HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) - March 9, 2026 marks 50 years since the first of two explosions rocked the Scotia mine in the Oven Fork ...

(WYMT) - The first of two explosions rocked the Scotia mine in Letcher County. 15 men were killed by that explosion and 11 others died after a second one on March 11. It was one of the worst mine ...

Kala Thornsbury and Alex Hall co-founded the Cumberland Mountains Authors’ Guild, which brings together student and community writers to produce material to publish in a book.

On March 6, federal prosecutors say Ray Dean, 58, was sentenced to five months in prison, followed by five months of home ...

The spring forest fire season is underway in eastern Kentucky, and officials are urging residents to follow burn restrictions and take precautions around their property.

Tuesday: WYMT First Alert Weather Day Storms are likely during the early morning and afternoon hours, so yeah, your commute’s gonna be wet. Highs will hit the upper-70s. Stick with the WYMT First ...

OVEN FORK, Ky. (WYMT) - Families, survivors and mourners gathered Monday to mark the 50th anniversary of the Scotia Mine disaster, which killed 26 miners in the Oven Fork community of Letcher County ...

School officials said the Neon Volunteer Fire Department had contained the fire and that the school is at no risk.

HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) - This rainy week starts nice and dry with temperatures reaching the mid 70s.

JACKSON, Ky. (WYMT) - Powell County and Hazard will battle it out in the Boys 14th Region Championship after winning their ...

Those scattered showers will continue Sunday morning with more sunshine arriving as we head into the afternoon. It will be a ...

It will be a really nice start to the new work week, but things will get active as we head towards the middle of the week. Partly cloudy skies will be with us for this evening and into the overnight.