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25th Anniversary of President Bill Clinton touring Eastern Kentucky
HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) - July, 5, 1999, marked a historic day for people in Eastern Kentucky. 25 years ago former President Bill Clinton stopped in Jackson County and in Hazard as part of his New Markets tour. Downtown Hazard was filled with thousands of people who came to hear the...
FATAL COLLISION ON HIGHWAY 504 IN IN ELLIOTT COUNTY, KENTUCKY
SANDY HOOK, KY – The Kentucky State Police (KSP) report that on Tuesday, July 2, 2024, KSP Post 8, Morehead received a call from Elliott County Dispatch for assistance with a single-vehicle collision. The collision occurred on Kentucky Highway 504. Through the investigation, investigators determined that Heather McClurg, 36...
Kentucky Nonprofit Network to host grant workshop in Covington
Northern Kentucky nonprofits can learn skills such as grant proposal planning and writing, finding grant funding opportunities, strategies for securing federal grants and more in a two-day grant workshop hosted by the Kentucky Nonprofit Network. The workshop is set for July 18 and 19 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m....
Judge dismisses federal lawsuit over West Virginia prison and jail conditions
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit that sought to force West Virginia to spend $330 million to improve prison and jail conditions statewide and fill worker vacancies.U.S. District Judge Irene Berger ruled Tuesday in Beckley in favor of motions by Gov. Jim Justice and state Homeland Security Secretary Mark Sorsaia to dismiss the suit.The lawsuit was filed in August 2023 by inmates at the maximum-security Mount Olive Correctional Complex in Fayette County and the Southwestern Regional Jail in Logan County and on behalf of a juvenile at a detention facility in Boone County.Berger found the...
John Calipari's failures at Kentucky perfectly shown with Justin Edwards
While the 2024 NBA Draft came and went, former five-star recruit Justin Edwards went undrafted. In fact, he is the only top-three recruit in recent memory to have gone undrafted dating back to at least 2003. We are talking about 20-plus years of top-three prospects coming out of high school getting drafted. Yet for whatever reason, Edwards did not hear his name called during last month's NBA Draft.
World War II veteran celebrates his 100th birthday in Wilmore, dishes on secret to a long, happy life
LEXINGTON, Ky. (FOX 56) — As America celebrates its 248th birthday, a local veteran is celebrating a special one of his own. Not everyone is lucky enough to reach their 100th birthday, especially the men and women who serve our country, but World War II veteran Paul Frederick is an exception. He turned 100 on July 5.
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