Jessica Umbro
Reporter
Jessica Umbro is a multimedia journalist for WKYT. She joined the team in Lexington, Ky. in June 2023 after graduating from the University of Maryland.
During her time at UMD, she interned at Meet the Press with Chuck Todd in Washington, D.C.
Jessica was born and raised in Pennsylvania. She enjoys covering politics and breaking down the complicated jargon to make politics more accessible to everyone.
In her spare time, you can catch her crocheting, going to the gym or watching sports.
A truck driver is facing charges after Kentucky state troopers say he struck and killed a tow truck driver while watching YouTube on a tablet.
Police said she was arrested after being pulled over and failing a field sobriety test.
Her body was discovered nearly a mile downstream from her demolished home, the sheriff’s office said.
