In the WYMT viewing area, 39 new cases and one new death were reported by the VDH on Saturday.

Doug Yates worked as a fire chief and sheriff's deputy, serving the Pike County community for years.

Floyd County Schools Superintendent Danny Adkins announced that all Floyd County schools would switch to virtual learning for the week of October 26-30.

On September 25, Prestonsburg Police Department responded to a tip in an ongoing investigation into illegal drugs being shipped into the region.

Middlesboro Independent Schools Superintendent Waylon Allen said that the school district will return to virtual learning for the week of October 26-30.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced Friday that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Department of Education are sending 2,035,195 face masks to Kentucky students and teachers.