Samantha Watson
News ReporterSamantha (she/her) is a news reporter at KYUK. Originally from Massachusetts, she attended the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies in Maine where she figured out that if she could be a reporter, she could make a career out of having interesting conversations. When away from her microphone, Samantha can be found writing, hiking, and playing the guitar.
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The city of Hooper Bay on Alaska’s western coast is without water due to a water pump failure linked to a power outage, tank leakage, and a minimal hauled water supply. -
Due to a lack of snow, the race manager said that first race of the Delta Championship Series must be rescheduled to a yet-to-be-determined date. -
The early truck trails are not part of the Kuskokwim ice road, which will be built later in the season. The trails are open between Bethel downriver to Napaskiak, Napakiak, and upriver to Kwethluk. -
A recent study from the University of Alaska Fairbanks examined chinook salmon size and productivity, asking state employees, community members, and Elders where and how to look. -
After four days without running water, the town of Russian Mission has repaired its water pump and is no longer in a state of emergency. -
As the lower Yukon River community awaits clean drinking water and a new pump, the city says residents are currently using the river as their main source of water. -
Thanksgiving weekend will be windy with temperatures dipping into the single digits. Travel conditions will be favorable, with no snow forecast until next week. -
Turkey is tightly tied to Thanksgiving tradition, but securing a bird for the holidays off of the road system can be prohibitively expensive. So when community organizations put together Bethel’s first-ever free turkey distribution, the community gobbled up the opportunity. -
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.
