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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Officials said the classmate was injured in the shoulder.
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Governor Beshear signed the sports betting bill into law on Friday. It will take effect in June, but it could be longer before sports betting actually begins in the Commonwealth.
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Parents planning surprise for their 6-year-old-son with cancer
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House Bill 288 would make several changes to the way this misconduct is handled.
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Valentine’s Day, a holiday for celebrating love, is especially significant for one Kentucky couple.
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UK researcher hopes study can help combat food insecurity
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Heart health experts explain what you should do if someone you know suffers a cardiac arrest.
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Governor Beshear says the National Guard, Kentucky State Police, and local first responders have assisted road crews in trying to clear the interstate and conducting wellness checks on those stuck on I-71.
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Lexington activist Devine Carama officially began a 50-hour walk this morning in hopes of raising $50,000 toward Believing in Forever's annual "A Coat to Keep the Cold Away" youth coat drive.
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Kentucky is a castle doctrine state and, additionally, Kentucky has what’s called a stand-your-ground law.
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The fire happened Thursday morning at a house on Antioch Ave. in Burnside.
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The bus crashed Monday morning on Route 40 east of Salyersville.
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We’re learning new details about the arrest of a University of Kentucky student accused of assaulting another student and calling her racial slurs.
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The student's charges include alcohol intoxication in a public place, disorderly conduct, fourth degree assault and third degree assault (of a police officer). Her bond was set at $10,000.
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A student at the University of Kentucky has been arrested in connection to a physical and verbal assault against another UK student.
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As a result of the collision, Officer Medlock suffered life-threatening injuries and was pronounced dead on the scene by the Laurel County Coroner.
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The family of a UK student, who passed away last year, are trying to change Kentucky hazing laws.
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A Mount Sterling, Ky. native is assessing the damage to his Florida home in the wake of Hurricane Ian.
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Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron wants fentanyl classified as a weapon of mass destruction.
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Vanessa Baker and Nancy Cundiff both lived in the Lost Creek community, which was among the hardest hit places in the area. The two were swept away by floodwaters.
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A dog is back with its owner after surveillance video showed the animal being tossed over the fence at the Clark County Animal Shelter.
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Lane Howard is selling lemonade to help a family that lost everything in the floods.
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Tony Calhoun was from Breathitt County, and a well-known filmmaker in the area.
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A woman in Kentucky is sharing her harrowing story of how she escaped rising floodwaters last week with her grandmother.
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“We lost everything but we’re here to help the community now so that’s all I care about.”
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A Kentucky county Republican Party deleted its Facebook page after an ‘antisemitic’ post was shared
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The blaze damaged or destroyed five buildings, including multiple apartments and the city’s post office.
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Katie Eddington lost her leg after a lawnmower accident when she was six years old
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