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Prestonsburg, KY

Corbin, KY

CORBIN, Ky. (WYMT) - Officials with Baptist Health Corbin have announced a change in policy for people visiting their facility: Masks are now optional. The mask policy was put in place when the COVID-19 pandemic started three years ago. “This is another exciting step as we continue to approach the...

Masks now optional at Baptist Health Corbin

Norton, VA

NORTON, Va. (WYMT) - The City of Norton is opening its Norton Expo Center for a conference of creative minds. CreatorCon, an event for creators and entrepreneurs, was announced Tuesday, and it is the first of its kind in the area. Born from the mind of entrepreneur Ryan Jones, in partnership with the City of Norton, The University of Virginia’s College at Wise (UVA Wise) and Opportunity SWVA, the event hopes to create a space for creation, collaboration and organization.

Appalachian entrepreneur launches CreatorCon

Lexington, KY

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - A new initiative to bring more solar power to Lexington and Fayette County residents was announced by government officials last week. The response and interest have already far exceeded their expectations. A new program called Solarize Lexington will help give households access to discounted wholesale rates...

Lexington launches program to encourage solar power

Somerset, KY

SOMERSET, Ky. (WYMT) - Officials at one Southern Kentucky church damaged by fire on Thursday said they will rebuild. The fire broke out in the office and classroom section of Cornerstone Baptist Church in Somerset. Pastor Jamie Taylor said the church is home to between 90 and 100 parishioners, and...

“Down but not out”: Pastor at Southern Kentucky church vows to rebuild after fire

Nashville, TN

Knott County, KY

KNOTT COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) - Wednesday night, Knott County native and country music artist Brit Taylor made her debut at the Grand Ole Opry. Taylor said, growing up, she always dreamed of singing on the Opry stage, and her dream finally became a reality. In an interview with WYMT’s Olivia...

Knott County native makes her debut at the Grand Ole Opry

Richmond, KY

RICHMOND, Ky. (WKYT) - A historic hotel in downtown Richmond may be opening its doors once again. The Glyndon Hotel was first built in 1889. The original building was destroyed in a fire two years later, but the current hotel has called Main Street home ever since. “People think of...

Plans underway to restore historic Ky. hotel

Pikeville, KY

PIKEVILLE, Ky. (WYMT) - The theatre program at the University of Pikeville is preparing for its next show, the first campus production since Macbeth in spring of 2020. And the students hope the songs and steps would make Charles Schulz smile. “It’s the revitalization of UPIKE theater,” said Elathan Bowling,...

UPIKE Theatre Program prepares for first show in three years

PRESTONSBURG, Ky. (WYMT) - A drag show that was set to be held in Prestonsburg has now been canceled after the event owner received death threats and claims that people were going to harm those in the LGBTQ+ community who attended the show. Those with the Lexington-based Open Doors Counseling...

EKY drag show canceled after reported threats to harm

Campbell County, KY

Child Abuse Prevention Month Preview - 11:00 p.m. Crash involving tractor-trailers closes I-75 South in Campbell Co. A multi-vehicle crash involving two tractor-trailers closed I-75 South in Campbell County Thursday night, according to officials. Fire Live Shot. Updated: Mar. 23, 2023 at 6:00 PM EDT. Weekday broadcast of WYMT Mountain...

Somerset Church Fire Latest - 4:00 p.m.

Hazard, KY

HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) - A man who was a familiar face to many at WYMT and around Hazard has died. Keith Cornett, a businessman and the husband of longtime former WYMT General Manager Ernestine Cornett, died Thursday. He was 74. Cornett served the community with accounting and income tax services...

Businessman, husband of former WYMT General Manager dies

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - The medical world has seen so many advances thanks to technology. Now, artificial intelligence or AI, is helping in a new way when it comes to preventing colorectal cancer. With more and more younger Kentuckians being diagnosed with colon cancer, a Lexington hospital is now the...

Saint Joseph Hospital using new ‘smart’ tool for colorectal cancer screenings

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Pulaski County, KY

Columbia, KY

EDMONTON, Ky. (WBKO) - The Kentucky State Police in Columbia received information from the Pulaski County dispatch of a strong armed robbery and theft of a vehicle from inside Somerset at approximately 10:34 a.m. CT. The vehicle is a black Kia Soul and last seen on the parkway traveling west.

Kentucky State Police arrest Tennessee man after multiple county pursuit

Ashland, KY

ASHLAND, Ky. (WYMT) - A Boyd County woman is facing charges following a recent indictment for her role in the death of a child earlier this year. Back in February, Kentucky State Police troopers were called to a home on Greentree Court in Ashland for an unresponsive two-year-old child. Crews...

Boyd County woman arrested in manslaughter case

Dwale, KY

Emma, KY

Auxier, KY

East Point, KY

Blue River, KY

Risner, KY

Martin, KY

Banner, KY

Woods, KY

Endicott, KY

Leander, KY

David, KY

Ivel, KY

Hite, KY

Van Lear, KY

Swamp Branch, KY

Dana, KY

Hagerhill, KY

Denver, KY

West Van Lear, KY

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Gov. Andy Beshear bringing ‘Better Internet Initiative Listening Tour’ to EKY in March

FRANKFORT, Ky. (WYMT) - Gov. Andy Beshear announced the state will host a 14-stop listening tour as part of the ongoing Better Internet Initiative. The tour...

Gov. Andy Beshear bringing ‘Better Internet Initiative Listening Tour’ to EKY in March

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