Leigh Searcy is a reporter at WLEX-TV. She covers a diverse range of topics including health and wellness, crime and justice, and urban development, with a particular focus on consumer health and traffic management systems. Leigh's work has been featured in prominent outlets such as LINK Media, LLC, NewsBreak, Richmond Times-Dispatch, KOAM News Now, WNKY 40 Television, and NewsChannel 5.
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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
An industrial hum has shattered the peace in a rural Wolfe County community in Kentucky, where some residents say a data center has operated for nearly three years.
By: Leigh Searcy
JESSAMINE COUNTY, Ky. (LEX News) — A Jessamine County grand jury has indicted a former assistant prosecutor on four felony charges, including bribery and theft, stemming from alleged misuse of his position to dismiss a traffic case in exchange for money.
VERSAILLES, Ky. (LEX NEWS) — The Versailles City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to impose a moratorium on data centers, halting all related development through December 31, 2026.
By: Leigh Searcy
BARDSTOWN, Ky. (LEX NEWS) — For the first time, Nick Houck, a former Bardstown police officer, walked into the Nelson County Courthouse as a defendant Thursday morning for his arraignment on a first-degree perjury charge.
WAYNE COUNTY, Ky. (LEX News) — More than 20 people were hospitalized last Thursday at the Wayne County Senior Center left nearly two dozen seniors feeling dizzy, weak and nauseous, officials said.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX News) — Two Kentucky sisters are searching for their 68-year-old brother who disappeared in April.
By: Leigh Searcy
RICHMOND, Ky. (LEX News) — Body camera footage captured the dramatic moments when Richmond police officers and firefighters waded through rising floodwater to rescue a woman trapped in her duplex during severe flash flooding.
By: Leigh Searcy
On the morning of Saturday, June 27, a historic flash flood dumped around eight inches of rain on the city of Richmond, claiming the lives of two people later found in a basement.
By: Leigh Searcy
LEX NEWS INVESTIGATES obtained audio of emergency dispatch calls the day Scott County firefighters became victims in a deadly crash while responding to another accident on I-75.
By: Leigh Searcy
A Bitcoin mining operation that generated nearly three years of noise complaints from residents along Kentucky Route 1036 is much quieter now.
