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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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. -
In Bethel, many readers have spent their summer "leveling up" through the library’s reading program. A community celebration on Aug. 16 marks the end of the game-themed program. -
Public opinion was largely opposed to the show, fearing it would showcase Bethel’s most vulnerable community members.
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A live policing TV show is interested in featuring Bethel’s police department. This week, the Bethel City Council will vote about moving forward with the production. -
It’s a bit of a mystery where some birds go when they leave Alaska for the winter. A recent tracking project on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta sought to shed light on birds’ worldwide winter homes. -
Diane Carpenter lived a life embedded in social change and community betterment on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. She passed away earlier this year at the age of 92.
