Kentucky

KENTUCKY (WKYT) - A volunteer helping California wildfire victims has returned home to Kentucky. John Sternberg, with the American Red Cross Bluegrass chapter, recently returned to central Kentucky after helping people recover from the historic massive wildfires in California....

If you've been to the grocery store lately, you may've noticed you have to shell out a lot more for eggs. On average, they're selling for more than four dollars a dozen in Kentucky.

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — A Kentucky man has been cited after being caught with a loaded firearm in his carry-on bag at Huntington Tri-State Airport, officials said. A .40 caliber handgun loaded with 14 bullets was intercepted at an airport checkpoint Monday, according to a...

Host Jeremy C. Park talks with Erica Shaw, Tennessee and Kentucky Regional Manager for NextOp Veterans, who shares her personal story of transitioning out of the military after serving in the US Marine Corps and highlights the nonprofit organization focused on connecting...

FRANKFORT, Ky. — This week, Kentucky lawmakers are expected to file legislation to give Louisville Metro Police the authority to destroy cars seized in the arrests of street racers, State Rep. Jason Nemes, R-Middletown, tells WHAS11. Nemes, who was the first state lawmaker to...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A former World War II marine from Kentucky is about to turn 100 years old, and he would love some birthday cards. Richard Kolodey was a dive bomber who flew more than 100 missions in World War II. His birthday is on Valentine's Day. WHAS11 News...

While lawmakers are in bi-partisan agreement to crush cars impounded by LMPD during street races, they're also eyeing JCPS again.

EDMONSON, Ky. — According to the 2024 National Youth Tobacco Survey, 1.2 high school students and 410,000 middle school students said they used electronic cigarettes within a 30-day span. Edmonson County Superintendent Brian Alexander said he has seen this firsthand. “Over a...

I'll begin by doing something I rarely, if ever, do simply because it's rarely, if ever, necessary: Explaining the headline. If I'd left the word "Wawa" out of the mix, wouldn't you have thought I was talking about Buc-ee's? The crazy-popular roadside convenience chain has...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Many schools across the WHAS11 viewing area have either closed or moved to non-traditional instruction days for the rest of the week as the flu and other respiratory illnesses are on the rise. More than 2,000 students, teachers and bus drivers were out from...