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Greg Kim

News Reporter
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    Greg with Pomegranate

Greg Kim is a news reporter for KYUK. In his past life, he worked as a software engineer in Seattle, WA. He visited Bethel in 2019 for the Kuskokwim 300, and decided he wanted to tell the stories of the people in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.

Local English News: December 28, 2020

By • Dec 27, 2020


Tuntutuliak Moravian Church Gifting Households $100 In Groceries For Christmas

By • Dec 23, 2020
Rashah McChesney / Alaska's Energy Desk

Tuntutuliak residents will be receiving a surprise gift to brighten up their Christmas holiday. Because the village’s Moravian Church is not holding an in-person service, treasurer Lucy Lupie said that the church is donating a gift of $100 to each household in Tuntutuliak to purchase groceries.

  

How Elders And Frontline Essential Workers Can Get Vaccinated For COVID-19

By • Dec 23, 2020
Loren Holmes / ADN

The Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation has nearly completed the first phase of COVID-19 vaccinations. That included frontline health care workers and residents and staff of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Elder’s home in Bethel. YKHC will now begin to vaccinate Elders ages 65 and older, and frontline essential workers. 

YKHC COVID-19 Vaccine Info Session 2: Who Will Receive The Moderna Vaccine

By • Dec 23, 2020
Katie Basile / KYUK

The Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation is beginning the next phase of COVID-19 vaccinations, which includes Elders and frontline essential workers. To answer questions about the vaccines, YKHC hosted a second informational session last night with Alaska’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Anne Zink. 

  

Local English News: December 23, 2020

By • Dec 22, 2020


YKHC COVID-19 Vaccine Info Session 1: Who Will Receive The Vaccine Next

By • Dec 22, 2020
Katie Basile / KYUK

On Dec. 17, the Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation began COVID-19 vaccinations around the Y-K Delta and in Bethel. On Dec. 21, YKHC hosted an information session about the vaccines, and who will be next in line to receive them. 


Local English News: December 22, 2020

By • Dec 21, 2020

Bethel Police Chief Concerned Recent Shootings Will Exacerbate Department’s Staffing Problems

By • Dec 21, 2020
Bethel's new police chief, Richard Simmons, will be available for a meet and greet session at Bethel City Hall at 6 p.m. on June 9.
City of Bethel

 

After two recent police shootings in Bethel, the city's police chief said that his officers made the right decisions. Those shootings are currently being reviewed by the Alaska Bureau of Investigation. Now, the chief has to try to deal with how the shootings will affect a department already plagued by low staffing and chronic turnover. 

  

Local English News: December 18, 2020

By • Dec 17, 2020


Bethel Police Chief Backs Up Officers’ Use Of Force In Recent Shootings

By • Dec 17, 2020
Bethel resident Tom McCallson wants the city to maintain a road to Haroldson Subdivision so that police can drive to his house.
Bethel Police Department

Bethel police officers shot two men in two separate incidents in the span of one week. Prior to that, the last officer-involved shooting in Bethel was in 2014. The city’s police chief shared his reflections on the two incidents.

  

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