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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By: Leigh Searcy
(LEX 18) — At a hearing Thursday, defense attorneys for Steven Sheangshang argued why they believe his trial should be moved out of Scott County.
By: Leigh Searcy
The trial of the man accused of killing a Scott County sheriff’s deputy will be held in Shelby County.
(LEX 18) — Back in October of 2023, the mayor of Campton and the Wolfe County judge executive were given symbolic cardboard checks totaling more than 2.3 million dollars in federal grants from Team Kentucky for community projects.
By: Leigh Searcy, Morgan Eads
The former deputy chief of the Hazard Police Department has filed a federal lawsuit against the police chief, Darren Williams, after she says she was retaliated against.
(LEX 18) — In older cemeteries, some of the burials are decades, if not more than a century old.
By: Leigh Searcy
HAZARD, Ky. (LEX 18) — In July, Dallas Campbell went to the Hazard Police Department to make an open records request. A process he assumed would take a few minutes ended with him in handcuffs.
MADISON CO., Ky. (LEX 18) — A man is facing a federal escape from custody charge after authorities say he was accidentally released from the Madison County Detention Center.
(LEX 18) — An interview from a 2022 investigation made national headlines last week after a mention in it of killed Letcher County District Court Judge Kevin Mullins came to light.
HAZARD, Ky. (LEX 18) — The city commission of Hazard voted unanimously Monday night to fire city police chief Darren Williams, city manager Tony Eversole and the police department confirmed Tuesday.
By: Morgan Eads, Leigh Searcy
After waiting several years for her day in court, a Lexington woman says she feels she went unheard at her estranged husband’s domestic violence sentencing last week.
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