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FIRST ALERT FORECAST: Getting back into the 90s
HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) - The cooler temperatures from the beginning of the week are long gone. Temperatures in the mid 80s have characterized Saturday so far and these temperatures look to stay around for at least the next seven days. Headlines. Staying hot for a while. Slight rain chances starting...
Primary Care Center holds annual back-to-school Funfest
The Primary Care Center of Eastern Kentucky held their annual Funfest event, Friday, Aug. 16, offering free sports physicals, giveaways, food and more. This year's event featured a free magic show with magician Gerald Slone. Primary Care CEO Barry Martin emphasized the importance of these events as a demonstration of the center’s commitment to the community. “We started this in the fall of 2003 to generate interest,” said Martin. “We’ve been doing this for 21 years. We started it as a community awareness event. At one time we were doing over 200 sports physicals at this event. We want the community to know that we are here and support them with these events. The event center here is for the community. We wanted to have a place where kids could come in and enjoy themselves.”
Food City Fans in the Stands: Week 1
HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) - In week one, the Corbin Redhounds hosted the Pikeville Panthers in the Cumberland Falls Pigskin Classic. The Redhounds crowd received this week’s nod for Food City Fans in the Stands. You can catch the segment in the video player above. Corbin won the game, 22-7.
Hazard dominates home opener against Martin County
HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) - Hazard was ready to restore the Bulldog pride under new head coach Matt Chandler under the first Friday night lights of the 2024 season. The Bulldogs opened the season at home against Martin County. Both teams kept it close in the first half. Hazard led 27-20 at halftime.
JD Vance's Kentucky fundraiser appearance to now take place in Lexington. What we know
A reception fundraiser for Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance scheduled for Monday has moved to Lexington, campaign officials confirmed to The Courier Journal on Friday. Vance campaign communications director William Martin confirmed said the Trump 47 Committee-sponsored event, originally scheduled to take place in Pikeville, will instead happen in Lexington. A reason was not...
Redhounds run regular season win streak to 39 games with 22-7 victory over Pikeville
CORBIN — Corbin ran its regular season win streak to 39 games after shutting down Pikeville in the Cumberland Falls Pigskin Classic on Friday. The Redhounds (1-0) scored four minutes into the game and never looked back during their 22-7 victory, leading to Luke Salmons’ first win as Corbin’s coach.
Wildcat basketball team comes to Perry County Park
HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) - Eastern Kentuckians were decked out in blue as they got to meet the Wildcat Men’s Basketball Team at the Perry County Park on Friday, for a cookout. Hazard Resident Celenia Stacy, said she loved getting to meet the new team this year. “The players are...
Hazard ARH opens long-term acute care center
HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) - On Friday, officials with ARH hosted a ribbon cutting for their Advanced Care Center in Hazard. The center provides around the clock care for patients that need a longer time to recover. Advanced Care President and CEO Russ Barker said the center allows gives folks the...
Expectations for Brock Vandagriff, Gavin Wimsatt and other incoming transfers
The transfer portal has become ingrained in college football culture. A year ago, Kentucky's starting quarterback (Devin Leary), starting running back (Ray Davis), starting left tackle (Marques Cox) and second-leading receiver (Tayvion Robinson) were all transfers. The open market is an opportunity for college football programs to address areas of weakness within their program. The upcoming season is no different. UK will be relying upon new faces to make big contributions.
Northwest wins first football game in 2 years with victory over Fort Campbell | PHOTOS
FORT CAMPBELL, KY (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – For the first time in 714 days, the Vikings have won a football game. Northwest traveled to Fryar Stadium at Fort Campbell High School on Aug. 23, and behind a strong start, the Vikings won, 35-16. Northwest came out of the gates swinging, scoring 28 points in the first half. The ground game was effective for the Vikings, highlighted by Brice Moore’s four touchdowns rushing.
Active shooter training causes temporary delays at Louisville Muhammad Ali Airport
False reports of an active shooter during a training drill at the Kentucky Air National Guard base caused a temporary delay at the Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (SDF). Natalie Ciresi Chaudoin, spokesperson for the Louisville Regional Airport Authority, said SDF experienced a "very brief" stop lasting around ten minutes because of the incident, and only one flight was diverted. ...
Louisville football fans mad at College Gameday over Cardinals' omission
Louisville football fans have not forgotten the success that the Cardinals had in the first season under Jeff Brohm a year ago. They played for the ACC Championship last season and had a real shot to win the conference for the first time in quite a while. It was an impressive first year from Brohm.
Still No Justice: Federal Judge Dismisses Core Charges Against Two Cops Involved In Breonna Taylor Raid
Once again, the case of Breonna Taylor has proven that the American legal system is set up in a way that protects police officers far more than it holds them accountable. According to WDRB, U.S. District Court Judge Charles Simpson ruled Thursday that the second Taylor’s boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, fired a shot at the cops he thought were intruders trying to break into their apartment, he became responsible for Taylor’s death, not the cops, who fired a garage of bullets in response, killing Taylor and endangering the lives of several other residents in the apartment building.
Monroe Deals Rebels 44-13 Opening-Night Loss
The Todd County Central football team didn’t get the start to the 2024 season it was looking for on Friday. Instead, for the second year in a row the Rebels found themselves on the wrong end of a matchup with Monroe County in a 44-13 loss to the visiting Falcons.
Physical Maroons Maul Union County To Open 2024 (w/PHOTOS)
The last time Madisonville North Hopkins had topped Union County in football, it was 2019. Jeriah Hightower was a senior about to commit to Eastern Kentucky. Jay Burgett — now Paducah Tilghman’s athletic director — was still the skipper. And the squad was on the brink of a historic, special 11-win season.
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