In New York, only a few drainages along the southern border are home to hellbenders. Red-spotted newts begin life as a small aquatic larva, residing in ponds and beaver flows. By late summer, they ...

Mandi Sheffel, who owns a bookstore called “The Read Spotted Newt” in Hazard, spoke with WYMT about her battle with addiction. Sheffel has been in active recovery for nearly 20 years.