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Ranking the Contenders: Five-star Darryn Peterson
The No. 3 prospect in the 2025 Rivals150, Darryn Peterson is the top high school guard in the country and a tantalizing prospect for both college coaches and NBA scouts. Peterson remains uncommitted, but his recruitment is beginning to take shape as campus visits unfold. Today, Rivals national analyst Rob...
Kiddie Parade brings generations together in Russellville for Fourth of July
RUSSELLVILLE, Ky.- The Col. Benjamin Logan Chapter of Sons of American Revolution put on their annual patriotic Kiddie Parade to not only honor the creator of this parade, Bob and Joyce Guion, but also as an opportunity to teach future generations some Russellville history. Carol Switcher, a member of the...
On the Fourth of July, a community reflects on how African American veterans fought and died for their freedoms
WESTERN KENTUCKY — During the Fourth of July, Murray State University Professor Brian Clardy says some African Americans can experience what W. E. B. Du Bois calls "double consciousness." The idea of having two different identities, being both black and American, recognizing that at the birth of this country, African Americans were enslaved, and a third of the signers of the Declaration of Independence were slave owners.
London officials prepare for 4th of July celebration
LONDON, Ky. (WYMT) - Thursday is the Fourth of July, and community members celebrate their freedoms with friends and family. With all the festivities, London Mayor Randall Weddle and the London City Council asked the City Police Department and Fire Department to give people free rides home if intoxicated. The...
Tri-State Alley? Research says ‘Tornado Alley’ moving east
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) – Tornado Alley as we know it may be changing. A recent study published by the Journal of Applied Meteorology indicates the traditional Tornado Alley over the Great Plains is moving further east. “People are paying attention and they are realizing it’s just not Oklahoma and Kansas anymore, it can happen here,” […]
Thieves are targeting EBT funds, more than 2,000 Kentuckians affected
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Reports of theft from EBT accounts is rapidly rising in Kentucky. According to the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services, there have been more than 2,000 EBT theft claims submitted in the first quarter of 2024 alone. That amounts to more than $1 million of...
Kentucky felon sentenced to 8 years in prison for child exploitation material
FRANKFORT, KY — On June 20, 41-year-old Jason Pitcock of Fountain Run was sentenced to eight years in prison for the possession and viewing of child exploitation material. The Department of Criminal Investigations' Special Victims Unit in the Office of the Attorney General investigated the case and Monroe County Commonwealth’s Attorney Jesse Stockton prosecuted the case on behalf of the Commonwealth.
Kentucky utilities to further study nuclear power possibilities
(The Center Square) – Two Kentucky energy providers say they plan to use federal funding to continue studying whether there are sites in the state that could be suitable for nuclear power generation. In a news release, PPL Corp., which owns Louisville Gas and Electric and Kentucky Utilities, said its subsidiaries will work with representatives from the U.S. Department of Energy and X-Energy, a nuclear design engineering firm, in the assessment. ...
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