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.
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Due to rising burial costs, cremation is growing in popularity.
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The injury status of the pedestrian is unknown but they were taken to the hospital.
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Officers believe his actions caused alarm to both staff and customers inside the store.
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Rising gas prices, inflation and increasing summer temperatures could all lead to higher power bills this summer.
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Small businesses and industries that use fuel to transport goods or services are feeling the squeeze of rising fuel costs.
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A bipartisan group of senators and representatives wrote a letter to the IRS Commissioner in March, looking for answers and potential solutions.
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The companion pets can be somewhat expensive, but caregivers would like to expand the program to other patients as well.
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Even though the program is called Unclaimed Property, there’s no actual real estate involved.
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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.
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His family wants him remembered as a sweet, loving son, who made an emphasis on putting others first.
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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.
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On Tuesday afternoon, WSAZ was in the area getting video of the work zone, when another two-car accident happened in the intersection.
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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.
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Several people were home at the time and were able to escape without injury.
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In about 30 minutes time, reporter Kelsey Souto logged roughly two dozen drivers. All but one were traveling over the speed limit.
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The village is facing a potential fiscal emergency put in place by the state auditor's office.
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On Monday, February 7th, Lucas noticed two WVDOH workers out along the property line and in the road.
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WSAZ also stopped along Leon-Braden Road where the road has fallen over into the hillside and is down to one lane of travel.
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Residents say intense winter weather is only making the problem worse, causing the road to deteriorate even faster.
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.
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Since his home sits at the bottom of the subdivision, every time it rains, he bears the brunt of the flooding.
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Hammond says his office will exhaust every resource to help identify and connect loved ones and family members and provide closure.
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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.
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Long wait times at the ER mean ambulances are being tied up for hours at the hospital.
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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.
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Huntington Police took at least two reports over the holiday weekend of reported burglaries in that same neighborhood.
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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.
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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.
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An Ashland city ordinance doesn’t allow for scooters on sidewalks, but a Kentucky Revised Statute makes them street legal.
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Women are encouraged to get a mammogram each year starting at age 40.
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West Virginians are encouraged to share concerns about customer service and billing problems as well as problems with service coverage.
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It’s estimated only 61 percent of American’s visited a dentist last year, numbers likely only worsened by the pandemic.
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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.
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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.
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More than a dozen people have filed complaints with the West Virginia Attorney General's Office about a car lot in Kanawha City.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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A man in Putnam County is charged with animal neglect after his horse had to put down because its injuries were so severe.
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Some residents in Cabell County are beginning to notice changes to addresses as the county works to move to a more uniform system.
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The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is the largest federal nutrition assistance program.
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A fire marshal said commercial buildings in the city of Huntington get inspected annually by both the building inspector and the fire marshal.
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Among the team members is Todd Selvage, who joined the task force in 2018 and also works for the Ashland Fire Department.
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Local lenders offer home court advantage because they know the community, the realtors and other available funding to help secure a loan.
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The city of Huntington has torn down 101 structures in eight months. Another 56 properties are scheduled to be demolished.