Jeremy Tombs
Reporter
Lexington, Ky.
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Jeremy joined the WKYT News team in July 2021 following graduation from the Broadcast Journalism program at the University of Maryland.
Prior to WKYT, he reported and anchored for Capital News Service Maryland.
Jeremy was born and raised on the Jersey Shore, growing up in Point Pleasant Beach, NJ. When he's not working, Jeremy loves to get outdoors to hike or fish, and he is also an avid sports fan.
Updated: 15 hours ago
|By Jeremy Tombs
Rupp Arena has been filled with emotion and celebrations this week as Fayette County Public Schools holds high school commencement ceremonies.
Updated: May. 30, 2023 at 9:09 AM EDT
|By WKYT News Staff and Jeremy Tombs
The suspected intoxicated driver involved in the crash is expected to recover.
Updated: May. 25, 2023 at 7:14 AM EDT
|By WKYT News Staff and Jeremy Tombs
The Lexington Fire Department says they were called out to the 1000 block of Gainesway Drive around 6 a.m. after passersby tipped them off to a house fire.
Updated: May. 24, 2023 at 11:54 AM EDT
|By Jeremy Tombs
The case against the suspect in a Lexington murder is going to the grand jury.
Updated: May. 23, 2023 at 12:03 PM EDT
|By Jeremy Tombs, Phil Pendleton and Grason Passmore
A procession from Frankfort to Cynthiana was held Tuesday morning to honor the life of fallen Scott County sheriff’s deputy Caleb Conley. He was shot and killed during a traffic stop Monday on I-75.
Updated: May. 19, 2023 at 12:15 PM EDT
|By Jeremy Tombs
The Lexington Fire Department is sounding the alarm about an increase in fires across the city.
Updated: May. 17, 2023 at 12:03 PM EDT
|By Jeremy Tombs
The Save-A-Lot in Carlisle held its long-awaited grand reopening Wednesday morning.
Updated: May. 16, 2023 at 9:36 AM EDT
|By WKYT News Staff and Jeremy Tombs
Statewide races on the ballot include Republican primaries for governor, secretary of state, and treasurer.
Updated: May. 15, 2023 at 12:09 PM EDT
|By Jeremy Tombs
A Powell County family is asking for help after the place they called home for more than 60 years was lost to a fire.
Updated: May. 12, 2023 at 7:49 AM EDT
|By WKYT News Staff and Jeremy Tombs
Firefighters battle three fires across Fayette County, all within 12 hours.
Updated: May. 11, 2023 at 11:51 AM EDT
|By Jeremy Tombs
Medical experts from across Lexington’s health care system came together Thursday to mark the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency.
Updated: May. 10, 2023 at 12:12 PM EDT
|By Jeremy Tombs
Kentucky’s Office of the Attorney General declared the month of May ‘Missing Child Awareness Month’ on Wednesday.
Updated: May. 9, 2023 at 12:03 PM EDT
|By Jeremy Tombs
Ezekiel Byrd, the Berea man who had been fighting for his life after a crash, has died.
Updated: May. 8, 2023 at 9:12 AM EDT
|By WKYT News Staff and Jeremy Tombs
It happened Monday morning at the construction site of the new high school in Scott County, near the intersection of Long Lick Road and the bypass extension at the roundabout.
Updated: May. 7, 2023 at 8:42 PM EDT
|By Jeremy Tombs
Blowen says the goal of this day and their farm as a whole is not to ignore the problems with horse racing but to shine a light on these animals and the positives of the sport.
Updated: May. 7, 2023 at 8:37 AM EDT
|By WKYT News Staff, Mariah Congedo and Jeremy Tombs
Lexington Police say the accident happened around 11:30 p.m. Saturday night near the intersection of Sandersville Road at Atoma Drive. The vehicle involved fled the scene of the accident.
Updated: May. 4, 2023 at 12:46 PM EDT
|By Jeremy Tombs
An administrator at Paris Independent Schools is being credited with saving a student’s life.
Updated: May. 3, 2023 at 12:12 PM EDT
|By Jeremy Tombs
Summer is the busy season for travel across the country, but TSA is preparing for an early start in Kentucky as horse racing fans flock to the bluegrass by the thousands.
Updated: Apr. 26, 2023 at 12:49 PM EDT
|By WKYT News Staff and Jeremy Tombs
A woman is now facing charges in a Lexington murder.
Updated: Apr. 25, 2023 at 12:05 PM EDT
|By Jeremy Tombs
The new study is by health analytics firm Epic Research shows strep throat levels have continually risen since 2022, as COVID-19 restrictions loosened nationwide.
Updated: Apr. 24, 2023 at 11:59 AM EDT
|By Jeremy Tombs
A substance use program at the University of Kentucky is honing in on the use of cannabis.
Updated: Apr. 21, 2023 at 6:17 AM EDT
|By WKYT News Staff and Jeremy Tombs
Police are investigating a shooting on Lexington’s east end.
Updated: Apr. 20, 2023 at 11:55 AM EDT
|By Jeremy Tombs
Honor Flight Kentucky is hosting its spring flight over the weekend.
Updated: Apr. 19, 2023 at 11:58 AM EDT
|By Jeremy Tombs
He understands that people may be hesitant, but he’s calling on people to take the leap and help fellow Kentuckians.
Updated: Apr. 18, 2023 at 11:58 AM EDT
|By Jeremy Tombs
The 2023 legislative session wrapped up weeks ago at the Capitol.
Updated: Apr. 17, 2023 at 12:00 PM EDT
|By Jeremy Tombs
Kentuckians will head to the polls for the primary election on May 16.
Updated: Apr. 13, 2023 at 10:17 AM EDT
|By WKYT News Staff and Jeremy Tombs
The library will no longer fine people for late, damaged, or lost library materials.
Updated: Apr. 13, 2023 at 10:13 AM EDT
|By Jeremy Tombs and WKYT News Staff
A crossing guard hit by a car in Lexington has died.
Updated: Apr. 12, 2023 at 12:02 PM EDT
|By Jeremy Tombs
The Lexington Sporting Club is looking at another potential stadium site.
Updated: Apr. 10, 2023 at 9:38 AM EDT
|By Jeremy Tombs
The crash happened just before 7 Monday morning on Georgetown Road, near Kearney Road.
Updated: Apr. 7, 2023 at 11:44 AM EDT
|By Jeremy Tombs
Commemorative Maker’s Mark bottles went on sale Friday morning. The special bourbon bottles come out each year on the opening day of Keeneland’s Spring Meet.
Updated: Apr. 6, 2023 at 12:04 PM EDT
|By Jeremy Tombs
A Winchester man is feeling some frustration after Wednesday’s storms added to his repair list from other recent storms.
Updated: Apr. 5, 2023 at 12:14 PM EDT
|By Jeremy Tombs
The Lexington Sporting Club is holding its home opener this weekend.
Updated: Apr. 4, 2023 at 1:21 PM EDT
|By Jeremy Tombs
Tickets for the PGA Tour’s Barbasol Championship are on sale now.
Updated: Apr. 3, 2023 at 10:24 AM EDT
|By WKYT News Staff and Jeremy Tombs
Police are investigating a deadly crash in Franklin County.
Updated: Mar. 31, 2023 at 10:14 AM EDT
|By Jeremy Tombs and WKYT News Staff
Governor Andy Beshear has signed Senate Bill 47, which legalizes the use of medical cannabis in Kentucky, and House Bill 551, which legalizes sports betting.
Updated: Mar. 29, 2023 at 12:05 PM EDT
|By Jeremy Tombs
The Transylvania women’s basketball team is a perfect 32-0 for the 2023 season and has earned a trip to its first national title game.
Updated: Mar. 28, 2023 at 12:00 PM EDT
|By Jeremy Tombs
Lexington-based development company Cowgill is set to tear down a commercial space off South Broadway to make way for a new apartment complex.
Updated: Mar. 27, 2023 at 12:02 PM EDT
|By Jeremy Tombs
Dozens of Lexington high school students took part in an annual science conference at the University of Kentucky.
Updated: Mar. 24, 2023 at 12:09 PM EDT
|By WKYT News Staff and Jeremy Tombs
Kentucky veterans and their families got a first look inside the all-new Fisher House.
Updated: Mar. 23, 2023 at 12:02 PM EDT
|By Jeremy Tombs and WKYT News Staff
Two more people have been charged in connection to the death of a woman in Lexington.
Updated: Mar. 23, 2023 at 11:23 AM EDT
|By Jeremy Tombs
A Pike County grand jury looked into Lance Storz’s suicide.
Updated: Mar. 21, 2023 at 10:15 PM EDT
|By WKYT News Staff and Jeremy Tombs
Two people have been arrested in connection with a deadly shooting at a Lexington Marathon gas station.
Updated: Mar. 21, 2023 at 12:15 PM EDT
|By Jeremy Tombs
Angilo’s Pizza and Bell’s Outdoor Sports and Pawn Shop reside within the same building along US Route 27 and police say they were both targeted by burglars around 8:30 a.m. Monday.
Updated: Mar. 20, 2023 at 12:12 PM EDT
|By Jeremy Tombs
First responders in Jessamine County are asking the community to help out one of their own after one of the county’s EMT officials had their home destroyed in a fire.
Updated: Mar. 17, 2023 at 12:04 PM EDT
|By Jeremy Tombs
Dozens of athletes on a local Special Olympics team are trying to prepare for this year’s summer games. However, they don’t have a track and field to practice with. With less than a week left to register with the state, they’re asking the public for help.
Updated: Mar. 15, 2023 at 12:06 PM EDT
|By Jeremy Tombs
First responders in Scott County have seen a sharp decline in the number of overdose deaths.
Updated: Mar. 14, 2023 at 12:04 PM EDT
|By Jeremy Tombs and Samantha Valentino
They’re now calling it the “Do No Harm Act”, but LGBTQ advocates say that’s exactly what it will do.
Updated: Mar. 13, 2023 at 12:09 PM EDT
|By Jeremy Tombs
Bourbon industry leaders and workers will spend their week at the University of Kentucky as the James B. Beam Institute holds its annual conference.
Updated: Mar. 10, 2023 at 12:16 PM EST
|By Jeremy Tombs
Two dogs are now in the care of Paws 4 the Cause after they were found starving in Estill County.