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BREATHITT COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT) - A bridge crossing the North Fork of the Kentucky River in Breathitt County is closed due to damage. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet officials said that the bridge, located at mile marker 4 on KY 3193, will be out of commission until further notice because of damage to a brace.
Kentucky State Police are searching for two teenagers who escaped from the Woodsbend Youth Development Center in West Liberty.
PRESTONBURG, Ky. (WKYT) - A judge has granted summary judgment dismissing local government agencies and officials from a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of Amber Spradlin. Judge John F. Vincent has ruled that several of the defendants are shielded by sovereign and statutory immunity. Spradlin was found stabbed...
A Jeffersonville man died Thursday night following head injuries suffered when his E-bike reportedly collided with a sign post along U.S. 460 in Jeffersonville, Sheriff David Charles told the Advocate. Kenny Esteppe, 56, was transported to the University of Kentucky, where he died late Thursday, the sheriff said. Esteppe was...
BATH COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT) - Bath County Schools officials investigated a threat at the district’s high school Wednesday. Bath County High School was evacuated because of a fire alarm and, as students were leaving the building, one student was reportedly heard saying that they had a gun, according to district officials.
A cold front brings frost, freezing temperatures and patchy fog before a warmup next week.
SALYERSVILLE, Ky. (WYMT) - Matt Wireman, Magoffin County’s Judge-Executive-elect, retired from the role Dec. 31, 2025. However, he will take office again on Jan. 4, 2027. “I’m ready to get back,” Wireman said. “It’s been a year of reflection, and a year of looking toward the future.”
You roll up to a hole in a sandstone ridge in eastern Kentucky, and there’s no way around it. Only through. The passage runs 900 feet, barely wide enough for your car, and dark the whole way, even at noon. Locals call it the gateway to one of the...
