Samantha Watson
News Reporter at KYUKSamantha (she/her) is a news reporter at KYUK.
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In the rush to recover an archaeological site, a shifting climate links Quinhagak's past and presentFor the village of Quinhagak, the storm flooded a critical piece of their past: an archaeological dig. This summer, an emergency dig will help them excavate that past before it's gone. -
Drones are used across industries like construction, real estate, and even news production. But in Western Alaska, their applications also dovetail with subsistence activities and search and rescue missions. -
Alaska's deadline for voter registration is coming up soon, but some Typhoon Halong-impacted voters don't need to update their residential address to vote, even if they're living somewhere else. -
Alaska is one of 29 states that allow at least some late-arriving ballots to be counted as long as they are postmarked on or before election day. But a U.S. Supreme Court ruling could complicate that, especially for voters in the Bush. -
Breakup on the Kuskokwim River is closely monitored by a team of specialists — River Watch. But their work is made possible by a larger team of experts — the people who live along the Kuskokwim's banks. -
Across the country on May 5, communities gathered in honor of Missing and Murdered Indigenous People. On the Y-K Delta, where several such cases remain unsolved, dozens took to the street to march in support. -
In Eek, a basketball tournament brought back together coastal Y-K Delta teams that were displaced after ex-typhoon Halong. -
The Y-K Delta's first ever comic convention included visiting artists, comic book vendors, and lots of cosplay. -
Jeron Joseph's "Sacred Ground" exhibit opens at the Anchorage Museum this week. -
How the Lower Kuskokwim School District and community members are keeping local basketball teams going, even far from home.
