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.
Updated: Oct. 1, 2023 at 12:50 PM EDT
|By Samantha Valentino
Domestic Violence Awareness Month begins
Updated: Sep. 30, 2023 at 1:54 PM EDT
|By Samantha Valentino
SEC Nation visits Lexington for matchup against Florida
Updated: Sep. 27, 2023 at 12:12 PM EDT
|By Samantha Valentino
The White House says women and children who count on WIC could be some of the first to feel the effects of a government shutdown. That includes more than 100-thousand Kentuckians.
Updated: Sep. 26, 2023 at 9:20 AM EDT
|By WKYT News Staff and Samantha Valentino
Remains were found in Rowan County on Sunday.
Updated: Sep. 24, 2023 at 1:34 PM EDT
|By Samantha Valentino
Accidental overdose becomes leading cause of death in Kentuckians under 40
Updated: Sep. 23, 2023 at 1:03 PM EDT
|By Samantha Valentino
Ky. Fish & Wildlife celebrates National Hunting and Fishing Day
Updated: Sep. 19, 2023 at 3:43 PM EDT
|By Samantha Valentino
More than 300 thousand people in Kentucky have faced cannabis charges in the past two decades
Updated: Sep. 13, 2023 at 4:22 PM EDT
|By Samantha Valentino
Kentucky is facing a shortage of school counselors. More than 100 schools in the Commonwealth are without even a single counselor.
Updated: Sep. 12, 2023 at 5:43 PM EDT
|By Samantha Valentino
The federal “Assistance to Firefighters Grant” will expand paramedic training.
Updated: Sep. 10, 2023 at 1:53 PM EDT
|By Samantha Valentino
Lexington man dresses up as a bush, pranks UK students
Updated: Sep. 5, 2023 at 4:39 PM EDT
|By Samantha Valentino
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.
Updated: Sep. 3, 2023 at 12:34 PM EDT
|By Samantha Valentino
New developments help protect the most vulnerable from RSV
Updated: Sep. 2, 2023 at 2:31 PM EDT
|By Samantha Valentino
Lexington 5K raises money to support midwives
Updated: Aug. 28, 2023 at 11:45 AM EDT
|By WKYT News Staff and Samantha Valentino
A man charged in three sexual assault cases is now facing another indictment.
Updated: Aug. 27, 2023 at 3:19 PM EDT
|By Samantha Valentino
People from across the country traveled to Richmond to take a trip back in time this weekend.
Updated: Aug. 23, 2023 at 4:27 PM EDT
|By Samantha Valentino
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.
Updated: Aug. 22, 2023 at 4:42 PM EDT
|By Samantha Valentino
Kentuckians are now one step closer to being able to place bets on sporting events in Kentucky.
Updated: Aug. 21, 2023 at 3:45 PM EDT
|By Samantha Valentino
The Kentucky Board of Education is starting the process to search for a new education commissioner.
Updated: Aug. 16, 2023 at 2:08 PM EDT
|By Samantha Valentino
So far this year Lexington has had 14 homicides. At this point last year, there had been 29.
Updated: Aug. 15, 2023 at 2:12 PM EDT
|By Samantha Valentino
6,000 new students are moving into the university’s 19 residence halls this week.
Updated: Aug. 14, 2023 at 2:42 PM EDT
|By Samantha Valentino
Experts say pedestrians being killed in crashes is a troubling trend, and it’s only getting worse.
Updated: Aug. 9, 2023 at 4:26 PM EDT
|By Samantha Valentino
On Monday, Attorney General Daniel Cameron’s campaign shared a letter from UK HealthCare addressed to Republican Representative James Tipton.
Updated: Aug. 6, 2023 at 12:27 PM EDT
|By Samantha Valentino
Child psychologist weighs in on back to school anxiety
Updated: Jul. 30, 2023 at 3:12 PM EDT
|By Samantha Valentino
Tyler Childers’ new music video has taken the world by storm, garnering more than 2 million views on Youtube in just a few days.
Updated: Jul. 22, 2023 at 12:23 PM EDT
|By Samantha Valentino
HITS Fitness hosts St. Jude Fundraiser workout
Updated: Jul. 19, 2023 at 5:51 PM EDT
|By Samantha Valentino
According to state police, the vast majority of Kentucky’s serious crimes went down last year.
Updated: Jul. 18, 2023 at 4:10 PM EDT
|By Samantha Valentino
A potential UPS strike could have a significant impact both nationally and in Kentucky.
Updated: Jul. 15, 2023 at 12:29 PM EDT
|By Samantha Valentino
Family hosts Golf Scramble fundraiser for Kameron May
Updated: Jul. 12, 2023 at 4:11 PM EDT
|By Samantha Valentino
Soon, parents will take their children back to school shopping.
Updated: Jul. 11, 2023 at 4:04 PM EDT
|By Samantha Valentino
Attorney General Daniel Cameron made a stop in Lexington Tuesday afternoon to announce his public safety plan.
Updated: Jul. 10, 2023 at 2:18 PM EDT
|By WKYT News Staff, Chandler Wilcox and Samantha Valentino
Governor Andy Beshear, lawmakers and the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission joined together in making the announcement on Monday.
Updated: Jul. 9, 2023 at 12:46 PM EDT
|By Samantha Valentino
He proposed at a Taylor Swift concern and she ‘just said yes.’
Updated: Jul. 5, 2023 at 12:00 PM EDT
|By Samantha Valentino
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.
Updated: Jul. 4, 2023 at 11:21 AM EDT
|By Samantha Valentino
Regardless of experience level, the Bluegrass 10,000 takes runners through downtown Lexington along Richmond Road and back.
Updated: Jun. 29, 2023 at 6:02 PM EDT
|By Samantha Valentino
A new state law is cracking down on AirTag stalking.
Updated: Jun. 27, 2023 at 4:04 PM EDT
|By Samantha Valentino
People in Richmond are still working to clean up the mess this weekend’s severe storms left behind.
Updated: Jun. 24, 2023 at 1:48 PM EDT
|By Samantha Valentino
Young athletes are following in Trinity's footsteps and honoring her legacy at the 6th Annual Trinity Gay Memorial Classic.
Updated: Jun. 23, 2023 at 4:57 PM EDT
|By Samantha Valentino
Former employees at a Lexington sexual violence resource center say 70% of the staff was let go on Thursday.
Updated: Jun. 20, 2023 at 3:33 PM EDT
|By Samantha Valentino
Lexington Pride is this weekend, and the community has had mixed reactions to a big change to the event.
Updated: Jun. 18, 2023 at 12:50 PM EDT
|By Samantha Valentino
Tips for parents to keep their children safe in and around water.
Updated: Jun. 17, 2023 at 1:15 PM EDT
|By Samantha Valentino
The City of Lexington has hosted the Kentucky River Clean Sweep for more than two decades.
Updated: Jun. 16, 2023 at 4:08 PM EDT
|By Samantha Valentino
According to the American Heart Association, seven in 10 people in the U.S. report feeling powerless in the face of a cardiac emergency. As a result, less than half of all people who need CPR receive it from bystanders before professional help arrives.
Updated: Jun. 12, 2023 at 4:47 PM EDT
|By Samantha Valentino
Officials in Montgomery County are investigating after people reported finding concerning flyers in their front yards.
Updated: Jun. 11, 2023 at 1:22 PM EDT
|By Samantha Valentino
The Kentucky Governor’s School for the Arts class of 2023 moved in Saturday.
Updated: Jun. 10, 2023 at 12:18 PM EDT
|By Samantha Valentino
Support continues nearly three weeks after Scott County Deputy Caleb Conley was killed in the line of duty.
Updated: Jun. 6, 2023 at 5:38 PM EDT
|By Samantha Valentino and Kristen Kennedy
Parents of incoming University of Kentucky students say they are having a difficult time securing on-campus housing.
Updated: Jun. 5, 2023 at 3:39 PM EDT
|By Samantha Valentino
Unemployment in Kentucky has hit a historic low, but some industries are still struggling to fill open positions.
Updated: Jun. 4, 2023 at 11:33 AM EDT
|By Samantha Valentino
Community members are invited to share their memories of Deputy Conley.
Updated: Jun. 2, 2023 at 4:04 PM EDT
|By Samantha Valentino
Deputy Caleb Conley touched the lives of many in his time serving his community. Now, members of his community are doing what they can to serve his family as they grieve the loss of the Scott County deputy.
Updated: May. 29, 2023 at 12:07 PM EDT
|By Samantha Valentino
Kentucky officials honored those who have died in the line of duty by adding five names to the Kentucky National Guard Memorial in Frankfort during a Memorial Day ceremony.