Clayhole, KY

– A critical infrastructure project for Eastern Kentucky and a priority for Gov. Andy Beshear’s administration is advancing to construction six months ahead of schedule. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet awarded a contract to widen 11 miles of the Mountain Parkway in Wolfe County to Bizzack Construction Co. This project is...

Berea College is building on the success of the Matilda Hamilton Fee Hydroelectric Station at Lock 12 on the Kentucky River by partnering with Appalachian Hydro Associates to build a second hydropower plant 35 miles upstream at Lock and Dam 14 near Heidelberg in Lee County. In 2021, Berea College...

HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) - This morning’s showers and storms are long gone around the mountains and a rather calm and pleasant pattern is settling in t kick off this work week...but buckle up, because we’ve got changes on the way later this week. Tonight through Tomorrow Night. Quiet...

HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) - You will need your rain gear this morning, but you should be able to put it away by the afternoon. It will be a tale of two skies today. Chances for showers and storms will plague us for the first half of the day, so keep that rain gear handy. Skies will start to clear this afternoon and highs should make it into the mid-70s.

Clarence Allen “Big Al” Clifton age 73 of Flat Gap Kentucky, formerly of Van Lear, Kentucky, passed away May 14, 2022 at his home surrounded by his loved ones. Allen was born on December 31, 1948 in Johnson County Kentucky, to the late George and Clestina Ward Clifton.

BEREA, Ky. (KT) – Berea College is building on the success of the Matilda Hamilton Fee hydroelectric station at Lock 12 on the Kentucky River, by partnering with Appalachian Hydro Associates to build a second plant 35 miles upstream at Lock and Dam 14 near Heidelberg in Lee County.

HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) - Isolated showers and thunderstorms will be possible as we close out the weekend. Some could be heavy at times and produce gusty winds. Good news! The Storm Prediction Center trimmed back the Level 1 Marginal Risk. Now, only our far western border is included. The chance for severe storms tonight is very low; however scattered showers and thunderstorms will be possible. Some of the showers could be heavy at times and produce gusty winds. Our highest rain chance will come late tonight and early Monday morning. Low temperatures bottom out in the upper-50s and lower-60s.

HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) - It is feeling more like Summer across the mountains with warm temperatures and pop-up showers. This weather pattern will continue into Sunday, with a few stronger storms possible by Sunday night. Tonight through Sunday night. Scattered showers will stick around into tonight. Will it rain all...

STINNETT, Ky. (WTVQ) – Nearly two dozen guns, drugs, cash and a convicted felon were seized after deputies executed a search warrant at the convict’s home on Glady Branch Road in the Stinnett community of Leslie County on Friday, according to the sheriff’s office. The search warrant...

Attorney General Daniel Cameron on May 13 urged Kentuckians to report suspected election law violations during the 2022 primary election to the Attorney General’s Election Fraud Hotline by calling, 1-800-328-VOTE. “Kentuckians play a vital role in identifying suspected election violations, and we urge anyone who witnesses a violation to...

LESLIE COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) - On Friday, officials with the Leslie County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant at a home in the Stinnett community. The warrant was in relation to a reported sale of meth and heroin. Early Friday morning, deputies arrived at the house where they said...

Tammy Johnson, age 61 of Amburgey, Kentucky, went to be with our Lord on Saturday May 14, 2022, at the Greg and Noreen Wells Hospice Care Center in Hazard, Kentucky. She was born on January 12, 1961, in Detroit, Michigan to the late Paul Darrel and Mary Lou Johnson. Tammy...

HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) - WYMT had a group of visitors Friday. The Barbourville Middle School 8th Grade field trip came to the studio in Hazard to see news behind the scenes.

SALYERSVILLE – A Magoffin County grand jury released the following indictments on May 5, 2022:. Melissa Jenkins, 32, of Pricey Creek, Salyersville, is charged with first-degree assault (Class B felony) and operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol and/or a controlled substance, first offense, aggravating circumstances (Class B misdemeanor). According to the indictment, on or about June 20, 2021, Jenkins allegedly intentionally caused physical injury to another person by means of a deadly weapon or a dangerous instrument, as well as operated a motor vehicle while under the influence.

HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) - After a rather pleasant first four-fifths of the work week, a more summerlike pattern looks to settle into the region as we head into the end of the work week. Tonight through Tomorrow Night. Our weather pattern will be dominated by two systems on either side...

SALYERSVILLE – Kentucky Department of Public Health Commissioner Dr. Steven J. Stack visited the Magoffin County Health Department on Monday, May 9, as he made his way through Eastern Kentucky, meeting with each health department about updates in the field. Dr. Stack, a board-certified emergency physician, has been a...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Conversations about mental health have become a topic of conversation lately. From talking points in political campaigns, to national attention in the wake of country music star Naomi Judd’s death. May is also Mental Health Awareness Month, and activists are using this time to address...

SALYERSVILLE – Salyersville Fire Chief Paul Howard was on his way home Friday evening just as the water was starting to raise over the creekbanks when he received a call that made him turn around and drive back to town. Kevin Holderby’s son, a senior at Magoffin County High...

SALYERSVILLE — Magoffin County split a high school baseball doubleheader with visiting Elliott County on Thursday, May 5. A recap of the Magoffin County-Elliott County baseball doubleheader follows. Magoffin County 5, Elliott County 1: Alex Hibbins pitched Magoffin County past Elliott County 5-1 in five innings in a game...