![](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/8c428c6/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1114x1485+434+0/resize/150x200!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff3%2F58%2F7cff852b47168e398a10f100e6c2%2Ffdtmbszaeaa4vfs.jpeg)
Sage Smiley
News DirectorSage Smiley is KYUK's news director. She’s worked with audio since she was a teenager at radio stations from Alaska to Amman and is passionate about sound-rich storytelling, rural radio and community-centered journalism. When not slinging a shotgun microphone around town, she can likely be found in or around a body of water.
-
Waterfowl biologists Bryan Daniels and Randall Friendly stopped by KYUK to give an update on field research and avian influenza on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.
-
Alaska State Troopers say 53-year-old Larry Erwin of Dallas, Texas died after being ejected from a raft that went over a waterfall.
-
A college student from Bethel and Emmonak has been crowned Miss World Eskimo Indian Olympics. She said that she’s driven by a desire to practice and share traditional ways of life.
-
Over the weekend, high temperatures recorded at the Bethel Airport were in the 40s. That’s around 15 degrees below normal. It’s the first time in more than 50 years that Bethel has seen back-to-back July days with highs that didn’t top 50 degrees.
-
Last month, Akiachak Native Community cut the ribbon on a brand new health clinic. Village health aides say the new, larger space will help them to better serve the community.
-
Multiple residents have reported receiving calls from an individual who calls themselves “Deputy Chris.” The Bethel scam appears to be part of a pattern of other police impersonation scams throughout Alaska.
-
James Harris comes to Alaska from New Mexico. He has 32 years of experience in law enforcement. Before taking the job in Bethel, Harris served as police chief in Belen, New Mexico, beginning in 2019.
-
Aniak’s tribal government is suing state and federal agencies for allegedly taking human remains from an airport site and not returning them – and not allowing the tribe to excavate the site.
-
The Kuskokwim River community of Akiak has been largely without power for more than two weeks. The outage appears to be part of a broader issue with the town’s generators and has resulted in significant food loss and financial hardship for residents.
-
In a final environmental impact statement (EIS) released on June 28, the Bureau of Land Management recommended the Interior Secretary take “no action” regarding the protected lands.