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(WKYT) – UPDATE: James Farthing pled not guilty to charges of burglary and marijuana possession. Court records show he was bonded out by his mother Sunday. He appeared in the courtroom in person Monday. Farthing and his […]

(WAVE/WKYT) – Hundreds of first responders helped in the aftermath of November 2025’s crash of UPS Flight 2976. WAVE News sifted through dozens of hours of footage to compile a story that shows what police, […]

(WKYT) – Campbell County police are searching for a missing teenager who was last seen Friday, March 27. 17-year-old Elizabeth McCulley was last seen wearing a black short-sleeve shirt and blue jeans, according to the […]

(WYMT) – (Update – 10:00 p.m.): We have learned the names of those involved in a deadly motorcycle crash near the Clay-Leslie County line. State Police say Sam Minton, 43, of Manchester lost control of his motorcycle […]

A new COVID variant is showing up in more than two dozen states, and early data suggest it may partially evade immunity due to its mutations. The new variant, called BA.3.2, is part of the […]

 (WKYT) – A former Kentucky lawyer is set to serve five years in prison after a judge revoked his probation. Chase Cox was convicted of retaliating against a participant in a legal process when he […]

(WKYT) – The status of the death penalty in Kentucky was argued in a Franklin Circuit courtroom Monday. A Franklin Circuit judge heard arguments between the attorney general’s legal team and those representing defense attorneys […]

 (LEX 18) — Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman is asking the Franklin Circuit Court to dismiss a case at the center of the state’s 15-year ban on executions. Coleman’s team argued in court Monday that […]

 (KFVS/WKYT) – Kentucky State Police are conducting a death investigation after the body of a Tennessee man was discovered on the bank of the Cumberland River in Lyon County, Kentucky, on Monday afternoon. According to […]

 (WKYT) – Kentucky First Lady Britainy Beshear announced the creation of the Human Trafficking Awareness Coalition. The 15-member coalition will be focused on preventing human trafficking and helping survivors, according to a news release, with experts […]