Open in NewsBreak

Van Lear

See all locations
Customize your news
41°F
publisher avatar

LATEST NEWS

wymt.com

website

Driver killed after truck hits bridge near Pikeville exit

PIKEVILLE, Ky. (WYMT) - Police are investigating a crash that killed one person Monday morning in Pike County. A 911 call brought police to the underpass at Exit 24 in Pikeville. The driver and only occupant of a truck that struck the overpass head-on died in the crash, police said.

Pikeville, KY · 6h
article img

wymt.com

website

Multiple departments battle structure fire closing Ky. 1428

ALLEN, Ky. (WYMT) - Kentucky Route 1428 near Allen is closed because of an active structure fire near the Seasons Inn, according to local emergency officials. Several agencies are currently on scene. Officials are asking drivers to avoid the area and use an alternate route. They are also urging motorists...

Allen City, KY · 20h
article img

wymt.com

website

Kentucky jail no longer directly accepting inmate mail

JOHNSON COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT) - A regional jail in eastern Kentucky is no longer directly accepting personal mail for its inmates. The Big Sandy Regional Detention Center in Johnson County announced Friday in a social media post last Friday that all personal letters must now be sent to a designated address: P.O. Box 247 in Phoenix, Missouri, postal code 21131.

Johnson County, KY · 6h
article img

mountain-topmedia.com

website

Funeral arrangements announced for UPike professor, assistant dean

PIKEVILLE, Ky. — The University of Pikeville community is in mourning following the death of a popular professor. Dr. Chandra Massner, assistant dean of the College of Arts & Sciences and a professor of communications, died on Sunday. Current and former students paid tribute to her in social media...

Pikeville, KY · 9h
article img

mountain-topmedia.com

website

Wheelwright police officer charged with threatening magistrate

WHEELWRIGHT, Ky. — A police officer with the City of Wheelwright has found himself on the opposite side of the justice system, after being charged with terroristic threatening for an incident that took place on Election Day. Keith Justice, 60, was charged Thursday with one count of terroristic threatening....

Wheelwright, KY · 9h

Whiskey Riff

partner publisher · 605.1K followers

Before The Fame: Watch A 16-Year-Old Tyler Childers Belt It Out In A Local Kentucky Talent Show

Tyler Childers was destined to be the country star that he is today. Need proof? Just watch this vintage footage of the Kentucky native competing in a talent contest when he was a teenager. It’s always great to see videos of country music stars before they hit it big, and this clip is no exception. Below you’ll see a video of a 16-year-old Childers singing what I’m assuming is an original song (props to him for penning this one at […] The post Before The Fame: Watch A 16-Year-Old Tyler Childers Belt It Out In A Local Kentucky Talent Show first appeared on Whiskey Riff .

Lawrence County, KY · 9h

q95fm.net

website

REGIONAL NEWS NOVEMBER 9TH, 2026

Prestonsburg, Ky – A judge has dismissed local government agencies and officials from the wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of Amber Spradlin. Judge John F. Vincent ruled that the City of Prestonsburg, Floyd County, and several officials are protected by sovereign immunity regarding 911 dispatch operations leading up to Spradlin’s June 2023 murder. However, claims against private individuals including murder suspect Michael McKinney the Third, as well as individual capacity claims against former Mayor Les Stapleton and former Police Chief Randy Woods, will still move forward.

Prestonsburg, KY · 14h

thelevisalazer.com

website

Lawrence County oil well operator fined $20,000, sentenced to home confinement for a year for water pollution

KY oil well operator fined, sentenced for water pollution. An oil pumpjack casts a shadow on a wall as it pulls oil from the Permian Basin oil field on March 14, 2022 in Odessa, Texas. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) A Kentucky oil well operator has been fined $20,000 after...

Lawrence County, KY · 13h

wsipfm.com

website

COACH JIM MATNEY SELECTED TO RECEIVE LIFETIME SERVICE TO WRESTLING AWARD

A tremendous honor for the family of legendary Johnson Central Football and Wrestling Coach Jim Matney! The Matney family have been notified that Jim Matney has been selected to receive the prestigious 2027 Lifetime Service to Wrestling Award from the National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The Hall of Fame is dedicated to preserving the history of wrestling and recognizing those who have made extraordinary contributions to the sport.

Stillwater, OK · 10h

mountain-topmedia.com

website

Pikeville Medical Center to offer diabetes awareness activities

PIKEVILLE, Ky. — Pikeville Medical Center will recognize Diabetes Education Month in November with a series of activities aimed at raising awareness and promoting healthy habits. The hospital’s Diabetes Education team will coordinate weekly activities highlighting the importance of diabetes prevention, education and disease management. As part of...

Pikeville, KY · 14h

Mother Jones

publisher · 9.6K followers

Democrats Finally Lost Their Last State House Seat in Rural Kentucky

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Eastern Kentucky Democrats used to brag that when the 1972 results came in, Richard Nixon had won nearly everywhere except for Massachusetts and Floyd County. It’s been a...

Kentucky · 8h