Victor Puente
4 p.m. News Anchor/Reporter
Lexington, KY
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I was born in Germany to parents serving in the Army.
I grew up in Clay City, Kentucky and developed a love of journalism while writing for my high school newspaper.
After graduating from Eastern Kentucky University I started working as a news videographer at another station in town, before joining WKYT to be a multi-media journalist. I shoot, write, and edit my own stories.
I also anchor our 4 o'clock show with Amber Philpot and have a podcast, Conversations with Victor and Andrea, where we talk to the people of WKYT.
For parents, knowing their kids will be going to school online doesn’t answer all of their questions.
One concern for the state while trying to control the spread of COVID-19, is large gatherings.
Health officials say there are a few reasons the numbers in Lexington could be rising, while the rest of the state is leveling off.
The University of Kentucky continues to prepare for the start of the fall semester.
You can wait in a line or make an appointment for a week from now, but, even then, it could be a while before you get your results.
The university has multiple COVID testing sites set up across campus.
This act of kindness stated with a post on Facebook and a little more than a day later dozens of people had pitched in hundreds of dollars to help out someone they’ve never met.
Commissioner Julian Tackett said a couple of weeks ago they were still planning for fall sports. That was before the alarming rise of COVID-19 cases here in Kentucky.
The Fayette County’s decision about the start of school affects thousands of families in Lexington.
The unanimous vote came during a Thursday afternoon meeting...
Since COVID-19 started spreading in the United States, we’ve seen the recommendations from the CDC and medical establishment change a few times. Medical experts say that’s almost to be expected with a virus so new.
The University of Kentucky on Tuesday released plans for testing up to 30,000 students for COVID-19 as part of its plan to restart in-class instruction on Aug. 17.
Even though the number of people who are testing positive in Kentucky is on the rise, it doesn’t mean it’s having an impact on the state’s hospitals, at least not in Lexington.
If you should test positive for COVID-19, the amount of time you’ll be asked to isolate can vary. One of the biggest factors is whether or not you are showing symptoms of the virus.
Because of the judge’s decision, some of the governor’s orders for restaurants, businesses and child care will be relaxed.
Gov. Andy Beshear said Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron asked a judge to void COVID-19 rules and regulations.
As concern grows over the recent rise in cases, more Kentuckians are looking to get tested.
As the number of infected people in Lexington continues to rise, so does the number of people who are getting tested. But the health department says not everyone who is getting tested, is taking the precautions they should.
Students are set to return to the University of Kentucky’s campus in a little more than a month.
A former Lexington police chaplain at the center of a federal civil rights lawsuit says his own rights have been violated.
If you need to renew your license in Kentucky, there are a lot of variables that will change where that will take place.
As cases continue to rise across the country, many are concerned these places could become potential hot spots for the coronavirus.
The Lexington-Fayette County Health Department has reported about 30 new COVID-19 cases a day over the last few weeks.
It’s a record they no one wanted to break. The Fayette County Health Department says July 1 had Lexington’s highest one-day increase in COVID-19 cases among the public, that’s excluding the outbreak at the Federal Medical Center.
Chad Marks was pretty candid this morning about his time at the Federal Medical Center in Lexington.
Since the state started doing mass testing, the number of Kentuckians getting that test has hovered around the 40,000 mark each week. But some of those tests are harder to come by than others.
The man in charge of Kentucky’s contact tracing efforts is asking medical professionals to help them get the word out about that task.
During a board of trustees meeting Friday afternoon, University of Kentucky president Dr. Eli Capilouto announced changes at the school designed to promote diversity on their campus.
As discussions of racial injustice ramp up across the country, more communities are observing Juneteenth this year.
Later this month pools will reopen in Kentucky under new guidelines. For the city of Somerset, that means dozens of seasonal jobs will return with the reopening of the city’s waterpark.
We still don’t know exactly what the upcoming school year will look like here in Kentucky. However, we do know individual districts will be responsible for setting a lot of their rules.
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The county now has 1,129 confirmed cases and the death toll has reached 20.
Now that the vote on the Jefferson Davis statue is in, some people are happy with the decision. Others not so much.