It's a story of a boy and his dog, but it doesn't follow the traditional tale of what you might think. Normally when WKYT brings you a Commonwealth of Kindness report, it’s about humans helping animals, but this story is quite the opposite. Recently a Jessamine County family encountered a dog on vacation that changed their lives.
A Lexington teacher said he was pulled out of his sixth period class to find his car covered in graffiti, and now a car shop is working to right that wrong, free of charge.
For World Water Day, 5th-grade students at Georgetown’s Lemons Mill Elementary are taking up a cause to spread awareness and help those around the world who don’t have access to clean water.
A Graves County inmate is being hailed a hero after helping people buried under the debris of the candle factory in Mayfield after the December 10 tornado.
Bobby and Joslyn Stanfield own Super Shine Car Wash in Winchester. The Stanfield’s, and 43 other businesses and community members, have been raising money to fund grave markers for fallen heroes.
The backdrop for the smiley-faced tractor with a big heart is a Lexington horse farm, built on memories from Loren Long’s childhood and time working on a horse farm on Newtown Pike.
A fountain in Blue Grass Memorial Gardens has been restored after being first built in the late 1980s. A landscaper who worked on it said it has a special meaning to him.
A Lexington woman, who has been trying to raise money to return a soldier’s uniform to his family, has now raised what she needs to get to Texas, all thanks to a generous donation.
On Thursday, 24 hours after this story aired, a Fish and Wildlife officer reached out to Maria Fuentes to let her know who the man was that saved her life.
When a child is rushed to the hospital or has an extended stay due to illness it can turn a family’s world upside down. One Madison County nonprofit works to bring hope and encouragement to those families through a small act of kindness meant to make their hospital stay a little easier. A stay in the hospital can be frightening for a child, for his or her parents left waiting with them it can be equally as terrifying and stressful.
Most all of us routinely roll our garbage out to the curb for weekly pickup, but do you know the drivers who service your street? One Bourbon County family is thankful for the two men on their route and a recent random act of kindness they will forever be thankful for.
The Make-A-Wish Foundation threw a special ball for one Winchester teen at the Kentucky Castle Thursday night, giving her the full royal treatment. It’s a night her family says she’ll never forget.
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