Lex Yelverton
Producer/Multimedia Journalist
Anchorage, Alaska
Lex is a graduate from the University of Florida with a degree in Digital Film and TV Production. She recently moved from Florida to Alaska and is ecstatic to be here. She has a dog named Blue and loves art, film making, and traveling.
According to police, found Brianna Hetrick was found dead from a gunshot wound.
Two soldiers were killed and a dozen others were injured when a transport vehicle flipped over in Alaska Monday, according to the U.S. Army.
The crash is still under investigation.
Several agencies have reported calls from concerned citizens who have been victims of scammers claiming to be with the Fairbanks Police Department.
Mark and Becky Buhler were among the roughly 2,200 passengers on the Royal Caribbean’s Radiance of the Seas that received the disappointing news on Friday that the cruise was canceled.
The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant may soon be releasing treated and diluted water into the Pacific Ocean, drawing concern from some of Alaska’s top scientific minds.
A Mobile Medics International team from Anchorage deployed to Hawaii to aid those impacted by the disaster.
A crowd of over 50 people gathered outside Anchorage’s Boney Courthouse Wednesday ahead of proceedings.
One of the volunteers said it ended up taking all six of the people there to pull the moose up.
Early on Easter Sunday, Gary Niese spotted a moose that had fallen through the ice on the Chena River.
The performance was made to remember missing and murdered Indigenous women, but also coincided with Ashley Johnson-Barr Day.
A woman is credited with saving another woman’s life in a house fire.
The new rule will take effect once it is published in the Federal Register, which is expected to happen Friday, said agency spokesperson Larry Moore.
A man says he was walking his dogs Tuesday night when he heard a commotion in a nearby lake.
After years of honing his craft in Alaska Native art, one man is connecting with brand giants such as Vans, Lib Tech Snowboards, Volcom, Smartwool, Yeti, Google and more.
Candidates for Alaska’s open U.S. Senate seat participated in the Debate for the State Thursday evening. The three candidates running for U.S. Senate were pressed with questions about issues currently facing Alaska.
Republican Nick Begich III, Libertarian Chris Bye, Republican former Gov. Sarah Palin and current Congresswoman Mary Peltola, a Democrat, all debated Alaska's top priorities.
Former Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor and current candidate for governor Charlie Pierce is being sued by a woman who Pierce previously employed.
Alaska's congressional delegates are asking for federal help as state residents continue to deal with the effects of the devastating storm that pummeled west coast communities over the weekend.
