Updated: 10:27 PM A new business in Perry County opened it door's and owner's say it stands behind the idea of the American dream.

Posted: 2:51 PM The former orchestra director at an eastern Kentucky school district has entered a guilty plea in a case in which he was accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a student.

Posted: 2:09 PM Kentucky's former chief racing steward, John Veitch, is appealing his firing.

Posted: 2:06 PM A tea party Republican is talking about launching a primary challenge against state Sen. Damon Thayer, the Georgetown businessman who has served in the legislature since 2003.

Posted: 2:03 PM Steve Beshear says he will renew his push for expanded gambling when Kentucky lawmakers reconvene next month for their 2012 session.

Posted: 8:39 AM ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Republican governors think President Barack Obama faces huge political obstacles. But they're hardly brimming with confidence about the 2012 election.

Posted: 8:36 AM WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President Joe Biden says "we're not claiming victory" in Iraq, but he believes the emerging government in Baghdad is capable of defending itself.

Posted: 8:34 AM HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) - Occupy Huntington protesters are being evicted from their camp in front of a downtown bank.

Posted: 8:33 AM NEW YORK (AP) - Retailers are reporting strong sales gains in November, boosted by a discount-fueled spending binge for the start of the holiday shopping season last weekend. Now, the challenge is to keep shoppers spending throughout the most important selling period of the year.

Posted: 8:31 AM FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - A judge in Frankfort has ordered Kentucky officials to release records involving 90 internal reviews of child deaths within 10 days.

Posted: 12:21 AM The federal Mine Safety and Health Administration has put eight mines on notice that they have a potential pattern of safety violations and will face more scrutiny.

Posted: 11:45 PM A teen is arrested in Laurel County on several drug charges while his five year old sibling was nearby.

Posted: 12:10 AM Wednesday night a special meeting gave folks the chance to talk about the future of one of Kentucky's most famous buildings: Rupp Arena.

Posted: 11:14 PM FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Carl Campbell says he has no idea why Energy and Environment Secretary Len Peters dismissed him from his post as Kentucky commissioner of natural resources.

Updated: 5:20 AM The parents of a woman who was banned from participating in worship service at a Pike County church because she is marrying a man from Africa, say they just want their daughter and her fiance to go to church with them.

Posted: 10:46 PM Bond is set at two million dollars for a Floyd County couple accused of killing a toddler.

Posted: 10:42 PM Authorities say a white man came into Ott's General Store. It's located just west of London. .

Updated: 10:01 PM Two families, each with three children, lost everything when their homes went up in flames.

Posted: 12:11 AM Lexington may have been named the most sedentary city in America, but another Kentucky city has made its own unhealthy list.

Posted: 12:12 AM Kentucky's Christmas tree will be shining brightly starting on Thursday night.

Posted: 8:10 PM WYMT and Home Federal Bank have teamed up to honor our men and women serving here at home and overseas.

Posted: 6:49 PM PIKEVILLE, KY — For educating their community about why and how to recycle, the Pikeville High School Panther PRIDE Club has earned southern and eastern Kentucky’s PRIDE Environmental Education Project of the Month Award.

Updated: 6:57 PM For months, copper thieves have been wreaking havoc on an abandoned factory in Williamsburg.

Updated: 7:38 PM Several people filed in to the Green Hill Senior Citizens Center Wednesday morning to receive gallons and even cases of water.

Posted: 6:38 PM WASHINGTON (AP) - The House has passed a bill that would prevent the National Labor Relations Board from speeding up the pace of union elections.