Kelsey Souto
Weekend Anchor, Reporter
Huntington, WV
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Kelsey Souto is a weekend anchor and investigative reporter for WSAZ. She joined the team in Huntington, WV. December of 2019 after spending several years as a reporter and evening anchor in southern Idaho.
Kelsey was born and raised in the sunshine state and is a graduate of the University of South Florida.
She enjoys consumer reporting, crunching numbers and meeting the people who make every story unique.
In her spare time you can catch her hiking the outdoors, playing with animals or reading a new book.
Updated: May. 13, 2022 at 6:11 PM EDT
|By Kelsey Souto
A bipartisan group of senators and representatives wrote a letter to the IRS Commissioner in March, looking for answers and potential solutions.
Updated: Mar. 22, 2022 at 7:50 PM EDT
|By Kelsey Souto
His family wants him remembered as a sweet, loving son, who made an emphasis on putting others first.
Updated: Mar. 21, 2022 at 6:34 PM EDT
|By Kelsey Souto
WSAZ’s Kelsey Souto first reported about this story in early February, and the couple says they have been begging the state for help for years.
Updated: Feb. 12, 2022 at 9:53 AM EST
|By Kelsey Souto
On Monday, February 7th, Lucas noticed two WVDOH workers out along the property line and in the road.
Updated: Feb. 2, 2022 at 9:37 PM EST
|By Kelsey Souto
After a driver crashed a truck into a Logan County home, the homeowner says more accidents continue to happen. He's worried the next time, they won't be so lucky.
Updated: Jan. 21, 2022 at 9:45 PM EST
|By Kelsey Souto
Hammond says his office will exhaust every resource to help identify and connect loved ones and family members and provide closure.
Updated: Jan. 8, 2022 at 9:27 PM EST
|By Kelsey Souto
Kentucky gave a $15 million investment into the project in 2017 after Braidy Industries, now called Unity Aluminum, promised to build a massive aluminum mill near Ashland.
Updated: Nov. 2, 2021 at 9:05 PM EDT
|By Kelsey Souto
An Ashland city ordinance doesn’t allow for scooters on sidewalks, but a Kentucky Revised Statute makes them street legal.
Updated: Aug. 24, 2021 at 6:21 PM EDT
|By Kelsey Souto
Health leaders fear that social isolation and a lack of connectivity to resources means many homebound individuals are slipping through the cracks and not getting the care they need.
Updated: Jul. 8, 2021 at 10:05 PM EDT
|By Kelsey Souto
Among the team members is Todd Selvage, who joined the task force in 2018 and also works for the Ashland Fire Department.
Updated: Jun. 1, 2021 at 7:46 PM EDT
|By Kelsey Souto
His wife, Rita, begged the public for help in an interview with WSAZ.
Updated: May. 31, 2021 at 5:37 PM EDT
|By Kelsey Souto
A sailor killed in Pearl Harbor is finally laid to rest, nearly 80 years later.
Updated: Apr. 14, 2021 at 4:46 PM EDT
|By Kelsey Souto
The Kentucky College of Optometry is helping to serve the rural parts of the state who are battling serious eye conditions.
Updated: Apr. 7, 2021 at 5:06 PM EDT
|By Kelsey Souto
A doctor from Williamson, West Virginia is working to bring greater health access to rural Appalachia and other parts of the region.
Updated: Mar. 22, 2021 at 5:50 PM EDT
|By Kelsey Souto
Customers say they're confused about increased power bills following severe winter weather.
Updated: Mar. 16, 2021 at 6:09 PM EDT
|By Kelsey Souto
Nursing shortages across the country hit especially hard in rural communities.