Leigh Searcy is a reporter for WLEX-TV, focusing on local news in Kentucky, specifically in the Lexington area. With a keen interest in investigative reporting, Leigh covers a wide range of topics, including crime, community events, and social issues, providing in-depth coverage and keeping the community informed.
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Leigh Searcy's coverage primarily focuses on local news, particularly crime-related stories and evolving or breaking news. She also covers legal policy and regulation to a significant extent.
Given her focus, pitches directed at Leigh should revolve around local crime-related stories, ongoing investigations in the Kentucky area, community impact pieces related to crime or legal policies/regulations affecting the region. Additionally, she may be interested in human-interest stories that delve into family dynamics affected by crimes or other impactful events within the community.
When reaching out to Leigh with story ideas or expert sources, it would be beneficial to provide insights specific to Kentucky-based criminal cases, ongoing investigations in her coverage area of Lexington and surrounding regions.
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The former UK student caught on camera in 2022 repeatedly calling a UK student employee racial slurs and kicking her, pleaded guilty Monday to multiple charges.
Sophia Rosing and her attorney at her preliminary hearing in 2023. Photo: provided | LEX 18
By: Leigh Searcy
(LEX 18) — The judge overseeing the Amber Spradlin case in Floyd County has ordered the attorney for one of the accused to explain alleged issues in a court filing – or potentially face being held in contempt.
Dr. Michael McKinney the second escorted from a Floyd County restaurant after his arrest Tuesday.
Neighbors reported that FBI agents searched and dug at a property in Bourbon County earlier this week. It's unclear what they were looking for or whether they found anything, but LEX 18 is told the search had nothing to do with the current property owners.
Five-year-old golden retriever mix Xena is settling into a new home in Lexington after a Georgetown realtor’s call for help reached the right people.
By: Leigh Searcy
FAYETTE COUNTY, Ky. (LEX 18) — Since former Lexington-Fayette County Health Department commissioner Dr. Kraig Humbaugh retired at the end of 2021, the department has struggled to fill his place.
By: Leigh Searcy
CRAB ORCHARD, Ky. (LEX 18) — Some first graders at Crab Orchard Elementary were in for a big surprise on Tuesday.
NELSON COUNTY, Ky. (LEX 18) — The FBI’s Louisville office announced on social media Wednesday that it is conducting a search in Nelson County tied to the Crystal Rogers investigation.
VERSAILLES, Ky. (LEX 18) — Suicide prevention is personal for University of Kentucky senior Taylor Dotson of Versailles.
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