Ryan Van Velzer

Ryan Van Velzer is an energy and environment reporter for WFPL in Kentucky. He has told stories of people surviving floods in Thailand, record-breaking heat in Arizona and Hurricane Irma in South Florida. He has worked for The Arizona Republic, The Associated Press and The South Florida Sun Sentinel in addition to working as a travel reporter in Central America and Southeast Asia. Born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona, Ryan is happy to finally live in a city that has four seasons.

Stories

June 15, 2021

At the height of pandemic, Kentucky’s Democratic governor eased Covid restrictions despite mounting deaths

An investigation finds that when Gov. Andy Beshear rolled back restrictions in December, health officials were already worried about a surge and were overwhelmed by a growing backlog of deaths.