Samantha Valentino
Reporter
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Samantha Valentino joined the WKYT team in April 2022.
She grew up in Connecticut where she fell in love with journalism at a young age. Samantha moved to Lexington in 2018 to study broadcast journalism and criminology at the University of Kentucky.
While at UK, she helped create the University of Kentucky's podcast "Bowman's Friends," hosted WRFL 88.1 F.M.'s news program "Campus Voices," and worked as an anchor, reporter, and producer for the UK Student News Network.
Samantha came to WKYT part-time just before graduating from UK and switched to full-time the day after crossing the graduation stage.
Updated: Jan. 23, 2023 at 4:23 PM EST
|By Samantha Valentino
We are 23 days into 2023, and Lexington has not seen its first homicide. That’s the longest the city has gone into a new year without a homicide in a decade.
Updated: Jan. 15, 2023 at 1:45 PM EST
|By Samantha Valentino
After a failed campaign for the US Senate against Senator Rand Paul, former State Representative Charles Booker said that his work isn’t over.
Updated: Jan. 9, 2023 at 4:20 PM EST
|By Samantha Valentino
As Omicron subvariant XBB1.5 is making it's way through the county, experts give tips on how to protect yourself.
Updated: Jan. 8, 2023 at 12:53 PM EST
|By Samantha Valentino
We’re taking a closer look at several of the issues that will be back on the table when they return in February
Updated: Dec. 24, 2022 at 1:57 PM EST
|By Samantha Valentino
Governor Beshear says the National Guard, Kentucky State Police, and local first responders have assisted road crews in trying to clear the interstate and conducting wellness checks on those stuck on I-71.
Updated: Dec. 19, 2022 at 3:14 PM EST
|By Samantha Valentino
Court records obtained by WKYT say a man threatened to blow up Eastern Kentucky University after his son was academically suspended.
Updated: Nov. 24, 2022 at 9:11 AM EST
|By WKYT News Staff and Samantha Valentino
The fire happened Thursday morning at a house on Antioch Ave. in Burnside.
Updated: Nov. 18, 2022 at 3:59 PM EST
|By Samantha Valentino
Due to the passing of house bill 4, On January 1, Kentucky's unemployment benefits will change for the first time in 84 years.
Updated: Nov. 14, 2022 at 8:45 AM EST
|By WKYT News Staff and Samantha Valentino
The bus crashed Monday morning on Route 40 east of Salyersville.
Updated: Nov. 7, 2022 at 8:26 AM EST
|By WKYT News Staff, Samantha Valentino and Gray News staff
The student's charges include alcohol intoxication in a public place, disorderly conduct, fourth degree assault and third degree assault (of a police officer). Her bond was set at $10,000.
Updated: Nov. 6, 2022 at 11:26 AM EST
|By WKYT News Staff and Samantha Valentino
A student at the University of Kentucky has been arrested in connection to a physical and verbal assault against another UK student.
Updated: Oct. 20, 2022 at 5:52 PM EDT
|By Samantha Valentino
The family of a UK student, who passed away last year, are trying to change Kentucky hazing laws.
Updated: Oct. 10, 2022 at 4:06 PM EDT
|By Samantha Valentino
The East Jessamine High School community is mourning the loss of one of their own.
Updated: Sep. 23, 2022 at 6:20 PM EDT
|By Samantha Valentino
Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron wants fentanyl classified as a weapon of mass destruction.
Updated: Sep. 9, 2022 at 11:58 AM EDT
|By Samantha Valentino
Vanessa Baker and Nancy Cundiff both lived in the Lost Creek community, which was among the hardest hit places in the area. The two were swept away by floodwaters.
Updated: Aug. 22, 2022 at 10:08 AM EDT
|By WKYT News Staff and Samantha Valentino
A dog is back with its owner after surveillance video showed the animal being tossed over the fence at the Clark County Animal Shelter.
Updated: Aug. 15, 2022 at 5:55 PM EDT
|By Samantha Valentino
Move in for K-State is Thursday, but some students said they got an email saying they don’t have a placement in a residence hall.
Updated: Aug. 7, 2022 at 2:51 PM EDT
|By Samantha Valentino
88 year-old Somerset woman gets biggest dream granted
Updated: Aug. 6, 2022 at 7:25 PM EDT
|By Samantha Valentino
Close to 200 people are being housed at Jenny Wiley State Park after being displaced by floods
Updated: Aug. 4, 2022 at 10:29 PM EDT
|By Samantha Valentino and Jordan Gartner
A woman in Kentucky is sharing her harrowing story of how she escaped rising floodwaters last week with her grandmother.
Updated: Aug. 4, 2022 at 5:03 PM EDT
|By Samantha Valentino
A woman and her grandmother had to tread water for over an hour to get to a mountain, and got rescued 16 hours later.
Updated: Jul. 21, 2022 at 2:22 PM EDT
|By WKYT News Staff and Samantha Valentino
Players accused Head Coach Jane Worthington of mental and verbal abuse.
Updated: Jul. 20, 2022 at 5:55 PM EDT
|By Samantha Valentino
The average price of gas in Kentucky is $4.12 according to AAA.
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