55 caliber twin guns and lower caliber anti-aircraft guns. Lexington-class ships were originally intended as battlecruisers in the early 1920s but were later outfitted as aircraft carriers.

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Smalls Sliders, a new-to-Kentucky burger chain that specializes in made-to-order cheeseburger sliders, is planning on opening four locations in and around Lexington. DYLON YORK / POOLBOY STUDIO A ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — From birthright citizenship, to paused refugee admissions, a national emergency sending military to the border, and more, on his first day in office President Trump ...

Canadian drawer-maker Olon Industries Inc. plans to close its Lexington plant by May 30, eliminating 57 jobs, according to a WARN Act notice posted Monday by the N.C. Commerce Department.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - The Lexington Fire Department was dispatched to Brighton Place Drive around 5:30 a.m. this morning for a house fire. Firefighters say because of the intensity of the fire ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — It was an early morning for Lexington firefighters, containing a fire at a home on Brighton Place Drive. The call came in just before 5:30 a.m. Sunday. According to ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Lexington police are investigating a possible shooting. They were called out Sunday night around 9 to a shooting with a victim at East Seventh Street and Lancaster Avenue ...

Cloudy with a high of 24 °F (-4.4 °C). Winds from NNE to N at 9 to 11 mph (14.5 to 17.7 kph). Night - Cloudy with a 58% chance of precipitation. Winds variable at 6 to 7 mph (9.7 to 11.3 kph ...