Jolene Almendarez

Follow my new Twitter @JoleneA1

[Jolene Almendarez @jalmendarez57]

This is a "dead" Twitter account, but I am keeping it up for the record. It's where my tweets, videos and photos from years of coverage live. Check out the new account @JoleneA1 to follow Northern Kentucky news from @Enquirer reporter Jolene Almendarez.

[Taylor Nation @taylornation13]

It's been a long time coming
It's been a long time coming
It's been a long time
It's you and me
It's been a long time coming
It's been a long time coming
What if I told you I'm back?
It's fearless. It's you and me
It's been a long time coming
Big reputation
It's been a long time coming
And they said, "Speak now"
It's been a long time coming
Into folklore
MY NAME IS TAYLOR AND
I WAS BORN IN 1989!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Straight from THE
TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT
It's been a long time coming
Hey
It's been a long time coming
evermore
Lovin' him was red
It's been a long time coming
Red, red. It's you and me
It's been a long time coming
Meet me at midnight
Lover
Nice
Lover

IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME COMING, BUT
IT'S YOU AND ME, THAT'S MY WHOLE WORLD

#SecretGardensInMyMind

[Jolene Almendarez @JoleneA1]

My 10 hour wait for Taylor Swift merch has begun. I arrived at 12:05 a.m. and am the 8th in line. (The 1st two people in line didn't want to be on video.) @Enquirer @taylornation13

[Jolene Almendarez @jalmendarez57]

State lawmakers could override Gov. Andy Beshear’s veto mid-week. My cell phone number is 210-550-0087. I can be reached at any time (Really! Any time! Whatever works for you -- 10 p.m., midnight, 6 a.m., whatever.). Please share this post. – Jolene Almendarez

[Jolene Almendarez @jalmendarez57]

I know this is my dead Twitter account, but I am posting an important ask: I am trying to tell the stories of transgender kids, teens, and young adults who would be impacted by the proposed KY legislation to ban gender affirming care for minors (among other things).

[Jolene Almendarez @jalmendarez57]

I know this is an especially scary time for trans people in Kentucky and the Greater Cincinnati area. And I’m aware this is not an elegant way to ask a marginalized group of people to talk with me. But time is of the essence.

[Jolene Almendarez @jalmendarez57]

@TheClassicIndy @Spotify Me either.

[Jolene Almendarez @jalmendarez57]

@cherryyhrryy @taylornation13 Has anyone gotten the code yet? I'm panicking.

[Jolene Almendarez @jalmendarez57]

@Mark_Paynewrite I have not looked very hard, but I wish they would come out with a disclaimer about what happened. I mean, one typo that didn't swing the election at all? Whatever. Just fix it and move on. But I feel like this was really big.

[Jolene Almendarez @jalmendarez57]

@Mark_Paynewrite Yes. I was able to tap one of my editors and he was able to eventually report the issue to AP. But yeah. What a mess!

[Jolene Almendarez @jalmendarez57]

@Mark_Paynewrite We had other issues with AP last night, I believe. And they FINALLY fixed the votes counted part.

[Jolene Almendarez @jalmendarez57]

@wildcat_walker Nailed it.

[Jolene Almendarez @jalmendarez57]

I deactivated Twitter for about a week and just reactivated it for election night. For a moment, I thought, "This isn't so bad." But I could have gone my whole life without seeing the incel video. 🙈 I've been doom scrolling for hours.

[Jolene Almendarez @jalmendarez57]

But it's important to remember that all of that was a REPORTING error. It's not an election error. Your election was likely just fine. /r 4/4

[Jolene Almendarez @jalmendarez57]

I want to explain what happened w election numbers last night bc I don't want an Associated Press error to shake ppl's confidence in elections.

I can't speak for AP. I do not work for them. But most news organizations use AP to pull statewide or national numbers. 1/4

[Jolene Almendarez @jalmendarez57]

That is obviously a major, major mistake at the worst time. And I know some team of people was troubleshooting and bawling their eyes out trying to figure out what happened. 3/4

[Erin Glynn @ee_glynn]

An indicted Ohio county auditor won his reelection race, just weeks before he's scheduled to appear in court and face six charges related to public corruption. @Enquirer @Report4America

https://t.co/qn3kCyl0xK

[Jolene Almendarez @jalmendarez57]

Update! County Clerk Jim Luersen just told us the missing districts are "ghost districts" meaning nobody lives in them. So all that's left are write-in ballots. It could be HOURS before we know whether we get those tonight or tomorrow.

[Jolene Almendarez @jalmendarez57]

These are pretty close to the final numbers in Campbell County: 97.37% of the vote is in. We are waiting on write-in ballots. I have already checked these numbers twice and will check again when we get the write-ins. (This is for the local elections.)
https://t.co/fWBxJK3Cea