22+ hour, 11+ min ago  (59+ words) PRESTONSBURG, Ky. (WYMT) - Leaders gathered in downtown Prestonsburg Thursday to celebrate the completion of an outpatient clinic for veterans. A ribbon cutting ceremony was held for the Hershel "Woody" Williams VA Medical Center Clinic. It's located on North Highland Avenue....

3+ day, 6+ hour ago  (33+ words) WYMT Breathitt County installs first safe haven baby box Medicaid bill in Kentucky raises concerns for cancer patients Martin City Council announces firing of police chief...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (247+ words) PIKE COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) - Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Inc. has filed a lawsuit against Pike County, claiming the county owes more than $3. 26 million for medical care provided to indigent inmates at the Pike County Detention Center. In a verified complaint filed…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (371+ words) LONDON, Ky. (WYMT) - April is Autism Awareness Month, and one Laurel County family is sharing their journey and how the community can help support them, one sweet treat at a time. 6-year-old girl named Mia is the inspiration behind Em…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (223+ words) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - The Knox County Regional Forensic Center said the number of deaths linked to a new opioid drug have skyrocketed since it surfaced in East Tennessee last summer. The drug is called N-Propionitrile Chlorphine, or cychlorphine, and is…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (294+ words) LETCHER COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) - Carson Sexton is now cancer-free after a year-long battle with an extremely rare form of cancer on his skull. The now 5-year-old from Letcher County was diagnosed with a poorly differentiated chordoma when he was 4 years…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (152+ words) ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Mid-America Transplant is now using drones to transport donor blood samples. Missouri opened the nation's first dedicated healthcare drone corridor on Wednesday. The route follows a defined flight path along existing railway systems several miles…...

2+ week, 7+ hour ago  (71+ words) wymt. com Two best friends diagnosed with cancer months apart ring bell together Illinois family fights rare genetic disorder affecting both children Puppy yoga combines ancient practice with new, furry friends Deepfakes are increasingly common in the political sphere Big-rig…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (357+ words) LETCHER CO. , Ky. (WYMT) -A former high school building in Letcher County has been converted into a men's recovery facility. Mountain Comprehensive Health Corporation has turned the old Whitesburg High School into a transitional living facility with 22 fully furnished apartments....

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (355+ words) KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV/Gray News) " A mother who became a quadruple amputee after giving birth to her third child received a successful living-donor kidney transplant. In February 2024, at 27 weeks pregnant with her third child, Brie Morgan Bauer's life changed....