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(KENTUCKY) -- The Commonwealth continues to effort economic development and erasing debts. In his weekly Team Kentucky update, Governor Andy Beshear (D-Kentucky) discussed new opportunities for rural communities. Seventy-six counties in the state were approved for an economic development opportunity, including eight counties in the WOWK 13 News viewing area. "We've worked with local officials [...]
A Pike County, KY. man was arrested Monday for driving his vehicle well above the speed limit with an infant in the back seat.
Kentucky families are spending a larger share of their income on groceries than most Americans, according to a new study.
Kentucky's 2026 general election is less than a week away, but voters can cast their ballots early beginning Thursday at designated locations across the Commonwealth.
New details continue to emerge after a woman's mummified body was found inside her Paintsville home.
(WOWK) -- Without a bill passing to end time change for the U.S. this year, clocks are set to change at 2 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026. The return to Standard Time gives us an extra hour this weekend as we turn clocks back one hour, but it means some impactful changes are coming. On [...]
A man faces several charges after his mother was found dead in a Paintsville home following a requested welfare check.
UNION COUNTY, Ky. (WEHT) - A Kentucky man could spend 20 years behind bars after being convicted on 16 counts involving child sexual abuse material and child sex dolls. According to Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman, 51-year-old Kenneth Moore of Sturgis was arrested in 2025 after investigators found three child sex dolls and dozens of [...]
While the Paintsville Police Department says there is no known threat to public safety, officials are still waiting on the state medical examiner's office to provide more details regarding the circumstances.
Seven Kentuckians whose work has shaped the Commonwealth's musical legacy are set to take their place in Kentucky music history.
PRESTONSBURG, Ky. (WOWK) - Sunnyside celebrated the grand opening of its Prestonsburg medical cannabis dispensary Friday, marking the first operating dispensary in Kentucky’s Mountain licensing region. The Prestonsburg location originally opened to patients Oct. 12 before holding its formal ribbon-cutting and grand-opening celebration Oct. 23. Kentucky's Medical Cannabis Program divides the state into 11 dispensary [...]
BOYD COUNTY, Ky. (WOWK) — The operator of a Boyd County farm at the center of an animal abuse investigation has been arrested and charged with animal cruelty. According to the Boyd County Sheriff's Office, Marlo Matheny, operator of Ohana Run Farm, was charged with Animal Cruelty, 2nd Degree, a Class A Misdemeanor. Deputies say [...]
Editor's Note: This story was updated to correctly attribute the quote to Howard, not Lewis. LEWIS COUNTY, Ky. (WOWK) -- A nuclear plant has been proposed in Lewis County, Kentucky, and, if built, it would be the largest nuclear power campus in the United States. The project, by The Nuclear Company, is called 'Prosperity One.' [...]
HENDERSON. Ky. (WEHT) -- Voters across Kentucky will have more than just candidates to consider when they head to the polls next month. Voters will decide in November whether to ban governors from issuing pardons or commuting sentences in the weeks surrounding a gubernatorial election. The measure comes after controversial last-minute pardons issued by former [...]
