Amy Bushatz
Host Outdoor ExplorerAmy Bushatz is an experienced journalist based in Palmer, Alaska. Originally from Santa Cruz, California, she and her family moved to Palmer sight-unseen from Fort Campbell, Kentucky, to pursue a consistent, outdoor-focused lifestyle after her husband left active duty Army service.
Since moving to Palmer, Amy has built a lifestyle and expertise around spending time outdoors as she connects with outdoor-minded Alaskans while writing and podcasting about local news and outdoor issues. An ultrarunner and ridge running enthusiast, Amy can often be found exploring public lands around the Valley, road running on local bike paths, snowboarding at Skeetawk, cross-country skiing in Hatcher Pass, ice skating (poorly) on Mat-Su lakes, paddleboarding or kayaking with her family, and camping out of her ugly van.
You can hear Humans Outside, her podcast about building an outdoor-centric lifestyle wherever you get your podcasts or read her local news reporting on the new nonprofit news website Mat-Su Sentinel at MatSuSentinel.com.
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The video shows police punching the man and appearing to use a taser after his hands are secured. -
The money is part of national opioid relief settlements. -
A lawsuit argued the bathroom policy violates student rights under the state constitution by infringing on their privacy. -
We hear from author Erin Kirkland and head up to the Alaska State Parks Families to Parks day at Independence Mine State Historical Park to learn more and talk to families who get out there. -
Debbie Miller writes books that dive into nature and help both children and adult readers explore and understand the outdoors in the state. -
Episodes of the new show are filming now across the state, officials said. -
The money pays for programs including after-school activites, student supplies and preschools, Mat-Su district officials said. -
The expansion, which is likely years away, is required under old FAA grants used to purchase the property. -
The change is designed to keep newcomers out of the city’s most powerful seat. -
Crews still need to smooth bumps where the bridge spans meet the highway.
