Chad Hedrick
Reporter
Lexington, Ky.
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Chad Hedrick joined WKYT in February 2021.
Before coming to central Kentucky, he spent six years at WKYT’s sister station, WSAZ in Huntington, WV where he climbed the ranks from part-time weekend photographer to reporter and weekend anchor.
While at WSAZ, Chad’s primary focus was on eastern Kentucky, including his hometown in Boyd County.
Chad has enjoyed being able to cover his home state these last several years, seeing it as a way of giving back to his community. He is passionate about meeting people, telling their stories, and doing what he can to help them.
He is a Morehead State grad, and an avid Kentucky Wildcat fan.
Chad loves connecting with viewers on social media. You can find him on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
Updated: Jan. 5, 2023 at 10:08 PM EST
|By Chad Hedrick
A young boy has a second chance at life thanks to the selfless act of a Lexington firefighter who donated his kidney.
Updated: Nov. 28, 2022 at 11:08 PM EST
|By Chad Hedrick
The story of Cocaine Bear is that of a black bear found dead in Georgia in 1985 after ingesting 40 kilos of cocaine.
Updated: Nov. 24, 2022 at 2:51 PM EST
|By Chad Hedrick
Kentucky families are together Thursday to celebrate the holidays and share memories, all while making new ones.
Updated: Nov. 23, 2022 at 11:38 PM EST
|By WKYT News Staff, Chad Hedrick and Gray News staff
Police say they received a call from a man who told them he just shot his wife at home.
Updated: Nov. 11, 2022 at 10:14 PM EST
|By Chad Hedrick
Last month, Big Blue Nation and the world, fell in love with an eastern Kentucky coal miner who went viral from a photo at Kentucky Basketball’s Blue-White game. Friday, Micheal McGuire and his family got the wildcat treatment at tonight’s game against Duquesne.
Updated: Nov. 2, 2022 at 11:08 PM EDT
|By Chad Hedrick
Wednesday night, a teen from Florida honored Officer Medlock, by running a mile in his memory.
Updated: Oct. 28, 2022 at 10:53 PM EDT
|By Chad Hedrick
WKYT is hearing from the woman who took that photo, not expecting it to get the attention it has.
Updated: Oct. 26, 2022 at 6:28 PM EDT
|By Chad Hedrick
A Kentucky man has gone viral after attending a basketball game with his family straight from work.
Updated: Oct. 25, 2022 at 10:50 PM EDT
|By Chad Hedrick
The viral photo of an eastern Kentucky coal miner with his son at Saturday’s Kentucky Basketball Blue-White game continues to be the talk of the internet.
Updated: Oct. 24, 2022 at 3:44 PM EDT
|By Chad Hedrick
A picture from this weekend’s University of Kentucky Blue-White Game in Pikeville is going viral.
Updated: Sep. 28, 2022 at 9:29 PM EDT
|By Chad Hedrick
One Lexington family is riding out Hurricane Ian in Orlando.
Updated: Aug. 26, 2022 at 10:44 PM EDT
|By Chad Hedrick
Communities that were impacted by the floods are hopeful and optimistic about how the relief package will help recovery.
Updated: Aug. 11, 2022 at 4:27 PM EDT
|By Chad Hedrick
Governor Andy Beshear said the aid that is being given is not enough, and too many people are being denied.
Updated: Aug. 2, 2022 at 8:29 AM EDT
|By Chad Hedrick and Gray News staff
More than 1,400 Kentuckians have been rescued by first responders. Those rescues are still going on in areas that have been challenging to get to.
Updated: Jul. 30, 2022 at 11:53 PM EDT
|By Chad Hedrick
The woman is Mae Amburgey. She is 98 years old, and is from Letcher County. She was in her home with her son and grandson as the waters rose.
Updated: Jul. 11, 2022 at 8:05 PM EDT
|By Chad Hedrick
A Kentucky boy is doing his part in helping out eastern Kentucky families after a tragedy.
Updated: Jul. 11, 2022 at 10:12 AM EDT
|By WKYT News Staff and Chad Hedrick
State police said officers went to execute a domestic violence order when Storz began firing a high-powered rifle at law enforcement in a shootout that lasted several hours.
Updated: Jun. 15, 2022 at 4:33 PM EDT
|By Chad Hedrick
The sheriff’s office says a 23-month-old child drowned in a pool in the western part of the county Wednesday morning.
Updated: Jun. 2, 2022 at 9:56 PM EDT
|By Chad Hedrick and Amber Philpott
The Lawrence County native is back home still trying to process having a dream come true.
Updated: Apr. 29, 2022 at 10:26 PM EDT
|By Chad Hedrick
The horse racing world is mourning after exercise rider Callie Witt died Friday morning in a freak accident at Keeneland.
Updated: Apr. 24, 2022 at 8:34 PM EDT
|By WKYT News Staff and Chad Hedrick
A Montgomery County man is facing several charges after a police chase that ended in Powell County.
Updated: Apr. 15, 2022 at 10:26 PM EDT
|By Chad Hedrick
One of the most talked about bills from Kentucky’s legislative session this year died with the ending of the General Assembly.
Updated: Apr. 6, 2022 at 6:29 PM EDT
|By Chad Hedrick
Phillip Pittman was president of the group that took veterans of war on flights to the nation’s capital to see memorials, and honor them for their service to the country.
Updated: Feb. 25, 2022 at 5:07 PM EST
|By Chad Hedrick
A Graves County inmate is being hailed a hero after helping people buried under the debris of the candle factory in Mayfield after the December 10 tornado.
Updated: Dec. 15, 2021 at 10:37 PM EST
|By Chad Hedrick
A picture believed to be from a community hit by tornadoes was found in a horse farm in central Kentucky. Now they’re trying to find who it belongs to.
Updated: Dec. 3, 2021 at 10:37 PM EST
|By Chad Hedrick
For six months, Betty Dixon has been anxiously waiting for a phone call where her daughter Kandi Gonzalez is on the other end of the line.
Updated: Nov. 8, 2021 at 10:35 PM EST
|By Chad Hedrick
The Canadian Women’s Foundation launched “the Signal for Help” campaign in April of last year amid a spike in cases of domestic violence.
Updated: Jul. 30, 2021 at 6:28 AM EDT
|By WKYT News Staff, Grace Finerman, Shelby Lofton and Chad Hedrick
Viewers say homes have been washed off of their foundations.
Updated: May. 7, 2021 at 5:39 PM EDT
|By Chad Hedrick
Through tears, Brandy Mullins told WKYT how upset it made her that her son, 13-year-old JaVon, would be the target of such hate.
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