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Melissa Ratliff

Sarasota

Digital Content Manager at WWSB-TV (Sarasota, FL)

Digital Content Manager for @mysuncoast in beautiful Sarasota. Formerly of @LEX18News. Kentucky Wildcat in Gator country.

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  • 1 day ago | kfvs12.com | Melissa Ratliff

    LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Officials with the Kentucky Department for Public Health announced that two infants have died from pertussis in the past six months. According to a release from the state, neither of the infants nor their parents had received the pertussis immunization during pregnancy or infancy. These are the first pertussis-related deaths in Kentucky since 2018.

  • 1 day ago | wave3.com | Melissa Ratliff |Samantha Murray

    LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - A lightning delay left some fans stranded outside Jim Patterson Stadium. They shut the gates ahead of the Super Regional game against Miami and didn’t allow fans inside again until the threat ended. Fans are still filing in, but Cards fans are finally getting settled after a 35 minute delay to start the game.

  • 1 day ago | wave3.com | Melissa Ratliff |Samantha Murray

    LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - A lightning delay left some fans stranded outside Jim Patterson Stadium. They shut the gates ahead of the Super Regional game against Miami and didn’t allow fans inside again until the threat ended. The first pitch was thrown around 3:36 p.m. The game was originally scheduled to begin at 3 p.m.Copyright 2025 WAVE. All rights reserved.

  • 1 day ago | wave3.com | Melissa Ratliff

    LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Officials with the Kentucky Department for Public Health announced that two infants have died from pertussis in the past six months. According to a release from the state, neither of the infants nor their parents had received the pertussis immunization during pregnancy or infancy. These are the first pertussis-related deaths in Kentucky since 2018.

  • 1 day ago | wave3.com | Melissa Ratliff

    LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - A lightning delay left some fans stranded outside Jim Patterson Stadium. They have shut the gates ahead of the Super Regional game against Miami. Currently, they aren’t allowing fans inside again until the threat ends. Some fans inside are being asked to move to a safer location. Once the severe weather threat passes, the stadium will reopen. Despite the weather, fans seemed determine to wait out the storm. WAVE’s Dusty Baker says that the projected first pitch is now 3:26

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Melissa Ratliff
Melissa Ratliff @MelissaRwwsb
4 May 22

RT @NASA: That's no moon. Oh, wait. Yes. Yes it is. This is Saturn's moon Mimas as seen by the @NASASolarSystem mission Cassini. This #Sta…

Melissa Ratliff
Melissa Ratliff @MelissaRwwsb
25 Sep 21

Chase Campbell is out covering the search for Brian Laundrie. Follow him for the latest updates

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Visuals from the reserve entrance on the Venice side. News cars greatly outnumbering all other car types out here https://t.co/ZLzCP7mYVk

Melissa Ratliff
Melissa Ratliff @MelissaRwwsb
23 Sep 21

RT @NorthPortPolice: The ground search in the Carlton has been halted for the day. Nothing found. We will be back at it Friday. A federal…