Shellie Sylvestri
Digital Content Manager
Louisville, Ky.
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Shellie Sylvestri joined the WAVE 3 News team in November of 2019 as a digital journalist. Before coming to the Commonwealth, she was a news anchor and producer in Monroe, Louisiana from 2016 to 2019. Shellie is passionate about writing, art, fashion, shelter animals and sports. She is an avid New Orleans Saints fan. Who Dat!
Updated: May. 27, 2022 at 4:06 PM EDT
|By Shellie Sylvestri and Josh Ninke
The child is described by police as a 5-year-old Black boy standing approximately 4 feet tall with short hair and a slim build.
Updated: May. 26, 2022 at 11:37 PM EDT
|By Shellie Sylvestri and Gray News Staff
The Louisville Metro Police Department has released body camera footage from an LMPD officer that shows what happened when Omari Cryer was shot by a U.S. Marshal on May 20 on Sutcliffe Avenue.
Updated: May. 18, 2022 at 4:02 PM EDT
|By Shellie Sylvestri and Jordan Gartner
Authorities in Louisville are investigating a drug bust where officials said they found enough narcotics to wipe out the entire city of Los Angeles.
Updated: May. 9, 2022 at 6:46 PM EDT
|By Shellie Sylvestri
The Corps is currently working with the Kentucky Heritage Council and the Kentucky State Historic Preservation Office, as well as assumed family members, to determine where to relocate the unmarked cemetery.
Updated: May. 2, 2022 at 4:45 PM EDT
|By Shellie Sylvestri
For the first time since 2019, the Run for the Roses and Run for the Lilies will fill Churchill Downs to capacity on May 6 and 7.
Updated: Apr. 27, 2022 at 8:03 PM EDT
|By Shellie Sylvestri
The new 12,000 square foot design will give guests a greater view of the famous Twin Spires, simplify the flow of visitors, and upgrade the existing audio/visual technology.
Updated: Apr. 26, 2022 at 11:38 AM EDT
|By Shellie Sylvestri and Gray News staff
The recalled brands include Nature’s Reserve, SEG, Thomas Farms, Tajima Beef Patties and Marketside Butcher wagyu beef.
Updated: Apr. 18, 2022 at 3:38 PM EDT
|By Shellie Sylvestri and Tori Gessner
A direct tip line at (888) 437-6432 has been set up for people to give information to investigators regarding the case.
Updated: Mar. 3, 2022 at 12:03 PM EST
|By Shellie Sylvestri and Maira Ansari
Brett Hankison is on trial for three counts of wanton endangerment related to an LMPD drug raid that led to the death of Breonna Taylor in March 2020.
Updated: Mar. 2, 2022 at 12:18 PM EST
|By Shellie Sylvestri, Maira Ansari, Mark Stevens and Tori Gessner
Hankison is walking jurors and a Jefferson County Circuit Court judge through the details the night of the raid that left Breonna Taylor dead.
Updated: Mar. 1, 2022 at 6:43 PM EST
|By Mark Stevens, Shellie Sylvestri and Maira Ansari
The jury won’t be hearing from some key players in this case.
Updated: Feb. 28, 2022 at 4:24 PM EST
|By Shellie Sylvestri and Tori Gessner
“We are aware of the charges and are evaluating the situation,” Indiana University spokesperson Chuck Carney said in response to Anne Allen’s arrest.
Updated: Feb. 23, 2022 at 5:08 PM EST
|By Shellie Sylvestri
Two Kentucky legislators are backtracking on comments made during a Capital Projects and Bond Oversight Committee considered to be anti-Semitic.
Updated: Feb. 21, 2022 at 6:54 PM EST
|By Shellie Sylvestri
Medina Spirit’s Kentucky Derby win has been invalidated “and all purse money forfeited,” according to Monday’s ruling by the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission.
Updated: Jan. 27, 2022 at 3:50 PM EST
|By Shellie Sylvestri, Julia Huffman and Tori Gessner
It happened on Brooklawn Drive at an apartment complex near Iroquois Park.
Updated: Jan. 27, 2022 at 12:43 PM EST
|By Shellie Sylvestri
According to the family, a 13-month-old died at Norton Children’s Hospital after becoming unresponsive on Dec. 16 at Kayfield Academy II, despite having no pre-existing medical conditions.
Updated: Jan. 18, 2022 at 8:42 PM EST
|By Shellie Sylvestri and Andrew McMunn
Seven UPS employees in Louisville have been charged with being involved in organized crime and concealing jewelry boxes during their shifts.
Updated: Dec. 28, 2021 at 9:20 AM EST
|By Shellie Sylvestri and Julia Huffman
An investigation into how Kerry Brooks ended up in Texas is underway, Shively Police Department Sgt. Patrick Allen said.
Updated: Dec. 18, 2021 at 11:36 PM EST
|By Brett Martin and Shellie Sylvestri
The officer was investigating a car near Mellwood avenue when it happened
Updated: Dec. 2, 2021 at 3:23 PM EST
|By Shellie Sylvestri
The trio of chicks were all born in the last few weeks.
Updated: Oct. 26, 2021 at 11:51 PM EDT
|By Shellie Sylvestri
Judson Hoover was convicted of murdering his wife, dismembering her body, and hiding her body for nearly a month.
Updated: Oct. 26, 2021 at 12:03 PM EDT
|By Charles Gazaway, Shellie Sylvestri and Tori Gessner
Emergency crews say the building was “well involved” when they arrived on the scene.
Updated: Sep. 30, 2021 at 6:18 PM EDT
|By Shellie Sylvestri
Kentuckians will now have three ways of renewing their license and ID cards: in person, online, or in the mail.
Updated: Sep. 24, 2021 at 9:25 PM EDT
|By Shellie Sylvestri
Liam was euthanized after his veterinarian determined it was the most humane option because he was suffering, the organization said.
Updated: Sep. 17, 2021 at 4:39 PM EDT
|By Shellie Sylvestri
Ryan Turner was last seen at 10 p.m. on Wednesday with his non-custodial mother, Alicia Turner, 34.
Updated: Sep. 14, 2021 at 8:54 PM EDT
|By Shellie Sylvestri
Daquan Williams is charged with six counts of robbery and six counts of engaging in an unlawful transaction with a minor.
Updated: Sep. 2, 2021 at 10:47 PM EDT
|By Shellie Sylvestri and Michael Flynn
Seventy-six years later, 93-year-old Vince Gramarossa said he is still a proud American.
Updated: Aug. 30, 2021 at 11:04 PM EDT
|By Shellie Sylvestri
Charles Still said he has been waiting for his unemployment benefits for nearly six months.
Updated: Aug. 10, 2021 at 10:10 PM EDT
|By Shellie Sylvestri
In the video Paul posted, he claimed that “cloth masks don’t work” and most over-the-counter masks don’t prevent infection.
Updated: Aug. 2, 2021 at 11:48 PM EDT
|By Shellie Sylvestri
Kala Booth is advocating for funding and research into experimental medicine for those suffering from Huntington’s Disease, which deteriorates a person’s brain and affects their physical abilities.
Updated: Jul. 29, 2021 at 11:12 PM EDT
|By Shellie Sylvestri
Some state departments will not be enforcing Gov. Beshear’s mask policy for state workers and visitors at some government offices.
Updated: Jul. 21, 2021 at 3:02 PM EDT
|By Shellie Sylvestri
Around 3:45 p.m., people on the bank at Freeman Lake Park saw the kayaker “in distress," according to an Etown PD spokesperson.
Updated: Jul. 21, 2021 at 12:12 AM EDT
|By Shellie Sylvestri and Jerrica Valtierra
It happened around 8:15 p.m. on St. Clare Street near I-65, Hardin County Sheriff John Ward said.
Updated: Jul. 8, 2021 at 9:59 AM EDT
|By Shellie Sylvestri, Elizabeth Pace and Gray News staff
A restaurant owner paid back his hard-working employees by paying for a trip to Las Vegas.
Updated: Jun. 23, 2021 at 10:00 PM EDT
|By Shellie Sylvestri
Former NFL quarterback Brett Favre criticized transgender Olympic athletes on his podcast, saying it’s “unfair” that they can compete in women’s sports.
Updated: Jun. 11, 2021 at 10:54 PM EDT
|By Shellie Sylvestri
Within a week of its unveiling, a mural of Breonna Taylor painted on a west Louisville park basketball court has already been vandalized.
Updated: May. 24, 2021 at 10:13 PM EDT
|By Shellie Sylvestri
The lawmaker lashed out at the package's sender on social media Monday night.
Updated: May. 21, 2021 at 11:48 PM EDT
|By Shellie Sylvestri, Nick Picht and Jerrica Valtierra
Fern Creek Fire Sgt. Kyle Adams, 39, was tragically killed when lawn care equipment fell on him, pinning him under it around 9 a.m., according to Metrosafe.
Updated: May. 11, 2021 at 4:48 PM EDT
|By Shellie Sylvestri
Indiana State Police Sgt. Stephen Wheeles said the crash happened around 6:30 p.m. on County Road 775 South.
Updated: May. 8, 2021 at 12:26 AM EDT
|By Jerrica Valtierra and Shellie Sylvestri
Ultimately, three LMPD officers unloaded their weapons after Sgt. Jon Mattingly was shot by Kenneth Walker, Breonna Taylor's boyfriend, resulting in Taylor’s death.
Updated: May. 4, 2021 at 6:42 PM EDT
|By Shellie Sylvestri
McConnell was referring to the 1619 Project, which is a New York Times initiative that emphasizes the significance of the year in which the first Africans were brought to Virginia and sold into slavery.
Updated: Apr. 26, 2021 at 11:34 PM EDT
|By Shellie Sylvestri
The drugs were seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Louisville.
Updated: Apr. 9, 2021 at 10:30 PM EDT
|By Shellie Sylvestri
United States Representative Brett Guthrie of District 2 was at Fort Knox today to look at health and welfare improvements for soldiers on the base.
Updated: Apr. 9, 2021 at 12:04 AM EDT
|By Shellie Sylvestri and Jerrica Valtierra
The shutdown of the system begins at midnight Friday.
Updated: Apr. 6, 2021 at 10:28 PM EDT
|By Shellie Sylvestri
Amanda Yff, 26, and Brent Bishop, 30, were charged Monday, according to arrest documents.
Updated: Mar. 19, 2021 at 3:57 PM EDT
|By Dustin Vogt and Shellie Sylvestri
Texas Roadhouse, Inc., a Louisville-based restaurant chain, has announced Thursday that its founder and chief executive officer, Kent Taylor, has died.
Updated: Feb. 9, 2021 at 6:43 PM EST
|By Shellie Sylvestri
Ethan's story has garnered attention nationwide after he was left for dead at the Humane Society on Jan. 29.
Updated: Jan. 19, 2021 at 6:44 PM EST
|By Shellie Sylvestri
They will be temporarily sworn in as local officers during their duties.
Updated: Dec. 29, 2020 at 4:29 PM EST
|By Shellie Sylvestri
Governor Andy Beshear provided an updated on the COVID-19 outbreak in Kentucky Tuesday afternoon.
Updated: Dec. 9, 2020 at 12:11 AM EST
|By Shellie Sylvestri and WAVE Staff
Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron is making his thoughts known on social media after filing a response with the Supreme Court.
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