Samantha Valentino
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Anchor/Reporter @WKYT | New England girl living in the Bluegrass | @UKJAMSchool grad | FAA Licensed Drone Pilot
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Last Seen Profiles
I’m back in Lexington after spending the day covering the floods in EKY…but I didn’t come home alone!
I met this sweet girl (who was covered in mud when I found her) while I was in Jackson today.
Everybody, meet Jackie.
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Had the honor of interviewing former
@UKFootball
Head Coach, Fran Curci and former
@KentuckyMBB
player, Reggie Hanson this morning. The story will be up later today!
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Damage pretty much any way you look in this neighborhood in Chevy Chase.
Homes, cars, power lines, you name it.
@WKYT
@Kentuckyweather
@JimWKYT
@AlexaMintonWX
#kywx
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Sophia Rosing is set to appear in court for her arraignment at 1pm today.
She is facing assault charges after being arrested on UK’s campus.
We’ll be in the courtroom and will keep you updated on
#WKYT
.
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I am thrilled to announce that I have
accepted a full-time reporter position at
@WKYT
! I still can't believe I get to start
my journalism career right here in
Lexington, before graduating from
@UKJAMschool
in May.
#WKYT
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This is Naomie Williams and her 82 year-old grandmother, Carylon. They spent 16 hours on a mountain, fighting rising floodwater Thursday night.
Hear their story tonight on
#WKYT
at 5 and 6.
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Still on Fontaine Rd. This tree landed on a car with the driver in it.
Neighbors say he heard the tree start to snap and moved to the passenger side. Walked away without any major injuries.
@Kentuckyweather
@JimWKYT
@AlexaMintonWX
@WKYT
#kywx
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A lot of damage in the Chevy Chase are of Lexington this morning.
This is on Kastle Rd.
@WKYT
@Kentuckyweather
@JimWKYT
@AlexaMintonWX
#kywx
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We’ve moved to Cochran Rd, still in Chinoe area.
Lots of large trees completely uprooted through here. One is completely blocking the road between Hart and Old Cassidy.
Mayor Gorton is live on
@WKYT
now. She says stay home if possible.
@Kentuckyweather
@JimWKYT
@AlexaMintonWX
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Good morning, Kentucky!!
If you were tuned in to
#WKYT
this morning, you probably noticed a little something different…
I’m THRILLED to announce that I’ll be anchoring WKYT This Morning Weekends moving forward.
Wake up with us and watch every Saturday and Sunday morning! ☕️☀️
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A UK student has been arrested in connection to a physical and racially-charged verbal assault against another student.
The incident was caught on camera. In the full 10-minute video, the student can be heard saying the n-word more than 200 times.
#WKYT
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For anyone looking for an update on Jackie: she’s doing great. This is her favorite spot at the moment.
After one accident last night, she taught herself how to use the litter box while I was at work today.
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It’s hard to believe today marks two years since my first day at
@WKYT
.
I started part-time while I was still in school and since then, I’ve had the honor of telling the stories of countless Kentuckians.
Here’s to hoping we have less severe weather moving forward!
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If you missed us earlier, here’s just a bit of the damage we’re seeing in Lexington.
We’ll be back out there LIVE on
@WKYT
starting at 4.
@Kentuckyweather
@JimWKYT
@AlexaMintonWX
#kywx
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“Jane Doe” (Sophia Rosing) has made a brief virtual appearance in court.
Judge Bell told the jail we are waiting for Rosing’s parents to arrive before continuing with her arraignment.
#WKYT
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KU is doing their best to restore power here on Fontaine Rd in Lexington.
Quite a few poles were knocked down by trees here. Still a lot of work left to be done.
#kywx
@Kentuckyweather
@JimWKYT
@WKYT
@AlexaMintonWX
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“Jane Doe” (Sophia Rosing) pleads not guilty.
If released, she cannot have contact with Boyd Hall, the victim, or consume alcohol. Bond is set at $10,000.
#WKYT
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These boots are made for…standing for Kentucky! 🎥🍂
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Another home damaged by a fallen tree.
This one is at the corner of Tremont Ave and Kastle Rd in Lexington.
@WKYT
@Kentuckyweather
@JimWKYT
@AlexaMintonWX
#kywx
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Clean up continues on Fontaine Rd in Lexington this morning.
We’ve definitely seen a lot of improvement since yesterday.
Power is still out on this street. KU says they hope to have all customers restored by tonight.
@WKYT
@Kentuckyweather
@JimWKYT
@AlexaMintonWX
#kywx
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BREAKING | Lexington Police say traffic delays across the city are due to a situation involving a “suicidal individual.”
Bryan Station Road over I-75 is closed off.
Earlier, our crew saw a person standing on the overpass, waving what appeared to be a gun.
@WKYT
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Today marks one year at
@WKYT
!
I spent the day at
@Keeneland
with
@smosswkyt
! Can’t complain about today’s assignment…
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Tree completely ripped out of the ground. Took the sidewalk and a good chunk of the street with it. Landed on a home on Melrose Ave.
We’re LIVE on
@WKYT
with the damage we’re seeing, and what you can expect for the rest of the day.
@Kentuckyweather
@JimWKYT
@AlexaMintonWX
#kywx
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Locals told me someone dropped off a box of kittens (including Jackie) a few days before the flood because they couldn’t take care of them.
When I found her, Jackie was scared and alone.
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You can tell this photo is staged because I’m holding a stick mic.
I try to avoid them when I can and typically use the lav mic which I shoved in my pocket to take this photo…
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Just spoke with KU…
Crews have been working on Fontaine Rd for 24+ hours. There are at least 61 customers through here.
More than 30 poles went down across Lexington yesterday. Each one takes a couple hours to replace. Not a quick job!
@WKYT
@Kentuckyweather
#kywx
@JimWKYT
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All four Lexington Jet’s Pizza locations are taking donations for EKY flood victims until 10pm tonight.
10% of all sales today (10am-10pm) will also be donated to the East Kentucky Dream Center.
#WKYT
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We’re seeing a lot of people out walking around to look at damage.
PLEASE make sure you’re staying aware out here. Lots of broken glass and wires on the roads, you never know if they could be live.
@WKYT
@Kentuckyweather
@JimWKYT
@AlexaMintonWX
#kywx
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Full circle moment today.
Less than a year ago, I was a student who spent MANY hours in this room.
Today, I came back. This time speaking to students. (Students in a class that I took in this same room!!)
Felt strange in the best way.
@UKJAMschool
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I’m sitting at a fairly packed airport bar and WKYT is on…there was quite the reaction in here when I popped up on the TV haha
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My work day starting at 9am is something I will never take for granted again after six weeks on the morning show
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Clean up continues on Melrose Ave in Lexington. At least four homes on this street have been condemned.
We’re live on
@WKYT
again at 5:30.
@Kentuckyweather
@JimWKYT
@AlexaMintonWX
@WKYT
#kywx
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Started
@ClarissaWard
’s On All Fronts on my run. I’m tempted to just let this book play for the next nine hours straight so I can finish it rather than save it for my runs as I originally planned. It’s just that good.
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Don’t adjust your set! 📺
It’s not a weekend, but you can still get ALL your news and weather from
@AlexaMintonWX
and me today!
Come wake up with us on
@WKYT
this Christmas morning!! 🌲❤️
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More trees down on Chenault. One landed on and did some pretty serious damage to a car.
Crews are working to clear the roads but as you can see, people are still trying to pass.
City officials want you to stay home if you can.
@WKYT
@Kentuckyweather
@JimWKYT
@AlexaMintonWX
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It's the first day of daylight saving time!
I don't know about you, but I definitely need an extra cup of coffee this morning!! ☕️
Grab that extra cup and come hang out with us on WKYT Mornings until 9am!!
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Lane is selling his homemade lemonade to raise money for a special family that was affected by the flood in EKY.
He’ll be in front of Woody’s Sports Bar in Winchester until he sells out.
#WKYT
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We are SO excited to have
@ShaneSmithMedia
back in the studio with us this morning!
Come wake up with us on
@WKYT
starting right now!! ☀️☕️
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BIG thank you to
@ItsJoshPeck
and
@UKYSAB
for such a great night. I’m so grateful to SAB for continuing to let me sit down with amazing people and to Josh for being so kind and making my job easy by being a great conversationalist.
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People are starting to file in here at the Muhammad Ali Center in Louisville for Charles Booker’s election night party.
We haven’t seen Booker yet but we can see that beautiful sunset over the city…
We’ll be live from Louisville all night on
#WKYT
.
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I am honored to have been named the winner of the Tom Peterson Memorial Scholarship by the Kentucky Broadcasters Association this morning.
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Still in Chevy Chase.
This is the backyard of a home on Melrose Ave.
Owner has been here 30 years.
@WKYT
@Kentuckyweather
@JimWKYT
@AlexaMintonWX
#kywx
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Got caught in some nasty rain on my way back from Hazard but this beauty greeted me as I made it back into Lexington.
@Kentuckyweather
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No power on Fontaine Rd.
KU just pulled up to hopefully start fixing the situation here.
We’ve even got a couple transformer sitting in the streets.
@Kentuckyweather
@JimWKYT
@AlexaMintonWX
@WKYT
#kywx
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Gooood morning!! It’s GAME DEY!! 🏈
Can y’all guess who I’m rooting for?? 👀🧡🖤
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I had so much fun with not one…but two (!!)
@UKJAMschool
students shadowing me today!
It feels like just yesterday I was in their shoes, so I love getting to spend time working with journalism students!!
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Meet Levi!! 💙
He’s been fighting cancer since last year.
Now, he’s getting ready to celebrate his 7th birthday in the hospital.
His parents are asking anyone who can to surprise Levi with a birthday card!
They can be sent to:
Levi McKee
13 Lairson Rd Campton, KY 41301
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It’s ANOTHER First Alert Weather Day! ❄️
Come wake up with us on
@WKYT
for everything you need to know before you head out the door this morning! ☕️
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Well would you look at what finally came in the mail today?
Almost exactly three months to the day I passed the test but better later than never I guess. 👩✈️
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Jackie got a bunch of new toys today. Right now her biggest problem is that she can’t play with them all at once.
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Secretary of State Michael Adams takes the stage next.
The AP has called Adams as the winner in the SOS race.
He says he plans to continue his work making voting easier, and cheating harder here in Kentucky.
#WKYT
#Elecciones2023
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This early voting thing is pretty great…especially for those of us who will be covering the election on Election Day!!
Find out when and where you can vote here:
However you do it, make sure you
#GoVoteKY
!! 🗳️🇺🇸
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This is Tony Calhoun. He lost his home and everything in it to the flood.
Family members tell us he died by suicide earlier this week. He is the 39th person who died as a result of the disaster in EKY.
Hear his story at 6 on
#WKYT
.
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The journalists at the
@KyKernel
are some of the hardest workers and by far the most professional student journalists I’ve ever had the pleasure of working alongside.
Nobody deserves this treatment, especially not a pro like
@jack_weaver_
.
Arkansas head coach Eric Musselman left the court in a rage of f-bombs after losing to Texas A&M in the
#SECMBB
Tournament. His assistant then grabbed my phone and threw it at the ground.
@KYKernelSports
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1K
7K
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It’s always such a pleasure having
@UKJAMschool
students come spend the day with me at
@WKYT
!
I can’t wait to watch Reese on TV one day!!
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I feel like I just traveled back in time…
Olive Hill has snack wraps?
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Today marks three months since I started at
@WKYT
(& two months since I graduated from
@UKJAMschool
!)
Here’s some of the work I’ve been able to do over the past few months. It’s too long for Twitter but you can watch the full video here:
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A ‘March Against Racism’ is scheduled to begin here at the William T. Young Library in an hour.
Students will be marching to the Bowman statue on the other side of campus.
We’ll be live on
#WKYT
at 6 with the details.
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Douthitt Park in Jackson, KY.
The photo on the left was taken on July 29. The photo on the right was taken today, almost exactly seven weeks later.
#WKYT
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HAPPENING NOW | EKU head football coach Walt Wells speaks at the American Heart Association’s Heart Walk at Keeneland.
Wells suffered a cardiac event last year. He says this is his first time at the Heart Walk but he’s proud to be here sharing his story.
#WKYT
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6
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Lexington radio legend Karl Shannon was a lover of classic cars and Waveland State Historic Site.
Today, car lovers are bringing their classics to Waveland for a car cruise honoring Karl.
He spoke with
@BBaileyCowden
&
@kynewsmakers
about Waveland back in 2017 on
@WKYT
:
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Spending my day behind the dugout of a little league game and there’s honestly no place I’d rather be.
The conversations I’m hearing are like nothing else…these kids know how to have fun.
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This is how Jackie watches me get ready for work.
Can you tell she’s so happy to be awake on this fine Saturday morning?
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You never know who you’ll meet.
While I was out covering storm damage in Pulaski County, I met John Platt Sr. He told me he had “the largest music collection in the world.” Of course, I asked to see it.
John has 33,542 cassette tapes that he’s been collecting for 45 years.
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Hundreds of students are here now.
They’ve started marching towards the Bowman statue where there will be an open conversation.
#WKYT
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What you see at home vs. What it takes to get the shot
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Behind the scenes of
@WKYT
at noon.
Me live in the cold and
@jeremy_tombs
live from inside a warming center…with me live in the cold on the tv behind him. 🫠
Thanks
@AimeeLynneVDH
for capturing this gem from the booth.
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The rain is REALLY coming down in Hamburg at the moment…
#kywx
@Kentuckyweather
@AlexaMintonWX
@JimWKYT
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Students are planning a ‘March Against Racism’ tonight at UK.
The march will start at the William T. Young Library at 6pm.
#WKYT
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You’ve heard of “girl dinner”…but what about “reporter on Election Night dinner”???
#Election2023
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One of my favorite parts of my job is getting to explore new parts of Kentucky.
Today’s office was The 49er Dairy Dee in Liberty, KY.
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Kentucky American Water says the roots of this tree are the likely cause of a water main break here on Chenault.
A large limb is barely hanging on so they have to wait for it to be removed before they can fix the issue here.
@Kentuckyweather
@JimWKYT
@WKYT
@AlexaMintonWX
#kywx
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I was trying to film a standup last night when a good chunk of the
@AlabamaMBB
roster decided they wanted to make an appearance.
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We’re about to go live again here in Jackson where a rescue mission is just now getting started.
I’ll have more at 6 on
@WKYT
.
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Things will look a little different on
@WKYT
this morning!
Join
@thevictorpuente
@JimWKYT
and I from 6-8am!
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It’s been a long time since I was last in Butcher Hollow.
Today, I went back and spent the day with Loretta Lynn’s family.
It was an honor getting to hear so many amazing stories about her from those who knew her best.
#WKYT
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Can we all just take a moment to appreciate my new coasters?
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UPDATE | People stuck in traffic told me the individual had fired shots, now Lexington Police are confirming those claims.
@WKYT
UPDATE: On 6/24/24, around 9:42 am, officers were dispatched to the Bryan Station Rd overpass on I-75 for an armed suicidal subject. The subject has fired shots. No injuries have been reported. (1/2)
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Our team coverage tracking storms across the state continues right now on
@WKYT
News at 11.
These two have been hard at work all day long…and their work is far from over.
@Kentuckyweather
@JimWKYT
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It’s a First Alert Weather Day here at
@WKYT
.
We’ve got crews LIVE across Central Kentucky and
@Kentuckyweather
and
@JimWKYT
in the studio for us.
Join us on
@WKYT
News at 6!
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Yesterday, this Jackson neighborhood was almost completely underwater.
Boats were using the bridge as a starting point for rescue missions.
This morning, most of that water is gone and we’re seeing the damage left behind by the flood.
#WKYT
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Gooood Saturday morning to you! 💙
Come wake up with us on WKYT Mornings. We’ll be here from 6-8! ☀️☕️
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