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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For the chance to witness the glorification of a saint closely associated with healing women’s pain and suffering, dozens of women ventured by plane and boat to St. Olga's home village for her canonization. -
A fire in the middle Kuskokwim community of Crooked Creek damaged three structures on Saturday, June 21 around 4 p.m., according to the Alaska Division of Fire and Forestry Protection. No injuries related to the fire have been reported. -
The two-day event, which kicks off June 19, is the culmination of years of planning by the Orthodox Church in America and the community of Kwethluk. The influx of pilgrims and visitors from nearby villages could be unprecedented for the community of roughly 800 people. -
Salmon have returned to the Kuskokwim, which means for many, it’s time to pukuk, or clear out, their freezers. Last week, a Kuskokwim River environmental advocacy group hosted a "Return of the Salmon" celebration. -
On June 14, communities across Alaska took part in a national day of protest against the Trump administration. National organizers estimated that over five million protesters showed up to "No Kings" rallies. -
The spring hunt of any waterfowl except scoters will be closed beginning May 30 at 12:01 a.m. through midnight on June 29. Scoter harvest will be closed between June 4 and July 4.
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The newly-revived Bethel Actors Guild is putting on a free outdoor production of Shakespeare's play, "A Midsummer Night’s Dream." The community play is the first of its kind to be put on in the Y-K Delta in many years. -
Off the road system, any big event requires a unique set of logistics. For the upcoming glorification of St. Olga in the Kuskokwim community of Kwethluk, such logistics include volunteer ferrymen and a lineup of cooks. -
A Bethel songwriter started his career with a risk, and 15 years later it’s still paying off. Members of the folk-rock group Great Elk are reuniting for an Alaska tour featuring a set of new songs, beginning with a show in Bethel. -
Pomp and circumstance, enthusiastic applause, and yuraq made for a very Y-K Delta-sounding graduation at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, Kuskokwim Campus graduation on May 9. The satellite campus celebrated its 51st graduating class.
