Eastern Kentucky News

The Pioneer Football League’s (PFL) Presidents Council announced Friday the league’s schools will not conduct conference competition in fall 2020.

As questions loom about a return to school, a study authored by Kentucky students and the Prichard Committee shows what kind of impact the initial wave of COVID-19 had on students.

The Lexington-Fayette County Health Department is reporting 84 new COVID-19 cases from Thursday.

Laura Kretzer has served as the executive director of the organization named after former Kentucky First Lady Judi Patton since 2005.

The agreement resolved the lawsuit’s major claims through adoption of a new social media policy allowing for “vigorous and robust” discourse on the governor’s official social media platforms, the ACLU said.

If an unsolicited package has arrived at your place of residence, you’re asked to report the package to the Attorney General’s Office of Consumer protection at 888-432-9257 and the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security’s suspicious activity hotline at 1-866-EYE-ON-KY.

Thursday ended up being a little more action-packed than expected, but Friday should be much calmer.

E! News was canceled due to economic fallout from COVID-19, according to an NBC Universal representative.

A project to keep kids cool branched into a new initiative to make sure they can kick off the school year on the right foot.

On Thursday, union leaders in West Virginia spoke up about school reopening concerns they have.

The initiative will mean new opportunities for UK students to participate in research and internships in education-focused civil rights work.

Wastewater and sewer system improvement in Whitesburg.

Morehead State University President Dr. Jay Morgan said that athletes tested positive for COVID-19.

The Williamsburg Police Department posted on Facebook that there is a chemical spill at Pilot Travel Center around Exit 11.

Pearl Apparel's website launched one week before businesses shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Peggy Couch won the video call of a lifetime through Publishers Clearing House.

First responders were notified around 3:40 a.m. Thursday about a fire in the Happy Valley area of South Williamson, Kentucky.

Kenneth Saunders was last seen five years ago on August 24, 2015. The case remains unsolved to this day.

Local health departments released new COVID-19 cases and one new death Thursday.

Confirmed: No plane crash in Perry County

The University of Kentucky has released data from the first date of student COVID-19 testing.

The 127 Yard Sale is going to look a little different this year because of COVID-19.

KSP Raises Over $16K for Special Olympics

According to the Mingo County Health Department, the 4th and 5th coronavirus-related deaths happened on Thursday.

Kentucky’s school leaders met Thursday to discuss plans to start the new school year.

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

Activists are urging federal prosecutors to investigate a number of alleged cockfighting kingpins across Kentucky. They say Kentucky is now among the top bird traffickers around the globe.

Health officials say it is imperative for people to be open and honest with them during the contact tracing interview.

Wolly Worm Festival cancelled due to pandemic

Authorities say a Kentucky man involved in a crash that killed his daughter has been charged with murder and driving under the influence.