Wesley Early
Anchorage ReporterWesley moved to Anchorage in 2008, graduating from Bartlett High School and the University of Alaska Anchorage with a degree in journalism and public communications.
He started working in public radio in January 2016 as an intern at Alaska Public Media during his last semester of college. After graduating, he was hired full time and spent three years as a web editor, producer for Alaska News Nightly and education reporter. He then moved to Kotzebue (Qikiqtaġruk in Iñupiaq) to work at KOTZ-AM, where he was the community’s first news director in more than a decade.
After two years covering Arctic climate change, subsistence, Iñupiaq culture and the region’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Wesley returned home to Anchorage where he covers city government and Anchorage life. When he’s not at work, he enjoys reading, finding new music to obsess over and searching for a new restaurant to try with his wife.
Reach Wesley at wearly@alaskapublic.org or 907-550-8421.
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“Those rights were given by the stroke of a pen, and a stroke of a pen can take them away,” said Anchorage Ombudsman Darrel Hess. -
Juneau residents will soon decide whether to change the city's sales tax. -
Anchorage police chief Sean Case said the new equipment will boost public safety and help deescalate dangerous situations. But some worry about how it will impact residents’ privacy. -
This is the first time APD has officially adopted AI software for department use, police chief Sean Case said. -
With financial support from a community volunteer, the library has updated its quiet reading area, added iPads to help kids find their books faster and received a new hand-drawn mural. -
The university is reporting a 6% increase in total student enrollment, a bump UAA Provost Denise Runge called “a big deal.” -
The grant supported the district’s Academies of Anchorage program, an initiative aimed at better preparing students to move into high-demand and high-paying careers in the state. -
It sounds technical, but Angvik said unification was about more than things like land-use boundaries and taxes. It also helped the community respond to disasters.
