Shelby Herbert
Alaska Desk Reporter, FairbanksShelby Herbert reports on Interior Alaska for the Alaska Desk from partner station KUAC in Fairbanks. She got her start in the Alaska Public Radio network in 2023, working as the news director for KFSK in Petersburg.
Before coming to Alaska, Shelby got her masters degree in media innovation from the University of Nevada, Reno, where she was also a graduate fellow at regional public radio station KUNR.
When she’s not out reporting, you might find her out birdwatching or plucking a six-string at an open mic.
Reach Shelby at sherbert@alaskapublic.org.
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The average price of a gallon in the state costs about a dollar more today than it did a year ago, according to AAA. -
At a campaign event in Fairbanks, Shuerch warned that widening political divisions are making it harder to address Alaska’s biggest problems. -
Meanwhile, administrators insist the center is growing and becoming more community-focused. -
The state seismologist says the project is still several years and millions of dollars away, but the $2M appropriation is an important milestone. -
Working in temperatures that reached the minus-30s, teams of kids carved whimsical animals and a towering Eye of Sauron. -
Critics say the law adds new hurdles to a program that food-insecure veterans depend on. -
Their concerns range from habitat destruction to the loss of subsistence rights. -
The officials stopped by the University of Alaska Fairbanks power plant, where they praised the Trump administration's moves to roll back environmental regulations. -
State officials say it will clear a path for energy and mineral production, but some residents are worried the move could strip rural communities of subsistence rights. -
The program is set to expire, but a Fairbanks representative hopes to keep it going.
