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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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. -
The 2025 Kuskokwim Ice Classic tripod tripped the breakup clock on Monday, May 5, deciding one jackpot winner and four minute madness victors. But in an unusual twist of events, three of the five winners are related. The occurrence is far from a conspiracy — it just all comes down to a lucky number. -
For many in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, the crisis of unsolved missing and murdered Indigenous people’s cases is personal. And on Monday, May 5, a group of 50 residents marched along Bethel’s main highway in honor of the national day of awareness for missing and murdered Indigenous people. -
Residents of Bethel took part in an international protest focused on workers' rights as well as the policies of the Trump Administration this week (May 1). -
Bethel’s museum of Yup’ik, Cup’ik, and Dene artifacts has reopened after being closed for years. -
A film that focuses on the history of the Russian Orthodox faith in Alaska was screened in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta for the first time since it premiered two years ago. Sacred Alaska heavily features the Yup'ik communities of Kwethluk and Bethel. -
The Canadian mining company announced on Tuesday (April 22) that it had signed a roughly $1 billion deal to sell its 50% stake in the Donlin Gold project. Novagold Resources, also headquartered in Canada, will now hold 60% of Donlin Gold, making it the primary owner of the project. -
Both harvesting and egging for Emperor geese are closed this season. Black Brant geese can be harvested, but egging is not permitted. -
The event held on April 19 functioned as a local branch of a national day of protest that saw more than 80 marches across the country. -
A Bethel Police detective has been honored with one of local law enforcement’s highest honors for saving a child’s life. Detective Daniela Cordoba was recognized for her quick action and compassion at a recent city council meeting.
