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 the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, she can likely be found in or around a body of water.
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For the first time, this hunt is not limited to antlered moose – any moose may be harvested within the hunt boundary. There will be 140 permits available on a first come, first served basis, with a quota of 70 moose. -
Bethel Police updated a Facebook post at 11 a.m. on Dec. 2, announcing that the teen had been found safe. -
Samantha Watson, or Sam, comes to the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta from the East Coast, where she’s most recently worked for Vermont Public Radio. She grew up in Great Barrington Massachusetts, known for a few famous alien abductions, and attended the University of Vermont. -
With strong support from many lower Kuskokwim villages, Jimmie beat out incumbent Bethel Democrat Rep. Conrad “CJ” McCormick by just 58 votes. -
Two Pilot Station residents found 24-year-old Joseph Zacharof deceased mid-evening on Nov. 17 after he reportedly struck a log “at high speeds” while riding his snowmachine around a mile downriver from the village. -
The missing man, who has not been named publicly, reportedly drove a four-wheeler into an open hole on the river while traveling between Bethel and Napaskiak on Nov. 15. -
A man died in Emmonak early on Nov. 13 after he was stabbed while trying to force entry into a residence, according to Alaska State Troopers. -
Internet and mobile service provider GCI says that it’s completed a major step toward bringing fiber-optic internet to the lower Kuskokwim Delta. The collaborative network will span hundreds of miles, and could bring faster, cheaper internet to homes by early next year. -
All but two of the precincts in the lower Kuskokwim (22 out of 24) have reported initial elections results to the Alaska Division of Elections, and newcomer candidate Nellie Jimmie has increased her lead in the race to represent House District 38. But it isn’t a win yet. -
The five areas of focus will be the Bethel Census Area, Dillingham Census Area, Kusilvak Census Area, North Slope Borough, and Northwest Arctic Borough – almost the entirety of the Northern and Western reaches of the state, with the exception of the Nome Census Area.
