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.
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Accidental overdose becomes leading cause of death in Kentuckians under 40
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Ky. Fish & Wildlife celebrates National Hunting and Fishing Day
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Our crews showed up to a home in the Joyland neighborhood at Rogers Road and Marshall Lane at around 8 p.m. Tuesday night.
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More than 300 thousand people in Kentucky have faced cannabis charges in the past two decades
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Fraternal Order of Police Bluegrass Lodge 4 President Jeremy Russell took to Facebook Sunday night to raise his concerns about the Lexington Police Department’s current staffing shortage.
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Hundreds participate in Lexington’s annual ‘Nature Hop’
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Kentucky is facing a shortage of school counselors. More than 100 schools in the Commonwealth are without even a single counselor.
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The federal “Assistance to Firefighters Grant” will expand paramedic training.
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Lexington first responders honor those who died on 9/11
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Lexington man dresses up as a bush, pranks UK students
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Wednesday, police released crime scene photos and footage from a nearby traffic camera. They say the video shows what they believe to be the moments before and after the shooting occurred.
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The new COVID variant, BA.2.86, first appeared in the United States last month. New lab experiments show it could be less contagious than experts initially thought.
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A Kentucky inmate has died less than a week after police say she jumped out of a moving transport vehicle, according to the Fayette County Coroner’s Office.
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New developments help protect the most vulnerable from RSV
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The Lexington-Fayette County Health Department says COVID-19 cases have increased nearly 600% in less than a month. Lexington hospitals say they’re seeing an increase as well.
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A man charged in three sexual assault cases is now facing another indictment.
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People from across the country traveled to Richmond to take a trip back in time this weekend.
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While your recovery time from COVID-19 may not have been longer than a week or so, experts say you could feel the lasting effects of the disease for up to two years.
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Kentuckians are now one step closer to being able to place bets on sporting events in Kentucky.
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The Kentucky Board of Education is starting the process to search for a new education commissioner.
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The Henry Clay Memorial Foundation says that they recently revised their mission statement in order to acknowledge Clay’s legacy from many perspectives, including the institution of slavery.
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So far this year Lexington has had 14 homicides. At this point last year, there had been 29.
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6,000 new students are moving into the university’s 19 residence halls this week.
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Experts say pedestrians being killed in crashes is a troubling trend, and it’s only getting worse.
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On Monday, Attorney General Daniel Cameron’s campaign shared a letter from UK HealthCare addressed to Republican Representative James Tipton.
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A new restaurant is coming to Nicholasville, and the owner may surprise you.
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Child psychologist weighs in on back to school anxiety
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The petition has been live for less than a week, and it’s already garnered more than 1,000 signatures.
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Whooping cough is spreading in Lexington, according to Fayette County health officials.
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Tyler Childers’ new music video has taken the world by storm, garnering more than 2 million views on Youtube in just a few days.
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‘Stuff the Bus’ event happening in Lexington this weekend
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We spoke to one woman in Perry County about that fateful day one year ago.
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According to state police, the vast majority of Kentucky’s serious crimes went down last year.
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A potential UPS strike could have a significant impact both nationally and in Kentucky.
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It has been over one year since a fire ripped through historic downtown Millersburg. Now a nonprofit is working to revitalize the city.
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Family hosts Golf Scramble fundraiser for Kameron May
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Soon, parents will take their children back to school shopping.
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Attorney General Daniel Cameron made a stop in Lexington Tuesday afternoon to announce his public safety plan.
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Governor Andy Beshear, lawmakers and the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission joined together in making the announcement on Monday.
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He proposed at a Taylor Swift concern and she ‘just said yes.’
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AAA says more than 50 million people are traveling during the long holiday weekend. That’s a new national record, but it hasn’t come without a few bumps in the road.
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Regardless of experience level, the Bluegrass 10,000 takes runners through downtown Lexington along Richmond Road and back.
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The family of a Lexington murder victim is calling on leaders to make the city safer.
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People in Richmond are still working to clean up the mess this weekend’s severe storms left behind.
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Members of one lexington neighborhood are upset after an art display was removed.
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The non-profit raffled off two tickets to Swift’s ‘The Eras Tour’ in Cincinnati.
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