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: Jun. 21, 2022 at 5:45 PM EDT
|By Kelsey Souto
Due to rising burial costs, cremation is growing in popularity.
Updated: Jun. 19, 2022 at 8:33 PM EDT
|By Kelsey Souto
The injury status of the pedestrian is unknown but they were taken to the hospital.
Updated: Jun. 19, 2022 at 3:55 PM EDT
|By Kelsey Souto
Witnesses say they could smell burning rubber from the parking lot.
Updated: Jun. 18, 2022 at 7:48 PM EDT
|By Kelsey Souto
Officers believe his actions caused alarm to both staff and customers inside the store.
Updated: Jun. 11, 2022 at 8:02 PM EDT
|By Kelsey Souto
Injuries were reported.
Updated: Jun. 11, 2022 at 3:34 PM EDT
|By Kelsey Souto
The driver was killed in the crash.
Updated: Jun. 10, 2022 at 7:31 PM EDT
|By Kelsey Souto
Rising gas prices, inflation and increasing summer temperatures could all lead to higher power bills this summer.
Updated: May. 31, 2022 at 7:34 PM EDT
|By Kelsey Souto
Small businesses and industries that use fuel to transport goods or services are feeling the squeeze of rising fuel costs.
Updated: May. 14, 2022 at 3:16 PM EDT
|By Kelsey Souto
No one was injured during the robbery.
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: May. 10, 2022 at 5:08 PM EDT
|By Kelsey Souto
The companion pets can be somewhat expensive, but caregivers would like to expand the program to other patients as well.
Updated: Apr. 25, 2022 at 6:23 PM EDT
|By Kelsey Souto
Even though the program is called Unclaimed Property, there’s no actual real estate involved.
Updated: Mar. 29, 2022 at 9:36 PM EDT
|By Kelsey Souto
The goal is to join a statewide format that will make numbers and street names more universal. This will allow first responders to find homes faster in an emergency.
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: Mar. 16, 2022 at 8:27 PM EDT
|By Kelsey Souto
On Tuesday afternoon, WSAZ was in the area getting video of the work zone, when another two-car accident happened in the intersection.
Updated: Feb. 21, 2022 at 7:51 PM EST
|By Kelsey Souto
The PSC says they determined the amount by charging $1,000 a day for each day since Suddenlink sold the company to Altice USA in December 2015.
Updated: Feb. 19, 2022 at 3:54 PM EST
|By Kelsey Souto
Several people were home at the time and were able to escape without injury.
Updated: Feb. 16, 2022 at 9:39 PM EST
|By Kelsey Souto
In about 30 minutes time, reporter Kelsey Souto logged roughly two dozen drivers. All but one were traveling over the speed limit.
Updated: Feb. 14, 2022 at 9:58 PM EST
|By Kelsey Souto
The village is facing a potential fiscal emergency put in place by the state auditor's office.
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. 8, 2022 at 6:43 PM EST
|By Kelsey Souto
WSAZ also stopped along Leon-Braden Road where the road has fallen over into the hillside and is down to one lane of travel.
Updated: Feb. 4, 2022 at 6:03 PM EST
|By Kelsey Souto
Residents say intense winter weather is only making the problem worse, causing the road to deteriorate even faster.
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. 24, 2022 at 6:15 PM EST
|By Kelsey Souto
Since his home sits at the bottom of the subdivision, every time it rains, he bears the brunt of the flooding.
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: Dec. 21, 2021 at 9:52 PM EST
|By Kelsey Souto
Long wait times at the ER mean ambulances are being tied up for hours at the hospital.
Updated: Dec. 8, 2021 at 9:15 PM EST
|By Kelsey Souto
There's a new female sheriff's deputy in town.
Updated: Nov. 30, 2021 at 6:21 PM EST
|By Kelsey Souto
WSAZ first reported on this story in July 2020. Students were to pay $800 each for a four-day trip to Washington D.C. from May 3 to May 6. Now, 576 days later, parents still don’t have the money in hand.
Updated: Nov. 29, 2021 at 6:42 PM EST
|By Kelsey Souto
Huntington Police took at least two reports over the holiday weekend of reported burglaries in that same neighborhood.
Updated: Nov. 22, 2021 at 8:54 PM EST
|By Kelsey Souto
West Virginia State Police came to the scene to take a report on the thousands of dollars in damage, but the real damage was already done.
Updated: Nov. 19, 2021 at 4:35 PM EST
|By Kelsey Souto
Neighbors say there was no notice sent to them. Business owners say they also weren’t notified that the traffic signals were coming down, and now they’re concerned about safety.
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: Oct. 29, 2021 at 8:59 PM EDT
|By Kelsey Souto
Women are encouraged to get a mammogram each year starting at age 40.
Updated: Oct. 25, 2021 at 8:00 PM EDT
|By Kelsey Souto
West Virginians are encouraged to share concerns about customer service and billing problems as well as problems with service coverage.
Updated: Oct. 21, 2021 at 10:59 AM EDT
|By Kelsey Souto
It’s estimated only 61 percent of American’s visited a dentist last year, numbers likely only worsened by the pandemic.
Updated: Oct. 18, 2021 at 6:29 PM EDT
|By Kelsey Souto
The village is undergoing a state audit which should be completed soon, but previous audits and disorganized bookkeeping are what set the village back and cost them thousands of dollars.
Updated: Sep. 30, 2021 at 6:11 PM EDT
|By Kelsey Souto
When trash piles up at properties in the city of Huntington, it becomes an eyesore for neighbors and residents. It also becomes a matter of public health.
Updated: Sep. 10, 2021 at 5:00 PM EDT
|By Kelsey Souto
More than a dozen people have filed complaints with the West Virginia Attorney General's Office about a car lot in Kanawha City.
Updated: Aug. 26, 2021 at 5:49 PM EDT
|By Kelsey Souto
West Virginia’s largest wastewater treatment plant is located in Huntington and serves not only the city, but also Ceredo, Kenova, northern Wayne County, Spring Valley and parts of Pea Ridge.
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: Aug. 18, 2021 at 8:39 PM EDT
|By Kelsey Souto
According to court documents, Robert Eugene Jones was indicted by a grand jury in U.S. District Court for the southern district of West Virginia on four counts of bank fraud and six counts of aggravated identity theft.
Updated: Aug. 11, 2021 at 7:21 PM EDT
|By Kelsey Souto
A man in Putnam County is charged with animal neglect after his horse had to put down because its injuries were so severe.
Updated: Aug. 3, 2021 at 9:59 PM EDT
|By Kelsey Souto
Some residents in Cabell County are beginning to notice changes to addresses as the county works to move to a more uniform system.
Updated: Jul. 22, 2021 at 7:56 PM EDT
|By Kelsey Souto
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is the largest federal nutrition assistance program.
Updated: Jul. 12, 2021 at 6:12 PM EDT
|By Kelsey Souto
A fire marshal said commercial buildings in the city of Huntington get inspected annually by both the building inspector and the fire marshal.
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. 29, 2021 at 6:39 PM EDT
|By Kelsey Souto
Local lenders offer home court advantage because they know the community, the realtors and other available funding to help secure a loan.
Updated: Jun. 16, 2021 at 9:43 PM EDT
|By Kelsey Souto
The city of Huntington has torn down 101 structures in eight months. Another 56 properties are scheduled to be demolished.