WYMT-TV (Hazard, KY)

3 days ago | wymt.com | Phil Pendleton |Anthony Sizemore

ROCKCASTLE COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) - A head-on crash in Rockcastle County claimed the life of one young adult. Two teenagers were also taken to the hospital as a result. It happened Sunday, April 20 on Brindle Ridge Road, close to the Brodhead community. “When troopers arrived on scene it was more than just an injury accident,” said KSP Trooper Scottie Pennington. “Two vehicles collided.

3 days ago | wymt.com | Amelia Lee

HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) - The Housing Development Alliance is continuing its summer internship program. This year, the program was renamed the Sam Smith Memorial Internship. It is in honor of 2023 summer inter Sam Smith who died in 2024. Smith was in the foster care system, completed the internship, and was hired on as a full-time carpenter. HDA Executive Director Scott McReynolds said the name change is to remember Smith and to give a chance to kids who grew up in the foster care system.

6 days ago | wymt.com | Caroline Mueller

KNOTT COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) - Members of Hindman Methodist Church celebrated Good Friday with their annual cross walk. It is a tradition the church has done for more than 20 years. Just after sunrise, the group gathered in prayer before setting out on a 20-mile journey from the Knott County line to the Floyd County line. Along the way, they took turns carrying a large wooden cross, stopping every few miles to worship and reflect.

6 days ago | wymt.com | Caroline Mueller

PERRY COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) - Perry County Central High School students participated in an interactive drunk/distracted driving event on Friday morning. As prom season approaches, the ‘Project Prom’ event is taking action to remind students about the dangers of drinking and driving. Students witnessed a mock crash scene, including several of their classmates, designed to show the real-life consequences of impaired and distracted driving.

6 days ago | wymt.com | Alyssa Hannahs

WAYNE COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) - A juvenile has died after what state police investigators believe was an accidental shooting in Wayne County. West Virginia State Police reported that three people were inside a car just before midnight in Genoa along Joels Branch Road when a gun went off. Troopers said one of the people inside the car was showing his gun to the teen, when the gun went off, hitting the juvenile in the stomach. The juvenile died on the way to the hospital, troopers confirmed on Friday.