Kristen Bentley
Assistant News Director
Huntington, West Virginia
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Kristen is the Assistant News Director at WSAZ.
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Extending its commitment to continue advancing infrastructure maintenance and renewal through adoption of digital platforms
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Thirty-Five Dealerships Recognized as Automotive News' Best Dealerships to Work For in 2021
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New report from Bentley University reveals why disability inclusion is worth the investment
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Fast growing commercial loan marketplace builds out business development and marketing to support new client demand
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Two 10-year-old boys got the ultimate lesson on Friday as they were invited up to the West Virginia University for a tour of the WVU Critical Care and Trauma facility.
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Deputy Zach took the special oath Saturday to help the sheriff's department during the 4th of July parade.
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Bentley has served as Gov. Justice’s Deputy General Counsel and Senior Counsel for Policy Legislation since April 2019.
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Two men or teens riding a motorized bike on the court were recorded by a surveillance camera in Lannan Park.
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10-year-old Bentley jumped into action to keep his bestfriend calm after he was bitten by a copperhead snake.
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The federal government is cracking down on people it says fraudulently applied for and, in some cases, received money through pandemic relief funding programs.
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Prince Philip, who died April 9 at the age of age 99, will be laid to rest on Saturday in the Royal Vault at Windsor Castle after a funeral service steeped in military and royal tradition.
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The Kentucky College of Optometry is helping to serve the rural parts of the state who are battling serious eye conditions.
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Route 7 in Wayland is blocked until further notice.
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Prosecutors allege he paid for his Bentley and $2 million mansion through a massive Medicare fraud scheme.
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In addition to arrests, investigators also recovered stolen property, drugs and a firearm, most of which has already resulted in additional charges.
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The Kentucky House of Representatives decided Tuesday Kentuckians should not have to choose between basic necessities and insulin.
It happened Tuesday night around 9:30 p.m. on KY-1428 which is also known as Main Street.
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Thursday, Vice President Harris spoke with WSAZ’s Amanda Barren about this new chapter in US politics as well as the Biden administration’s sweeping, controversial executive actions to cut emissions to fight global warming, coal jobs, the national rescue plan and COVID-19 vaccinations.
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For the first time, WKYT’s Amber Philpott is sitting down with Nick Jamerson and Kris Bentley to talk about an upcoming Facebook live concert and why they are teaming up with an eastern Kentucky business to give back this holiday season.
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Two Little Miami football players have been placed back on active status after being suspended for running onto the football field with a thin blue line and thin red line flag, the district said.
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A tax preparer and her mother are charged in a major fraud scheme.
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The metric was developed by WVDHHR and will be measured on a seven-day rolling average of the number of new daily cases that are population adjusted per 100,000 people.
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The pair told Franklin County deputies that they put their 3-year-old boy to bed around midnight Saturday. When they awoke Sunday around 3 p.m. they found the boy in their car.
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The state's DHHR confirms more cases and deaths related to COVID-19 in West Virginia.
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If the protests had driven an explosion in cases, experts say, the jumps would have started to become apparent within two weeks.
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Beshear added he will have to ask the state legislature to recognize Juneteenth as an official state holiday.
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A total of 2,418 cases of COVID-19 have been reported in West Virginia.
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Members of the West Virginia Board of Education released guidelines for reopening schools in a meeting Wednesday.
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All previously scheduled dates/times for in-person ceremonies at the Charleston Convention Center and Coliseum have been canceled.
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Mountain Health Network says a phased reopening plan for two urgent care centers could now be delayed.
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Investigators say the victim was taken to the hospital with wounds all over her body.
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Metro 911 dispatchers say the shooting happened about 1:30 p.m. at the intersection of Park Avenue and Central Avenue.
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The Kanawha-Charleston Health Department says nine more patients of the Riverside Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Jefferson have tested positive for COVID-19.
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West Virginia’s Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) says the state’s total of positive COVID-19 cases now stands at 611.
Woodlands Retirement Community CEO Jeff Harkins says a resident of the assisted living facility tested positive Wednesday.
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WVU has announced a number of changes regarding summer classes, camps and new student orientation.
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Governor Justice tells WSAZ he is placing Kanawha, Harrison and Monongalia counties under that executive order.
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Bryant and fellow NBA greats Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett headlined a nine-person group announced Saturday as this year’s class of enshrinees.
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A pregnant woman and a baby have tested positive for COVID-19.