Eastern Kentucky News

Hazard held its annual Freed Float event down the North Fork of the Kentucky River.

Rescue crews at Cave Run Lake have recovered a body from the water.

Hazard's fish fry continued this Fourth of July.

Lighthouse Missionary Baptist Church in Jonesborough announced it will honor local first responders on July 4.

An inmate at the Red Onion State Prison in Pound has died after an apparent attack by his cellmate.

A woman traveling in a motorized wheelchair near a Kentucky Walmart discovered a rattlesnake under her seat on Sunday.

The 90-degree days continue into the 4th of July weekend.

Though they were unable to do any other events with the fireworks this year, local leaders say they were glad to be able to continue this tradition.

Live entertainment options over the past few months have been limited to say the least, and Friday night a crowd in Boyd County was excited to take in a drive-in concert.

The order allows auto race tracks in Kentucky to operate at 50-percent capacity and daycares to increase the number to children allowed in a group together.

The firework show is set to start at 9:30 Saturday night.

The theater is showing movies released before the pandemic along with a few classics.

A holiday tradition will continue on Highway 52.

Registration will be held at Perry County Park Saturday morning from 8:00 to 10:00

Police reform has become a hot topic in many cities across the country, including Louisville.

WYMT independently confirms all coverage area positive COVID-19 cases, along with any coronavirus-related deaths, with local health departments before publishing any details.

The Kentucky Department of Aging Independent Living approved a visitation booth on the front porch of an assisted living facility in Pikeville.

Reagan Mullins is giving away snacks and smiles at Reagan's Snack Stand.

If you are going to be outside for a long period of time make sure you drink plenty of water, take breaks in the shade and wear that sunscreen.

The weather looks great for spending the holiday weekend on the lake.

London Police arrested a Lexington man in connection to the murder of a man discovered in the city's Levi Jackson Park.

More than 100 COVID-19 cases have been reported in connection with Stanford Care and Rehab Center in Lincoln County.

A state lawmaker will face a jury trial in September after unsuccessfully trying this week to have evidence in his drunken driving case thrown out.

France is to name a new prime minister on Friday shortly after the announcement of Edouard Philippe’s resignation. French President Emmanuel Macron wants a new government to focus on efforts to relaunch the French economy deeply hit by the coronavirus crisis.

The 5-ton statue had stood in the Capitol Rotunda since 1936.

Mayor Greg Fischer announced Chicago-based consulting firm Hillard Heintze will perform a top-to-bottom review of the Louisville Metro Police Department.

It happened just before 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 2 in the Sloan’s Valley area of the county.

The hot and humid conditions continue heading into the holiday weekend!

She walked into her home with her papaw and cousin, walking right over to her toys.

One person died and five others were hospitalized after a house explosion in Elizabethtown.