Evan Erickson
News ReporterEvan Erickson is a reporter at KYUK who has previously worked as a copy editor, audio engineer and freelance journalist. He was born in Seattle and moved to Alaska in Grade 6. He received his undergraduate degree in Journalism at the University of Alaska Anchorage in 2014 and has been roaming the world hunting for compelling stories ever since.
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A minor has been charged as an adult for allegedly shooting their family member, 57-year old Gene Chaney Jr., who was pronounced dead in the early morning hours of Nov. 1. -
Mayor Olinka Jones says the restoration of power is a relief for the community, but that plenty of work remains. -
From Nov. 5, 2025 to Jan. 15, 2026, hunters in the portion of the Unit 18 management area known as RM617 will be able to harvest one bull moose, excluding male calves. -
As the outage nears the six-week mark and power infrastructure across the region undergoes repairs in the wake of ex-typhoon Halong, the lower Kuskokwim River community hopes a solution is around the corner. -
Stephanie Agathluk, 49, has been charged with second-degree murder for the death of Michael Andrews Jr., 54, in Emmonak in April. Another man faces multiple felony charges for allegedly helping Agathluk to cover up the death. -
The parents of the 20-year-old whose body was found in Bethel in November 2023 under suspicious circumstances are suing for alleged negligence, discrimination, and emotional distress. -
The Kuskokwim Delta community evacuated dozens of residents and welcomed in dozens from nearby coastal villages hit hardest by the storm. As cold weather arrives, many still don't know if their homes will be livable again. -
Police and search and rescue crews are requesting the public’s assistance in locating 34-year-old Randy Jimmie, who has been missing in Bethel for two weeks. -
During the storm, wind speeds on the island reached 100 miles per hour and caused massive flooding of low-lying areas, floating homes off their foundations in Nightmute and destroying the subsistence site known as Umkumiut. -
Severe erosion in the coastal community has put critical infrastructure in peril and destroyed a vital archaeological lens into the past.
