Will McCarthy
News ReporterOriginally from the northeast, Will started in journalism working for a documentary film company in Texas and interning at the Austin Chronicle. After working as a producer at a TV news station, Will moved to California to earn a master's degree at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. After graduation, Will worked as a contract reporter for the Investigative Reporting Program and a freelance science journalist. Outside of work, he likes to ride his bike to new places.
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Although Swope hasn't previously been involved in city government, she thinks her candidacy can help bring younger people into local politics. -
If you’ve been impacted by the storm that hit the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta last week, you may be eligible for disaster relief money. -
The bodies of two of the three moose hunters who went missing at the end of last month have been recovered. Carl Flynn remains missing. -
“We have good people,” Batchelor said. “We have some problems here, but nothing insurmountable.” -
The dunes formed a natural sea wall that won't be there for the next storm. -
Many of the most immediate crises, such as access to electricity and shelter, have been addressed. But residents are still coming to terms with the raw feelings of what they experienced. -
Although the vast majority of the people who evacuated over the Sept. 17 weekend have returned home, some no longer have any home to return to. Village leaders are trying to fix that. -
Parts of Hooper Bay were without power for about 36 hours over the weekend. But the situation could have been far worse– and threatened the town’s winter subsistence stock– if not for the work of two local power plant operators. -
Six LKSD schools served as storm evacuation centers during this weekend’s storm: Newtok, Kipnuk, Nightmute, Kwigillingok, Kwethluk, and Tununak. -
On the ballot are two local propositions. Also, four candidates are running for four open city council seats .
