Shellie Sylvestri
Digital Content Producer
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!
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Around 3:45 p.m., people on the bank at Freeman Lake Park saw the kayaker “in distress," according to an Etown PD spokesperson.
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It happened around 8:15 p.m. on St. Clare Street near I-65, Hardin County Sheriff John Ward said.
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A restaurant owner paid back his hard-working employees by paying for a trip to Las Vegas.
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Former NFL quarterback Brett Favre criticized transgender Olympic athletes on his podcast, saying it’s “unfair” that they can compete in women’s sports.
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Within a week of its unveiling, a mural of Breonna Taylor painted on a west Louisville park basketball court has already been vandalized.
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The lawmaker lashed out at the package's sender on social media Monday night.
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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.
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Indiana State Police Sgt. Stephen Wheeles said the crash happened around 6:30 p.m. on County Road 775 South.
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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.
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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.
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The drugs were seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Louisville.
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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.
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The shutdown of the system begins at midnight Friday.
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Amanda Yff, 26, and Brent Bishop, 30, were charged Monday, according to arrest documents.
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Texas Roadhouse, Inc., a Louisville-based restaurant chain, has announced Thursday that its founder and chief executive officer, Kent Taylor, has died.
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Ethan's story has garnered attention nationwide after he was left for dead at the Humane Society on Jan. 29.
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They will be temporarily sworn in as local officers during their duties.
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Governor Andy Beshear provided an updated on the COVID-19 outbreak in Kentucky Tuesday afternoon.
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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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The U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) announced that its Extended Benefits program will end in Kentucky on Nov. 28.
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Governor Andy Beshear updated Kentuckians on the statewide COVID-19 spread on Thursday.
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“A mindset void of emotion” is urged upon cadets in the slideshow, as well as a need to “meet violence with greater violence.”
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Gov. Andy Beshear on Wednesday reported 1,487 new cases of COVID-19 and 21 more deaths.
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At least 1.5 million tests have been administered in Kentucky since March.
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"Before the police force, Myles served as a United States Marine... He has selflessly served this country and his communities, again and again, for the past 23 years," the fundraiser description states.
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This is the first time the state has seen two consecutive days with more than 1,000 new cases confirmed.
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Protests resumed in downtown Louisville on Thursday as many of the 127 protesters arrested the night before were released from jail.
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WAVE 3 News reporter Kaitlin Rust and photographer James Dobson had to be escorted away and shielded by a security guard in Jefferson Square Park after being confronted by protesters Wednesday evening.
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LMPD Sgt. Jon Mattingly, one of three officers involved in the Breonna Taylor shooting death, confirmed to WAVE 3 News that he sent a strongly-worded email to his department colleagues early Tuesday morning.
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Gov. Andy Beshear on Thursday reported 10 more deaths across Kentucky.
Governor Andy Beshear confirmed the deaths in his daily media briefing, confirming 966 Kentuckians have died from complications due to COVID-19 since March.
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At least 68 people were arrested and charged in connection to demonstrations spearheaded by civil activism group Until Freedom. The day of protests, titled “Good Trouble Tuesday,” had hundreds of people take part.
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It appears some changes are happening for the commonwealth’s most famous food chain.
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The media mogul is once again getting involved in calling for action in the investigation into the death of Breonna Taylor.
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LMPD says Brett Hankison fired into a window with its blinds closed after another offer was shot in the thigh as police broke in serving a warrant on Taylor’s apartment in March.
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The Louisville Metro Council unanimously passed a measure called Breonna’s Law Thursday evening, a measure that bans the use of no-knock warrants.
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WAVE 3 News reporter Kaitlin Rust and photojournalist James Dobson were struck by pepper balls reportedly fired by an LMPD officer during a protest in downtown Louisville on Friday night.
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Seven people were shot during protests that lasted into early Friday morning in downtown Louisville.
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"The Neil Huffman Auto Group does not condone threats of violence in any form," a statement from Neil Huffman Auto Group said in part.
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Ruth Evelyn Harrington lives in Kuttawa.
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Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) announced she’s introducing a new bill to forgive student loan debt for frontline medical professionals who are battling the spread of COVID-19
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Governor Andy Beshear is partnering with the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce and the Kentucky Distillers’ Association.
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Hillerich & Bradsby are switching gears during the coronavirus outbreak.
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“I’ve had cancer five times so I’m not worried about this virus,” Rev. Jack Roberts told WAVE 3 News
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If passed, the measure would require employers to grant 24 hours, or three sick days, to an employee each calendar year.
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Jamie Simms was accused of recording video of her molesting her 3-year-old child and then selling the video for drug money.
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If signed into law, it is estimated to raise $50 million dollars of new revenue over the next two years.
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The Middletown Fire Department was gifted the life-saving tools Thursday.
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A criminal complaint stated the suspect told the victim he would “kill her and spread her body parts across Interstate 380” if she did not sit and watch the show.