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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No injuries have been reported after schools in Kasigluk and the community of Quinhagak locked down in separate gun calls last week. Suspects in both cases have been charged with second-degree terroristic threatening. -
James Hoelscher, a former VPSO from Hooper Bay and now director of the state's Village Public Safety Officer Operations Division, says his recent recognition by the Association of Village Council Presidents for public service is a reminder that the work growing the programs has just begun. -
It could be as late as mid-January 2026 until the gymnasium and its respective wing at Bethel Regional High School are reopened for use, coming after inspectors found significant damage to floor trusses underneath the facility last spring. -
Young runners from across Western Alaska braved the shifting soils of the Bethel sand pit on Saturday (Aug. 30) for the community’s annual cross country invitational. The race brought nearly 160 athletes to the pit, representing a total of 10 communities. -
On Aug. 22, the body of 72-year-old Samuel Shavings was discovered by beachcombers just outside of Nome, nearly 300 miles from where he was first reported missing. -
Ultimately, the alphabet soup of organizations and high-level officials that did participate had positive things to say about HUD Secretary Scott Turner's Aug. 13 visit. But with the media barred, few details have been made public. -
According to the state’s Aug. 2 disaster declaration, the loss of the building has disrupted the community’s ability to maintain basic public safety services and emergency response. -
The Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta lost one of its most memorable musical voices this summer with the passing of Bobby Gregory. The man who blended Yup’ik culture with rock ‘n’ roll and drew comparisons to guitar legends of the past lives on in song. -
The short and straightforward report published in the journal Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research (AAAR) seeks to sum up a long-term, complex issue. -
Yuut Elitnaurviat, the vocational center serving the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, is under new leadership after Executive Director Mike Hoffman recently retired. Yuut Elitnaiurviat says it could not be in better hands with his replacement – a household name across the region and the state.
