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Clay Co. marches against drugs
MANCHESTER, Ky. (WYMT) - Hundreds of community members in Clay County took to the streets of Manchester for the 20th annual March Against Drugs. The mile-long walk from Eastern Kentucky University’s Manchester Campus to the Rawlings-Stinson park serves as a way to spotlight the ongoing fight against drugs and bring a community together.
UPDATED: Fire reported at Rosslyn condo building
Firefighters battled a blaze at a large condominium building in the Rosslyn area Monday morning. Smoke was reported around 10 a.m. at the Atrium Condominium at 1530 Key Blvd. Initial reports suggest that some sort of fire in the parking garage spread smoke to parts of the building. Photos from...
Single vehicle crash results in death of 27-year-old Marion man and open investigation
JACKSON COUNTY, KY — The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office reports 27-year-old Hunter Lincoln of Marion, Illinois, is dead after his vehicle collided with a ditch and overturned; an investigation is ongoing. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a single-vehicle crash near the Elkville Road and...
Clay Co. man charged with attempted murder
CLAY COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) - A Clay County man was charged with attempted murder after an incident on Tuesday. Police were dispatched after a complaint that two men were in a fight, leading to one of them being shot in the back. The incident reportedly took place on Paw Paw...
Crews working to clean up massive gas spill at Ky. convenience store
CAMARGO, Ky. (WKYT) - Crews are working to clean up a massive gas spill at a Montgomery County convenience store. Emergency Management officials say it happened around 10:30 Thursday morning at Town and Country Minute Mart in Camargo. Officials say a fill line ruptured as a tanker was pumping in...
Record high then unsettled
HAZARD, KY. (WYMT) - A taste of summer continues today before we track a shower & t-storm threat arriving Friday through Derby weekend. So, in a theme from the 80s of “some people like it hot” (yes, I went ‘Duran Duran’ on you) it will be today. It’ll be sunny to partly cloudy. High temperatures will top out between 85° and 90°. And, we should be able to easily break the Record High temperature for Jackson which is 87° previously set in 2012.
Softball Recap: Kaylyn Woods can't quite lead Paintsville over Breathitt County
Paintsville was the 14-11 winner over Breathitt County when they last played one another back in April of 2018, but their luck changed this time around. The Paintsville Tigers took an 8-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Breathitt County Bobcats on Monday. Paintsville saw six...
Wildcats defeat Cardinals 20-5
BUCKHORN — Buckhorn rolled past Red Bird 20-5 in five innings on Thursday, April 25. Brayden Campbell started on the mound for Buckhorn and claimed the win. Campbell struck out three Red Bird batters. Parker Mayhew pitched in relief for the Wildcats. Mayhew recorded five strikeouts. Trever Osborne pitched...
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