PIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Pikeville woman who was suspected of shoplifting made matters worse for herself by allegedly leading police on a chase. Pikeville Police were called to Walmart around 11 p.m. Sunday over a report that Savanna Compton, 29, was suspected of shoplifting and had fled from the store.

WHITESBURG, Ky. (WYMT) - Atomic Raid Arcade is raiding the streets of Whitesburg, offering a Halloween-themed trek through the downtown streets. The business hosts a haunted hayride, decking out a themed trailed with skeletons, pumpkins, fog, and more. Arcade owner Chris Baker said he created the event as a way...

The judge in the homicide case of Amber Spradlin turned down a request to lower the $5 million bond for the man who is charged.

FLOYD COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) - One man is dead after a car crash in the Grethel community of Floyd County. Police are investigating a single-car crash that killed Ken Tackett, 59, of Beaver, Wednesday morning. The crash happened on Route 979. Police said Tackett likely suffered a medical emergency before...

WHEELWRIGHT, Ky. — A Kansas woman is facing criminal charges in Floyd County, after she was allegedly found with contraband outside of the Wheelwright prison, then found with more when she was taken to jail. Kentucky State Police arrested Valance Naweza, 21, of Kansas City, Kans., after a guard...

CLINTWOOD, Va. — A petition to remove Dickenson County Schools Superintendent Haydee Robinson from her position is spreading across Dickenson County. This comes after an eight-year-old was charged with having a gun on a Dickinson County school bus on Oct. 18 and a week later, a nine-year-old was charged with threatening Ridgeview Elementary.

WISE COUNTY, Va. (WCYB) — A 9-year-old from Wise County has been making a big impact on those affected by Helene. After the flooding, Cali Morgan told her mom that many children were probably sad because they lost their belongings. That's how the idea of 'Happy Packs' came to...

WHITESBURG, Ky. (WYMT) - Fall subsidy applications for the Low Income Energy Assistance Program, or LIHEAP, open on Nov. 5. Albert Smith with LKLP Community Action said assistance is eligible for households that receive a certain income level below the poverty line for their household size. “For example, if they...

FLOYD COUNTY, KY (WOWK) — In his response to Michael McKinney III’s bond reduction request last week, Commonwealth Attorney Arnold Brent Turner said that DNA from under Amber Spradlin’s fingernail matches a suspect in the case. According to court documents, the DNA matches Michael McKinney II and Michael McKinney III. Hon. Turner said McKinney III […]

LETCHER COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) - Letcher County officials gathered to celebrate a new neighborhood bringing homes to flood-impacted families. Crews are breaking ground on a new project with plans of building ‘The Cottages at Thompson Branch.’ That includes eight new homes in different phases of construction. Officials said...

PIKEVILLE, Ky. — The on-again, off-again federal drug trial of a Pike County man appears off again, as he has once again asked to enter a guilty plea. Christopher Springfield, 43, of Pikeville, was arrested back in May after Kentucky State Police raided his home and reported finding large amounts of meth, fentanyl and crack cocaine. In July, a federal grand jury charged him with possession of meth, fentanyl and cocaine with the intent to distribute, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and two counts of distributing fentanyl.

Voters in a southeastern Kentucky district will be able to choose among 11 write-in candidates for the state Senate seat held by the late Sen. Johnnie Turner who died last week. “They can use just the last name and it does not need to be spelled correctly as long as the intended candidate can be […]

PIKEVILLE, Ky. (WYMT) - The University of Pikeville is bringing a new healthcare initiative to Floyd County, planting a clinic in Prestonsburg. The former Worldwide Equipment facility in Prestonsburg was donated to the university, and will soon be remodeled to create the Appalachian Center for Preventative Medicine. To help in that effort, UPIKE was awarded a $2 million POWER grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission.

HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) - October is bully awareness month. Although the month is a few days shy of being over, those with The Sapling Center said it is important to keep bully awareness going. The Sapling Center Community Support Associate Alex White said it is critical for those being bullied...

The LCEAA Letcher County Middle School Boys basketball A and C team preseason tournaments will be played this Saturday Nov 2nd at Letcher County Central High Schools. Games will begin at 10:00am with the C team championship game at 6:00pm followed by the A team championship game at 7:00pm. Good...

The 14th Region Volleyball Tournament semifinals took place at Powell County High School in Stanton last night. In game one the Letcher County Central Lady Cougars played an awesome game but lost in 5 sets to Wolfe County 3-2. The set scores were 19-25,26-24,15-25,25-18 and 15-4. So the LCC girls...

ABINGDON, Va. (WJHL) – It was a career night for a pair of young ladies at the Mountain 7 District volleyball tournament on Tuesday. In the opening semifinal, Ridgeview topped Wise Central in four sets, 25-14, 20-25, 25-18, 25-19. But, in the defeat, the Warriors’ Emmah McAmis became the VHSL’s all-time career kills leader. The […]

Pikeville, Kentucky — A significant development in healthcare and economic growth unfolded during the recent SOAR Summit, where Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear, U.S. Representative Hal Rogers, and local officials presented a check for $40.7 million from the U.S. Economic Development Administration’s Recompete Pilot Program to the SOAR organization. This funding aims to enhance regional economic performance and public health initiatives.

WISE – The UVA Wise Volleyball team rallied back several times but in the end the Carson-Newman Eagles managed to escape the Quillen Court with the hard-fought 3-1 South Atlantic Conference victory Tuesday evening. Blocks were the key difference in the match as the Eagles out blocked the Cavs by 17 (29-12), with the total difference in the three sets lost by UVA Wise being 17 points. INSIDE THE MATCHUP Result: Carson-Newman 3, UVA Wise 1 Records: UVA Wise (10-12, 4-9 SAC); Carson-Newman (15-6, 11-2 SAC) Location: Wise, VA | The Quillen Court in the David J. Prior Convocation Center…

STANVILLE, Ky. (WYMT) - Betsy Layne has been able to rely on Andrew McCutcheon to consistently put points on the scoreboard quick. Such was the case in the Bobcats' week ten road game against Pike Central when the senior running back ran the opening play of the game into the end zone.