Phil Pendleton
Reporter
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I grew up in Lexington, Kentucky, went to Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond where I majored in broadcasting. My first several years were spent working in radio news and since 2003 I've worked at WKYT.
More and more vaccine supply is available, but more people are not necessarily signing up to get it.
The man is being held on charges of kidnapping and promoting human trafficking.
We’re now hearing from people who received payments initially, but they’ve stopped since then. It’s because of issues with something called a “BYE date” or benefit year end date.
A North Carolina man is facing kidnapping and sexual assault charges after an incident in Lincoln County.
Lawmakers have gone home, and this year’s legislative session is over.
Kentucky lawmakers are finishing up the work for the 2021 regular session of the General Assembly.
It’s been a busy night at the Kentucky State Capitol after the General Assembly reconvened to vote to override vetoes by the governor.
More Kentuckians are becoming victims of unemployment fraud. People are telling us of getting letters in the mail saying they qualified or are getting payments when they never applied. Even a Kentucky State Senator was a victim.
Once again, Governor Andy Beshear had praise and criticism for the legislature. He announced he’s signing bills dealing with public protection, but also says he is vetoing some.
On Monday afternoon, the governor announced the first round of bills he’s signing, but also several he’s vetoing.
Officials said it is good news for a region still reeling from damage caused by ice storms and flooding.
Headquartered in Stanton, Kentucky Baptist Relief is getting help from Ohio, Missouri and other states to help people recover from the devastating floods.
There’s been another setback to re-opening a popular southern Kentucky campground.
It’s House Bill 563, some call it the school choice bill, but it’s officially named the Education Opportunity Account Act. It funds a tax credit to let students move to schools, public or private, outside their district.
We’ve heard from many of you that the whole vaccination process can be confusing and frustrating. While finding an available appointment can be like going on a scavenger hunt, it is possible with the help of these tips.
It appears the plan could be to adopt a carbon copy of what was passed last year when the legislature avoided passing a 2-year budget because of concerns of the pandemic.
Dozens took to the streets Saturday, to call for justice and accountability.
The state’s lawmakers are working to end this year’s regular session, but many bills remain unresolved. Included are the budget, and a bill to limit no-knock warrants.
Thursday, a House panel will hear from nearly a half dozen people, from the state treasurer to labor cabinet secretary, about fraud in the system.
Several bills dealing with police reform that came in the wake of a deadly shooting in Louisville nearly a year ago will be talked about in a Kentucky legislative panel on Wednesday.
The group is set up at First Church of God on Kentucky 30 in Jackson.
In Beattyville, the entire central part of the downtown area was flooded and business owners say they had more than five feet of water inside.
Kentucky Baptist Relief has crews all over southern Lincoln County Friday where the ice storm caused a lot of trees to come down
In northern Franklin County, just off Highway 127, Dawn Morris can’t leave her home. Morris says the rising river and Elkhorn Creek have left her trapped and she won’t be able to leave her home until the water goes down.
Emergency officials in Frankfort believe the river will crest at 39.9 feet
More than 20 roads are already closed throughout the county.
People said this situation is only supposed to happen every 100 to 500 years, but it’s now becoming routine.
So far, in the 19 days of the 30-day session, mostly COVID-related bills have passed. Most of those are facing a legal challenge by the governor.
A bill that was filed in the wake of the deadly police shooting of Breonna Taylor has passed a Kentucky Senate panel.
Kentucky’s House Impeachment Committee has come to a decision on petitions to impeach both Gov. Andy Beshear and Attorney General Daniel Cameron.
State lawmakers have advanced a bill they say will address at least some of the unemployment problems people have had over the past year.
Hundreds of people are still without power in Lincoln County. Inter-County Energy also says thousands who had electricity until Thursday, suddenly lost it.
As we continue to watch vaccines roll out across Kentucky, we are here to answer your questions on the vaccine, how to get one, and much more.
Emergency officials have not been made aware of any injuries because of the ice storm.
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Phones were ringing off the hook Monday at the health department in Somerset. Workers were taking calls from people in the Lake Cumberland region wanting vaccines.
A state legislative panel assigned to look into impeachments met again on Friday.
The bill is Senate Bill 120 and it aims to make legal a form of gaming that uses a slot-like machine at some tracks.
This comes after the legislature voted to override Governor Beshear’s vetoes of several bills.
We’re told 300 of the nearly 200,000 people who called a hotline in attempts to get an appointment were given the shots.
As we continue to watch vaccines roll out across Kentucky, we are here to answer your questions on the vaccine, how to get one, and much more.
Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital will be giving out vaccines for those in the 1A through 1C phase categories. Appointments can be made every Monday morning at 10 a.m.
Having a chronic health condition could get you further up in the line to get your COVID-19 vaccine.
A Lexington restaurant owner was among four people who filed the petition against Governor Beshear asking for his impeachment.
Some children are going to school a few days a week, or just on certain days, but some are going every day of the week. That's the situation in Pulaski County, where in-classroom learning resumed on Jan. 12.
In Laurel County, some are receiving their second doses as other groups of people are receiving their first doses.
Another grim milestone has been reached in the pandemic in Kentucky as more than 3,000 people have died of COVID-19. Today, a ceremony will be held in memory of those people at the state capitol.
Kentucky lawmakers passed seven bills in eight days during the first part of the 2021 session of the General Assembly.
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Police, along with military police and military humvees, state trooper cruisers and dozens of troopers and guardsman have surrounded the Capitol and access is extremely limited to the buildings and grounds.