Davella, KY

Sad news in Johnson County on Independence Day as a man has died in a lawnmower accident. Officials with the W.R. Castle Fire-Rescue report that they were dispatched to a residence at Stambaugh around 6:00 on Monday evening. The victim apparently lost control of a zero-turn mower and went over...

MARTIN COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) - We are following a developing story in Martin County. Coroner Chris Todd tells WYMT he is responding to the scene of a shooting. We’re told it is off New Route 3 on Sandlick Road in the Davella community. We are told law enforcement is involved.

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Flags at Kentucky state buildings will be lowered to half-staff Tuesday morning in honor of three officers who were killed when a man with a rifle opened fire on police attempting to serve a warrant, Gov. Andy Beshear said Monday. Flags will remain at half-staff...

JOHNSON COUNTY, Ky. (WSAZ) - A man died Monday evening in a riding mowing accident in the Stambaugh area, according to the W.R. Castle Fire-Rescue. The incident was reported around 6 p.m. Monday. Firefighters say the victim lost control of a zero-turn mower and went over an embankment. W.R. Castle...

STAMBAUGH, Ky. (WYMT) - A Johnson County man is dead after a lawnmower accident Monday evening. Officials from W.R. Castle Fire-Rescue said they were called to a home in the Stambaugh community around 6:00 p.m. When they got there, they found that a man had apparently lost control of his...

A Kentucky man called a neighbor while in the middle of a deadly, tragic standoff with law enforcement, says that neighbor. Locals voiced shock that Lance Storz, 49, is accused of fatally shooting three law enforcement officers and a K-9 in the incident Thursday. Taking them at first value, the incident appears out of character. The new murder allegations and a related protective order paint a different picture.

The suspect in an hourslong shooting that killed three law enforcement officers and injured several others in eastern Kentucky was charged Friday with several counts of murder, including murder of a police officer, and assault on a service animal, officials said.

FLOYD COUNTY, Ky. (WSAZ) -- There is a new priority in eastern Kentucky following what investigators are calling a war zone that left three officers dead, a police K9 dead, and four others in the hospital. “We are doing everything in our power to provide comfort and care for the...

UPDATE: (2:30 P.M. July 3, 2022): According to Floyd County Judge-Executive Robby Williams one sheriff’s deputy and the emergency management director remain hospitalized. He adds that along with those wounded by gunfire, several other officers were treated for glass, shrapnel and other injuries. ALLEN, KY (WOWK) – Kentucky State...

FLOYD COUNTY, KY (WOWK) – The Floyd County community continues to grieve following Friday’s tragic shooting. “I just it’s really heartbreaking,” said Prestonsburg native, Joyce Joseph. Joseph says, in close-knit Floyd County, everyone is family. “I can see people on the street now that I’ve known from when I was a little girl,” said Joseph. […]

MARTIN, Ky. (WYMT) - With the visitation for two of the three fallen officers in Thursday’s deadly shootout continuing through the next several days, the nearby City of Martin has a request for those in the area. With the visitations for Prestonsburg Police Captain Ralph Frasure and Floyd County...

PRESTONSBURG, KY — Three officers and a K-9 Officer were killed by a gunman last week in Allen, Kentucky. Police departments across the nation have shown an outpouring of love and support for the fallen and their families since the tragedy occurred. All three officers will be laid to rest at Gethsemane Gardens this week in Prestonsburg, Kentucky.

MINGO COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – One person is dead after a single-vehicle crash in Mingo County. On Saturday, July 2, 2022, at approx. 2:27 pm, Sgt. L. D. Hensley arrived at the scene of a single-vehicle crash along Laurel Creek Rd near Lenore, WV. The driver, Mellissa Copley, 52,...