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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Gov. Dunleavy wants a property tax break for the gas line project, but local leaders aren't convinced. Plus, the Alaska rural-urban divide when it comes to Christmas dinner is stark. -
The Assembly approved the new design Tuesday, removing the ship and airplane and adding a braided circle inspired by Dena’ina quillwork. -
While voters won’t decide on a short-term rental tax next spring, Assembly members did vote to require that the properties be registered with the city. -
The Mat-Su and Anchorage saw gusts higher than 70 miles per hour at times, though no major damage was reported. -
Anchorage IT staff say over 2,100 responses were logged in under an hour, leading officials to believe they were fraudulent. -
The organization will shut down afterschool care at Turnagain Elementary and the Woodland Park child development center on Dec. 24, laying off all staff and sending families scrambling for alternative care. -
But don’t expect snow to come with the deep December freeze, says National Weather Service climate researcher Brian Brettschneider. -
Schools in the area were closed Monday and dozens of residents cycled through an emergency shelter set up by the American Red Cross. -
More than 30 people weighed in on the proposal during its first public hearing, with about three-quarters opposed. -
ASD spokesman MJ Thim said by email that there are roughly 200 vacancies in the district.
