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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In a flurry of dance fans, drum beats, and applause, the 2026 Cama’i Dance Festival kicked off Friday, March 27 in the Bethel Regional High School gym. An audience spanning from Elders to infants filled chairs and bleachers for an evening of musical events and tributes. -
Last week, Bethel musher Pete Kaiser took ninth place in the Iditarod. He was the only musher representing the Y-K Delta, collecting support from fans back home and familiar faces at the finish line. -
The 2026 Cama’i Dance Festival kicks off at 5 p.m. this evening (March 27) at Bethel Regional High School. Among the featured performers is the Inuit soul group Pamyua, who return to the festival after their debut 30 years ago. -
On March 21, a team of researchers left Bethel on a snowmachine expedition across the western and northern coasts of Alaska. -
In his 15th running of the iconic race, the Bethel musher squeezed into the ninth place position just miles out from Nome's burled arch on the evening of March 18. -
Bethel musher Pete Kaiser pulled into the Cripple checkpoint on March 12 with 13 dogs on the line. -
In his address to the Alaska Legislature on March 10, U.S. Rep. Nick Begich III spoke to the region’s lengthy road to recovery and responded to comments from state Rep. Nellie Jimmie about the toll that ex-typhoon Halong has taken on communities she represents. -
The Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation announced that Dan Winkleman will be leaving and named an interim leader. -
This weekend, Kaiser will embark on the 1,000-mile trek from Willow to Nome for the 54th running of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. -
Jeron Joseph’s "Sacred Ground" exhibit opens at the Anchorage Museum this week.
