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 Kuspuk school district has voted to temporarily close the Gusty Michael school for the 2025/2026 school year, citing a combination of factors. -
Kelsi Kime is one of three candidates running for four seats on the Bethel City Council. She spoke with KYUK about her motivation for running for office and what she wants to focus on in the community. -
Last week, the U.S. Department of Education announced it will stop funding certain minority-serving programs in higher education. For UAF, certain awards supporting Alaska Native students will no longer continue. -
A new tech trial on the Salmon-Aniak River involves camera imaging and eventually, AI software. -
Residents of Alaska’s bush communities often have to go without some of their favorite foods and flavors found on the road system, but one community market in Aniak has been an exception to that. -
After making do with makeshift classrooms as the Kuskowkim River encroached on their old school, Napakiak students are back to school under one new roof. -
A newly updated learning space aims to grow the potential of a Bethel-based nursing education program. -
A young Alaska Native engineer with roots in Kongiganak has been appointed as a Youth Climate advisor to the United Nations. -
A Kuskokwim Delta coastal flood advisory and flood watch along the Kuskokwim River are in effect. -
Bethel Police had been looking for a teenage girl who was last seen this weekend along Chief Eddie Hoffman Highway.
