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: Nov. 28, 2022 at 5:07 PM EST
|By Jeremy Tombs
An AppalRed attorney says they are still getting new calls to help flood victims every week.
Updated: Nov. 27, 2022 at 10:27 PM EST
|By Jeremy Tombs
Riley says the EF-4 twister went just north of her Mayfield farm, downing trees and damaging her roof.
Updated: Nov. 26, 2022 at 10:45 PM EST
|By Jeremy Tombs
Nielson has been stringing together bulbs and building props since the summer to put on this powerful display.
Updated: Nov. 19, 2022 at 10:26 PM EST
|By Jeremy Tombs
A Lexington animal control worker says she’s seen more abuse and neglect cases in 2022 than any other.
Updated: Nov. 18, 2022 at 4:11 PM EST
|By Jeremy Tombs
A recent Courier-Journal report found that Kentucky had the lowest voter turnout for an election since 1994.
Updated: Nov. 14, 2022 at 4:51 PM EST
|By Jeremy Tombs
RSV is causing hospital beds across the country to fill up. In Lexington, the Kentucky Children’s Hospital is at capacity.
Updated: Nov. 13, 2022 at 11:12 PM EST
|By Jeremy Tombs
Prayers and emotions were all that could cut through a chilly night in Lexington.
Updated: Nov. 11, 2022 at 4:50 PM EST
|By Jeremy Tombs
Saturday marks three weeks since 22-year-old Desman LaDuke was shot and killed during a stand-off with Nicholasville police.
Updated: Nov. 8, 2022 at 8:26 PM EST
|By Jeremy Tombs
Teamsters Local 651 is leading the effort to organize one of the bourbon industry’s biggest brands.
Updated: Nov. 7, 2022 at 10:20 PM EST
|By Jeremy Tombs
Kylah Spring stepped up to share a message of unity with the black community and the entire UK community. Her mother and many others who marched Monday night are calling for action as well.
Updated: Nov. 6, 2022 at 10:37 PM EST
|By Jeremy Tombs
“We may have a 25-day supply of diesel, but that doesn’t mean in 25 days we’re going to run out of diesel,” said Lori Weaver Hawkins.
Updated: Nov. 1, 2022 at 5:13 PM EDT
|By Jeremy Tombs
KYTC asked residents to put their debris onto the right-of-way by November 1 for pickup. According to the KYTC, crews will spend the next two weeks making final rounds to collect debris in the following counties: Breathitt, Clay, Floyd, Knott, Letcher, Perry and Pike.
Updated: Oct. 31, 2022 at 5:17 PM EDT
|By Jeremy Tombs
Officials say it’s still unclear what caused a crowd in South Korea to stampede, resulting in the deaths of more than 150 people, including UK student Anne Gheeski.
Updated: Oct. 31, 2022 at 3:50 PM EDT
|By Jeremy Tombs
Labor union Teamsters Local 651 says that Employees at Woodford Reserve have filed for a union election
Updated: Oct. 26, 2022 at 5:10 PM EDT
|By Jeremy Tombs
The Kentucky Cannabis Center is sharing its plans for studies and trials on the drug’s various impacts.
Updated: Oct. 24, 2022 at 4:36 PM EDT
|By Jeremy Tombs
Morehead police are looking for a man they say sexually assaulted a woman.
Updated: Oct. 23, 2022 at 11:32 PM EDT
|By Jeremy Tombs
Once the floods hit eastern Kentucky, they stepped in to offer disaster relief services - free of charge.
Updated: Oct. 21, 2022 at 10:14 AM EDT
|By Jim Stratman and Jeremy Tombs
A man was convicted on Thursday evening in connection to a fatal crash in Lexington two years ago, despite being found guilty of a lesser charge than he originally faced.
Updated: Oct. 16, 2022 at 11:10 PM EDT
|By Jeremy Tombs
They tell WKYT their loved one was on their way to Morehead in an ambulance, when the hospital transport took a scary turn.
Updated: Oct. 11, 2022 at 8:09 PM EDT
|By Jeremy Tombs
Tuesday night, Eastern Kentucky flood victims were set to take in a special benefit concert that will help people affected by the historic flooding.
Updated: Oct. 6, 2022 at 11:00 PM EDT
|By Jeremy Tombs
Kungu Njuguna with the ACLU of Kentucky says this action by the Biden administration could affect hundreds, if not thousands, of Kentuckians.
Updated: Oct. 2, 2022 at 11:00 PM EDT
|By Jeremy Tombs
People are flocking to Florida from all over the country to offer relief after Hurricane Ian.
Updated: Oct. 1, 2022 at 11:15 PM EDT
|By Jeremy Tombs
KHSAA commissioner Julian Tackett says it doesn’t always take a violent hit to deal serious damage.
Updated: Sep. 29, 2022 at 4:02 PM EDT
|By Jeremy Tombs
The Kentucky Hospital Association says there are more than 13,000 vacancies across the state, with half of those being nursing positions.
Updated: Sep. 19, 2022 at 6:05 PM EDT
|By Jeremy Tombs
Demand for electric vehicles is skyrocketing, and Kentucky is working to keep up with it.
Updated: Sep. 12, 2022 at 10:00 AM EDT
|By WKYT News Staff and Jeremy Tombs
Two death investigations are underway in Lexington bodies were found in separate locations Monday morning.
Updated: Sep. 4, 2022 at 10:42 PM EDT
|By Jeremy Tombs
During his time spent in Ukraine, Alex Chubaruk noticed that the needs of the people there are beginning to shift.
Updated: Sep. 3, 2022 at 11:09 PM EDT
|By Jeremy Tombs
The Appalachian Citizens’ Law Center (ACLC) was ready to celebrate 20 years of service on Saturday, but Mother Nature had other plans.
Updated: Aug. 29, 2022 at 9:22 AM EDT
|By WKYT News Staff and Jeremy Tombs
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet has received $5.14 million in federal funds to prevent wrong-way crashes.
Updated: Aug. 28, 2022 at 11:16 PM EDT
|By Jeremy Tombs
While other counties in the region are starting to return to the classroom, the Hindman Settlement School has a long road ahead to be able to focus on education.
Updated: Aug. 26, 2022 at 9:58 AM EDT
|By WKYT News Staff and Jeremy Tombs
An Eastern Kentucky University football player is facing federal charges.
Updated: Aug. 22, 2022 at 11:54 AM EDT
|By Jeremy Tombs
UK spokesperson Jay Blanton says there could be a record number of students filling in classrooms across campus, with more than 32,000 students enrolled for the new academic year.
Updated: Aug. 21, 2022 at 10:12 PM EDT
|By Jeremy Tombs
Farmlands and hayfields in the region that have been left unworkable by inches of mud.
Updated: Aug. 19, 2022 at 4:45 PM EDT
|By Jeremy Tombs
It’s the start of a new school year, but some districts are already struggling with COVID spreading among their students.
Updated: Aug. 18, 2022 at 5:37 PM EDT
|By Jeremy Tombs
An artist is sculpting a new memorial for Medina Spirit there, and it’s coming together with the help of the Baffert family.
Updated: Aug. 15, 2022 at 12:05 PM EDT
|By Jeremy Tombs
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet crews are out in two hard-hit counties working to remove debris from state highways.
Updated: Aug. 15, 2022 at 12:08 AM EDT
|By Jeremy Tombs
Several county's crews have come into support the effort, as they look for 29-year-old Nancy Cundiff and 60-year-old Vanessa Baker.
Updated: Aug. 13, 2022 at 11:11 PM EDT
|By Jeremy Tombs
Just as many Kentucky students head back to school, the CDC has relaxed its COVID guidelines.
Updated: Aug. 12, 2022 at 12:27 PM EDT
|By Jeremy Tombs
Two weeks after devastating flooding in eastern Kentucky, people continue to show their support to the hard-hit area.
Updated: Aug. 11, 2022 at 5:23 PM EDT
|By Jeremy Tombs
Top state officials met in Frankfort Thursday to announce the Kentucky Judicial Commission on Mental Health.
Updated: Aug. 8, 2022 at 4:48 PM EDT
|By Jeremy Tombs
The Breathitt County football team is trying to work through some of the most difficult days its players and coaches have ever faced.
Updated: Aug. 6, 2022 at 11:12 PM EDT
|By Jeremy Tombs
While the high waters have receded for now, emergency management worries about the toll that more rainfall can take on the waterways of Jackson County.
Updated: Jul. 30, 2022 at 11:19 PM EDT
|By Jeremy Tombs
Between the night of July 29 and the morning of July 30, 2021, Brushy Fork came out of its banks and spilled into dozens of homes in Nicholas County.
Updated: Jul. 24, 2022 at 11:00 PM EDT
|By Jeremy Tombs
His message comes ahead of a third town hall set to be held by the Team Kentucky Medical Cannabis Advisory Committee tomorrow in Hopkinsville.
Updated: Jul. 23, 2022 at 9:14 PM EDT
|By Chad Hedrick and Jeremy Tombs
A man is in jail after Pulaski County deputies say they charged him with a Saturday morning murder, and an assault they say happened just hours before the reported murder.
Updated: Jul. 15, 2022 at 2:34 PM EDT
|By WKYT News Staff, Jeremy Tombs and Debra Worley
Police say the man was assaulted near tracks at a railroad overpass Friday morning and was unconscious when a train came through.
Updated: Jul. 10, 2022 at 11:48 PM EDT
|By Jeremy Tombs
AAA of the Bluegrass says July is the busiest travel month of the year, but drivers are still seeing a little relief despite the high demand.
Updated: Jul. 3, 2022 at 11:40 PM EDT
|By Jeremy Tombs
Floyd County Sheriff John Hunt went into details about what unfolded on Thursday, June 30th. Sheriff Hunt called it Kentucky’s deadliest law enforcement event in nearly 100 years.
Lexington domestic violence group discusses Floyd Co. shooting, dangers of serving protective orders
Updated: Jul. 2, 2022 at 11:28 PM EDT
|By Jeremy Tombs
Fleet says anywhere between 1,000 and 1,200 protective orders are filed annually in Fayette County alone. So officers and deputies face these high-risk cases with regularity, but each one is unpredictable.
Updated: Jun. 26, 2022 at 11:37 PM EDT
|By Jeremy Tombs
Protestors took to the Kentucky State Capitol steps by the hundreds Sunday night to once again voice their displeasure with the recent ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade.
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