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.
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It’s been almost a year since a southern Kentucky man was seen by his family.
Updated: Jun. 8, 2023 at 3:40 PM EDT
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Kentucky lawmakers discussed a proposed bill that could lead to murder charges in drug overdose deaths.
Updated: May. 31, 2023 at 11:38 AM EDT
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Southeastern Kentucky will have a new attraction this fall that further expands horse racing in the Commonwealth.
Updated: May. 30, 2023 at 4:39 PM EDT
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A law passed three years ago mandates that Kentucky police agencies have policies regarding chases.
Updated: May. 29, 2023 at 4:21 PM EDT
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Officials in Russell County are investigating the death of a teenager at Lake Cumberland.
Updated: May. 26, 2023 at 11:48 AM EDT
|By Phil Pendleton
Lake Cumberland is expected to be filled with a lot of boats this weekend and until Labor Day weekend. However, one business that services and sells those boats was down...and almost out.
Updated: May. 25, 2023 at 12:01 PM EDT
|By Phil Pendleton
Names were added to the Kentucky Law Officer Memorial in Richmond during a ceremony on Thursday.
Updated: May. 23, 2023 at 12:03 PM EDT
|By Jeremy Tombs, Phil Pendleton and Grason Passmore
A procession from Frankfort to Cynthiana was held Tuesday morning to honor the life of fallen Scott County sheriff’s deputy Caleb Conley. He was shot and killed during a traffic stop Monday on I-75.
Updated: May. 22, 2023 at 4:24 PM EDT
|By Phil Pendleton
A Safe Haven Baby Box allows parents to anonymously leave babies in safe places if they don’t know how they are going to care for them.
Updated: May. 19, 2023 at 12:04 PM EDT
|By Phil Pendleton
Republican candidates running for governor and the constitutional offices say they are united to win in November.
Updated: May. 15, 2023 at 3:39 PM EDT
|By Phil Pendleton
A southern Kentucky middle school teacher has been suspended while a controversial assignment is investigated.
Updated: May. 12, 2023 at 4:18 PM EDT
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Early voting resumes across Kentucky. In one central Kentucky county, another generation of county clerk is operating his first election.
Updated: May. 11, 2023 at 3:28 PM EDT
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The national emergency over COVID-19 ended Thursday.
Updated: May. 8, 2023 at 11:36 AM EDT
|By Phil Pendleton
Virginia Moore who became a key part of Governor Andy Beshear’s COVID-19 briefings, has passed away.
Updated: May. 5, 2023 at 10:04 AM EDT
|By WKYT News Staff and Phil Pendleton
According to Kentucky State Police, it happened Thursday around 1 p.m. at the intersection of KY 1247 and Floyd Switch Road.
Updated: May. 4, 2023 at 3:36 PM EDT
|By Phil Pendleton
A southern Kentucky police officer continues to make improvements after a serious motorcycle crash.
Updated: May. 3, 2023 at 11:34 AM EDT
|By Phil Pendleton
There’s been a recent spike in drug overdoses and deaths in Clark County.
Updated: May. 2, 2023 at 3:34 PM EDT
|By Phil Pendleton
A community is planning several fundraisers to help a young woman battling two very rare health conditions.
Updated: May. 1, 2023 at 11:31 AM EDT
|By Phil Pendleton
Most of us probably have not thought too much of COVID-19 lately.
Updated: Apr. 28, 2023 at 11:44 AM EDT
|By Phil Pendleton
One of Kentucky’s key state parks is back open to the public.
Updated: Apr. 27, 2023 at 3:57 PM EDT
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It’s been nine months since the devastating and deadly flooding in eastern Kentucky.Some people are still living in temporary housing.
Updated: Apr. 25, 2023 at 11:51 AM EDT
|By Phil Pendleton
The council voted unanimously to end a controversial water treatment practice involving what is called “leachate.”
Updated: Apr. 24, 2023 at 11:17 AM EDT
|By Phil Pendleton
Eastern Kentucky University could be a key training ground for an industry that is in desperate need of new help.
Updated: Apr. 20, 2023 at 11:02 AM EDT
|By WKYT News Staff and Phil Pendleton
It’s been a week since a Monticello police officer was critically injured in a crash.
Updated: Apr. 19, 2023 at 3:27 PM EDT
|By Phil Pendleton
They are planning several events and ways to help a group of people who don’t just feel homeless, and many are helpless.
Updated: Apr. 18, 2023 at 4:13 PM EDT
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The body of a missing Indiana man has been found.
Updated: Apr. 17, 2023 at 11:15 AM EDT
|By Phil Pendleton
A Kentucky mother is now facing charges in connection with the death of her young daughter, Amoura Smallwood.
Updated: Apr. 14, 2023 at 3:49 PM EDT
|By Phil Pendleton
A southern Kentucky police officer suffered serious injuries in a crash Thursday.
Updated: Apr. 11, 2023 at 9:43 PM EDT
|By WKYT News Staff and Phil Pendleton
Victims of Eric C. Conn are getting notices this week as the process to get social security backpay moves forward.
Updated: Apr. 7, 2023 at 4:29 PM EDT
|By Phil Pendleton
A southern Kentucky teenager who died after he was hurt in a football practice game was laid to rest on Friday.
Updated: Apr. 6, 2023 at 3:39 PM EDT
|By Phil Pendleton
Tributes and sympathy continue to pour out from many across the state as a community prepares to say goodbye to a teenager who died after an injury during a southern Kentucky high school football practice game.
Updated: Apr. 5, 2023 at 5:47 PM EDT
|By Phil Pendleton
A southern Kentucky congregation dealing with the aftermath of a fire faced another setback as they work to recover.
Updated: Apr. 4, 2023 at 4:44 PM EDT
|By WKYT News Staff and Phil Pendleton
A southern Kentucky community is preparing to say goodbye to a high school football player who passed away after being injured in a practice game.
Updated: Apr. 4, 2023 at 4:22 PM EDT
|By Phil Pendleton
A Pulaski County couple says someone dumped a truckload of trash near their lakeside home.
Updated: Apr. 3, 2023 at 1:34 PM EDT
|By WKYT News Staff and Phil Pendleton
A southern Kentucky high school football player has died.
Updated: Apr. 3, 2023 at 11:03 AM EDT
|By Phil Pendleton
An extensive search operation is underway along the Kentucky River.
Updated: Mar. 8, 2023 at 10:43 AM EST
|By Phil Pendleton
Some of the Kentucky lawmakers on the committee who voted for the bill committee there were against gambling in principle, but want to see it regulated.
Updated: Mar. 7, 2023 at 10:52 AM EST
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The Mercer County Station 12 building near Harrodsburg is still standing, but officials believe it will likely have to be demolished and rebuilt.
Updated: Mar. 6, 2023 at 12:12 PM EST
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Thousands of people in southern Kentucky are still without electricity. Electric providers say it’s been all hands on deck and linemen have been working since Friday to restore power.
Updated: Mar. 1, 2023 at 3:17 PM EST
|By Phil Pendleton
Senate Bill 75 comes after the Lexington Parking Authority raised rates and the hours for parking fees to be collected.
Updated: Feb. 27, 2023 at 11:11 AM EST
|By Phil Pendleton
A probable cause hearing was held Monday morning for 22-year-old Jordan Blake Taylor. Taylor is facing a murder charge.
Updated: Feb. 24, 2023 at 3:03 PM EST
|By Phil Pendleton
The Kentucky State Senate could hold a trial sometime this session as part of impeachment proceedings.
Updated: Feb. 22, 2023 at 3:35 PM EST
|By Phil Pendleton
Some high-profile bills remain for Kentucky lawmakers to consider during this year’s session of the General Assembly.
Updated: Feb. 21, 2023 at 4:08 PM EST
|By Phil Pendleton
Advocates met with lawmakers in Frankfort Tuesday. They say there is a shortage of 78,000 affordable rental units in Kentucky.
Updated: Feb. 20, 2023 at 11:54 AM EST
|By Phil Pendleton
In a statement released Saturday, the university announced the revival will soon be moving off its campus.
Updated: Feb. 17, 2023 at 2:04 PM EST
|By Phil Pendleton
Gov. Andy Beshear has signed House Bill 1 into law, lowering the income tax in Kentucky.
Updated: Feb. 17, 2023 at 7:38 AM EST
|By Jim Stratman, Phil Pendleton and Samantha Valentino
Flooding continued to cause problems in southeastern Kentucky into Friday morning.
Updated: Feb. 13, 2023 at 3:56 PM EST
|By Hallie DeVore, Lucy Bryson, Chad Hedrick and Phil Pendleton
The service is being described as a revival and “a movement that only God could orchestrate and keep going.”
Updated: Feb. 10, 2023 at 9:35 PM EST
|By WKYT News Staff and Phil Pendleton
Kentucky State Police is investigating a murder-suicide in Lincoln Couty,
Updated: Feb. 10, 2023 at 10:54 AM EST
|By Phil Pendleton
A bill to ban the popular social media app TikTok from state-owned and used devices has cleared another hurdle in the Kentucky General Assembly.