Grason Passmore
Reporter
Lexington, Ky.
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Grason joined the WKYT team in August 2020. She's coming to the Commonwealth from Georgia.
A Georgia girl through and through, Grason is originally from Augusta. She graduated from the University of Georgia in 2018. And just two days later, she was working as a reporter in Albany, Georgia.
Within just a few months, Grason was out in the field covering Hurricane Michael. Quickly learning how essential news stations are to communities. It's a passion for telling people's stories and reporting the news that brought her all the way to Lexington!
When she's not reporting, Grason loves hanging with her dog, Dexter, horseback riding, and spending time with friends, and family when they make the trip up! She can't wait to explore Kentucky.
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Those with AAA said the best advice they can offer travelers is to constantly check on your flight’s status online.
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It’s a call no parent wants to get as they send their child to school each morning.
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Every person at the Walk a Mile in Our Shoes event hopes to raise awareness for the ongoing gun violence, to prevent any other family from experiencing this type of loss.
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Chief of High Schools James McMillin said the new safety measures are supposed to give parents peace of mind.
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A hearing started Monday and will run through the end of the week.
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The apartment building’s landlord tells us they’re still assessing the damage, but for now a few of his tenants have had to find other places to stay.
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Those with Lexington’s ‘A Sense of Place’ Initiative continue their work in the Uttingertown Community Tuesday.
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Family and friends of a beloved youth football coach said their goodbyes Monday night in Eubank.
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While, so far, the strikes are limited to three assembly plants in Michigan, Ohio and Missouri, auto dealerships here in Kentucky will still feel the impacts.
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After two days of grueling work, more than 70 dogs have been rescued from a hoarding situation in Estill County.
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A federal trial began Monday afternoon to decide how much money Kim Davis might owe two same-sex couples.
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Dozens filled Lexington’s City Hall Tuesday night, voicing their opinions on the controversial expansion of the urban services boundary.
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And as the hundreds start their ascent, the sacrifices made on 9/11 will always be remembered.
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Jill Hurst donated five life saving organs, she gave two people the gift of sight and helped over 150 others through bone tissue donations.
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Kentucky GOP members and other supporters of sports betting gathered at The Red Mile Thursday morning, where in person betting started for the first time after lawmakers approved a bill and it was signed into law by the Governor last March.
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Friends and family share their favorite memories of Genifer Estes.
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Governor Andy Beshear announced a $386 million investment to bring high-speed internet access to rural parts of the state.
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This season is the first time sports betting will be legal in the Commonwealth.
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Bourbon County school officials proposed a hybrid- learning method for their students, but they say the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) did not approve it for this school year.
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It’s a community leaning on one another, as people remember the many loved ones they’ve lost to addiction.
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Federal prosecutors said they’ve seen a dramatic increase in hate crime incidents over the last three years and the number of unreported crimes is undoubtedly much higher.
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Kentucky crews are heading South to help during the storm.
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Friends said if 23-year-old Austin Short was here, he’d be tapping his foot and singing, too.
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More than a year after her grandson’s death, a central Kentucky woman is devoting her time to raising awareness for a drug overdose.
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fter no one signed up to speak at a public hearing, the Scott County Board of Education will move forward with plans to raise the school property tax.
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Lexington Police are now asking residents to register their private security cameras.
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With 11 full sized soccer fields, five multi-purpose fields for football and lacrosse, courts for pickleball, tennis, volleyball and basketball, miles of trails, a disc golf course, a dog park and more, the multi-million dollar Richmond Regional Sports Complex is now another step closer to fruition.
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Fayette County Public Schools has prohibited all outside activities for the week due to the heat until later in the evening.
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East Jessamine High School honors player killed in accident during first football game of the season
And now, at the start of this season, the team is missing one of their own.
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Kentucky State Police released the names of the victims killed in a head-on Powell County crash.
Two people are dead, and a road is closed after a head-on crash in Powell County, according to District 10 of the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet.
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A move causing some controversy across the district, the Fayette County Public School Board has decided to limit the use of therapy dogs in schools.
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Dao Le moved to Maui in 2000, after attending Henry Clay High School. She said she wanted to share her island’s story, as this community will be recovering for years and years to come.
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"And if a car illegally passes the stop sign, the camera will trigger and record the vehicle that passes. The quality is good enough that we can get a license plate."
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As two central Kentucky teachers face charges related to minors, a child psychologist says there are ways to potentially spot this type of abuse in your children.
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Scott County will have a school resource officer at all of its schools this school year.
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A Franklin County family is still searching for answers more than three weeks after their father was killed in a hit-and-run accident on Highway 151.
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It’s that time of year again when teachers are emptying their wallets to fill their classrooms.
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Stories like Bronny James and Damar Hamlin remind us of the importance of AEDs, and UK Sports Medicine says this year it’s really important you know how to use one.
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The Clark County community has a chance to give their feedback on a project that could keep truck traffic out of downtown.
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Teachers head back to school next week, and those in Fayette County are starting off the school year with raises.
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Several people voice concerns over Model Laboratory Schools proposed 'Student Privacy Rights' policies.
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A car appears to have crashed into a downtown Lexington restaurant.
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People across Lexington are trying to find ways to safely beat this heat the rest of the week as a heat advisory is active for Friday.
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There are many questions for dozens of Lexington businesses as Julietta Market appears to be cutting ties with Greyline Station.
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Police say they found a man with a gunshot wound around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday on Gerald Drive.
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The Wolfe County Rescue Squad is focused on helping one Eastern Kentucky family find closure one year after their loved one went missing.
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There is a call for change at one Lexington school devoted to the arts.
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An abandoned dog now has a forever home.
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