Kristen Bentley
Assistant News Director
Huntington, West Virginia
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Kristen joined the WSAZ team in 2010. She started as an intern and has worked in several roles since that time - including photographer, producer and managing editor. Kristen is a graduate of Marshall University’s W. Page Pitt School of Journalism and Mass Communications.
When she’s not working, Kristen enjoys spending time with her husband Ryan and their three children. Feel free to reach out with any and all story ideas!
Updated: Oct. 18, 2022 at 6:41 PM EDT
|By Sarah Sager and Kristen Bentley
Work on the estimated $12 million project will stretch from Marshall Avenue to Athens Avenue and involve multiple construction contracts through several years.
Updated: Oct. 12, 2022 at 6:30 PM EDT
|By Sarah Sager and Kristen Bentley
Imagine every time it rains your home becomes surrounded by high water. For half a century, that has been the reality for much of one community in our region.
Updated: Oct. 10, 2022 at 9:03 PM EDT
|By Emily Bennett and Kristen Bentley
According to the study, the North Charleston area has one of the highest cancer risks from ethylene oxide emissions in the country.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2022 at 11:32 AM EDT
|By Kristen Bentley
Athletic Director Christian Spears confirms Offensive Line Coach Eddy Morrissey has left the team.
Updated: Jul. 21, 2022 at 3:55 PM EDT
|By Kristen Bentley
Cabell County Sheriff Chuck Zerkle, Chief Deputy Doug Adams, and Circuit Judge Paul Ferrell, who presided over the ceremony, were among those present to recognize the officers.
Updated: Jun. 2, 2022 at 6:33 PM EDT
|By Kristen Bentley and Sarah Sager
For months, WSAZ has been trying to figure out how a man with documented dementia was able to walk away from a hospital and die. Now, we have answers.
Updated: May. 31, 2022 at 6:31 PM EDT
|By Kristen Bentley and Sarah Sager
When a high-ranking state official was fired from the WVDHHR, we filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to find out why.
Updated: Jan. 28, 2021 at 12:10 PM EST
|By Alyssa Hannahs and Kristen Bentley
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.