A new study from the University of Kentucky, published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons, reveals that while cancer rates in Appalachia are improving, they still lag behind the rest ...

Prosecutors have requested a mental evaluation for Mickey Stines, a former Kentucky sheriff charged with gunning down a judge in a courthouse last year.

The Kentucky Bourbon Trail is a group of 56 northern Kentucky distilleries that offers tours, tastings, and other educational ...

Environmentalists say Senate Bill 89 still guts pollution protections for streams and many drinking water supplies.

Musicians, students, schools and community members are invited to the Appalachian Center for the Arts in Pikeville, on April 13, for a free instrument replacement event. The initiative aims to ...

The Perry County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man for attempted burglary on March 11.

According to TVA, more than $89 million in flood damages were averted on the Clinch River downstream of the dam in Clinton. TVA said the dam was able to manage several heavy rain events, including ...

Lindsey Wilson’s graduate classes in the region have continued, although many have shifted to an online format.

WALESKA, Ga. - The Appalachian Athletics Conference has announced its WinWon men’s basketball all-conference teams, and the University of Pikeville took the top two honors.

Co-hosts Halfway to Hazard and three-time UFC Champion and UFC Hall of Fame member Rich ‘Ace’ Franklin will join WYMT’s Steve ...

A world-renowned playwright, two founders of the Affrilachian poets, a leading historian of Appalachia and a former CBS News ...