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POSSIBLE ‘LIFE SENTENCE’ LAID ON MAGOFFIN CO. METH AND FENTANYL DEALER
AUGUST 29, 2024 – written by WADE QUEEN. UNCLE SAM LOWERS THE BOOM ON MAGOFFIN COUNTY DRUG TRAFFICKER, DANIEL JACKSON, 57, OF SALYERSVILLE, KENTUCKY, WAS FOUND GUILTY AT HIS FEDERAL CRIMINAL TRIAL ON CHARGES OF THE TRAFFICKING OF METHAMPHETAMINE AND FENTANYL. A Magoffin County, Kentucky man faces decades in...
GRC scores 22 fourth quarter points to stun Belfry in 39th PCB
GOODY, Ky. — George Rogers Clark scored 22 straight fourth quarter points, including a walk-off 102-yard interception return as time expired, to storm back and top Belfry 43-35 in the 39th Annual Community Trust Bank/WYMT-TV Pike County Bowl in Friday's nightcap at Haywood Stadium. "That was a tough loss,"...
Highway Labor Day Festival goes on despite storms
PAINTSVILLE, Ky. (WYMT) - Hundreds of people gathered in downtown Paintsville for the Highway Labor Day Festival. The festival replaces Alley Fest, which is usually hosted in October. Promoter Jordan Pelfrey said despite heavy storms rolling through the early hours of the festival, they were able to make the most...
Lexington 5K raises money to support midwives
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - The Kentucky Affiliate of the American College of Nurse-Midwives is working to remove barriers and increase resources for midwives. “Midwives can do a lot of different things,” said midwife and owner of Home Sweet Home Midwifery, Sarah Hood. Hood says while midwives play a vital...
Gov. Beshear reappoints Owensboro woman to the SCAAC
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) – Governor Beshear has reappointed an Owensboro woman to a council. Jana Francis of Owensboro was reappointed as a member of the School Curriculum, Assessment and Accountability Council (SCAAC) to serve for a term expiring October 4, 2025. Francis is the director of assessment for Daviess County Public Schools and represents assessment […]
Over 2,000 people without power in Owensboro after storm
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) — Over 2,000 people are without power in Owensboro after a storm went through the area. OMU reported 2,013 outages on Saturday afternoon. Eyewitness News meteorologists say a storm with lightning and gusty winds came through the area Saturday morning. Eyewitness News. Everywhere you are.
Latta, SC Man Arrested during KSP Investigation of an Attempted Child Abduction from a School in Whitley Co., KY
CORBIN, KY – The Kentucky State Police (KSP) reports that KSP Post 11, London is investigating an attempted child abduction that occurred in Whitley County on Friday at the Whitley County Intermediate School. The initial investigation indicates that on Friday, August 30, 2024, Willie O. Bethea, 37 years old...
‘Unity, Education, and Hope’: DV8 Kitchen host National Overdose Awareness Day event
LEXINGTON, Ky. (FOX 56) — 12,361 purple flags have been placed around DV8 Kitchen in Lexington, recognizing every Kentucky life lost due to a drug overdose. Aug. 31 is National Overdose Awareness Day, and community members said this year’s goal is to educate, hoping there will be fewer flags placed in 2025.
Man identified in deadly I-75 crash
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - UPDATE: According to the Fayette County Coroner’s Office, Kevin Dailey, 52, died near mile marker 101 due to multiple blunt force injuries from the crash around 5 p.m. Saturday. Parts of I-75S were shut down Saturday afternoon due to a deadly, multi-vehicle crash. The road...
U of L fans react to first football game of the season
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Ahead of Saturday’s home opener for the U of L football team against Austin Peay some fans were set up outside L&N Stadium since the early hours of the morning. For one fan, Charlie Holzman and his friends football Saturday’s are a tradition. “A...
Brown: Tyler Shough can take Louisville offense to next level — if he can stay healthy
Watching quarterback Tyler Shough’s debut in Louisville’s 62-0 win over Austin Peay brought both exhilaration and anxiety Saturday at L&N Stadium. He brings so much potential for the Cardinals' offense to score on every drive or any play. There’s also the angst the Texas Tech transfer brings, given his history with injuries, that...
Curious George: Spencer County EMS goes on monkey rescue mission
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) – A medical run turns into a monkey rescue mission for EMS in Spencer County. Luce Fire Territory, Spencer County EMS and Spencer County Sheriff’s Department were called on a medical run and discover the patient’s monkey had gotten loose. The monkey was said to have scaled the building and could not […]
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