Posted: 6:44 AM Clay County Coroner Danny Finley tells Mountain News Charles Smith, who used to work for the federal correctional facility in Manchester, was killed on Sunday in Panama City.

Updated: 4:38 PM City Council members this week heard the first reading of an ordinance that would implement a restaurant lodging license fee - AKA a "tourism tax." It would fund projects to make the city more attractive and hopefully entice more visitors.

Updated: 5:58 PM On Monday two inmates in Perry County and one in Clay County escaped from work release.

Updated: 5:43 PM The Kentucky Personnel Board has decided to open an investigation into alleged improprieties at the Department of Agriculture under former Commissioner Richie Farmer.

Posted: 3:43 PM Agriculture Commissioner James Comer expressed grave concerns for Kentucky’s livestock producers and corn growers and cautioned them to take steps to protect themselves from potential losses.

Posted: 4:47 PM Harrison Pennington replaces the late Jimmy "Jimbo" Lyttle, who died earlier this year.

Updated: 4:44 PM Clay, Wolfe, Harlan, Lee, Bell, Floyd, Knott and Letcher counties are holding professional fireworks shows Wednesday night.

Posted: 9:45 PM It happened on Highway 149 in Manchester.

Updated: 8:20 PM The state Board of Medical Licensure issued an emergency order of suspension for Dr. Melborne Williams that prohibits him from "performing any act which constitutes the practice of medicine."

Posted: 8:22 PM Fayette County Sheriff's deputies brought Gerardo Turcios-Rodriguez to Lexington from St. Clair County, Ill., where he was arrested on a murder warrant about two weeks after 66-year-old Doug Saylor was killed.

Posted: 6:20 PM Police say a car driven by Ed Napier of Manchester pulled out in front of Veda Wright of Lily on Highway 229.

Updated: 6:34 PM It happened in Leslie County, about five miles from the Clay County line.

Updated: 7:23 PM The Kentucky Small Business Development Center receives full accreditation from the Association of Small Business Development Centers, the national accrediting body for Small Business Development Centers.

Posted: 5:54 PM Kishore Jadhav is expected to enter a guilty plea to one charge against him on August 23rd.

Updated: 7:23 PM A new state law will provide Kentucky agritourism destinations with limited liability protection when it takes effect on July 11.

Posted: 9:44 PM The Herald-Leader reports Kishore Jadhav plans to plead guilty on one charge against him.

Posted: 5:09 PM One eastern Kentucky community is celebrating a milestone, the one year anniversary of going wet.

Posted: 5:36 PM The public pool in Manchester will not be opening this year.

Updated: 3:21 PM One Clay County man was shot in the arm in what police say is a self-defense case.

Updated: 11:07 PM We know the news is not about us, but we do want to let you know about a couple of changes here at WYMT.

Posted: 9:09 PM Kentucky's former agriculture commissioner has put his home on the market.

Posted: 4:39 PM A man will spend 10 years behind bars after he was found guilty of robbing stores in several eastern Kentucky counties.

Updated: 5:22 PM Wet weather made for slippery road conditions for people across the state even causing one deadly accident in Clay County.

Posted: 5:12 PM Kentucky State Police are investigating the death of a teenager in southern Kentucky.

Posted: 4:32 PM A Clay County man charged with assault will be sentenced in August.