat. Snow's BBQ in Lexington was unprepared for the onslaught of customers following its first-place win.
May 16th, 2008 · Among the last states to hold a primary, Kentucky is showing in polls that it will favor Sen. Hillary Clinton in Tuesday's voting, according to Donald Gross, a professor at the University of Kentucky at Lexington.
Jan 17th, 2007 · The National Transportation Safety Board releases its findings in the August 2006 crash of Comair Flight 5191. The plane went down as it attempted to take off from Blue Grass Airport in Lexington, Ky., killing 49 people. The only survivor was the first officer, who was critically wounded.
Aug 31st, 2006 · Safety officials are investigating air-control tower work rules in the wake of Sunday's crash at the Lexington, Ky., airport. The lone air-traffic controller on duty told investigators he had only two hours of sleep between shifts that day. He was also performing two sets of tasks in the tower. According to Federal Aviation Administration rules, that's not supposed to happen. But the policy has not been enforced at some airports.
Aug 29th, 2006 · More details of Comair Flight 5191's final moments are emerging. In a briefing Monday, federal officials said the flight crew noticed they were on an unlit runway, but never asked the airport's tower for an explanation. The jet crashed at a Lexington, Ky., airport, killing 49.
Aug 28th, 2006 · Federal investigators are looking into whether recent changes an airport in Lexington, Ky., may have contributed to a crash which killed 49 people. The pilot took a wrong turn and tried to take off at a runway that was too short for his Comair jet. Officials say lights on the runway were not working at the time. They also say the airport had recently closed a taxi-route.
Aug 28th, 2006 · Investigators are trying to understand how a Comair plane that crashed Sunday in Kentucky ended up taking off on a runway that was too short for the plane. The crash in Lexington killed 49 people. The only survivor is the co-pilot, who is in critical condition.