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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This week's powerful coronal mass ejections could bring even more auroras in the coming days. -
Atcharee Buntow said she's happy to be back, but she's afraid of what will happen next. -
One food bank CEO said that, between benefits lapsing and high winter demand, she expects "a lot of silent hunger behind closed doors." -
Lightning caused most of the fires that swept across the Interior this summer, burning thousands of acres and dozens of structures. -
Even though soldiers are still getting paid, nonprofit groups that serve military members around the state say they’re seeing increased need for essentials and assistance with bills. -
Agriculture is on the rise in Interior Alaska, but farmers often need side hustles to make ends meetThe governor and lawmakers have said they want to support Alaska’s growing agriculture industry, but farmers in the Interior say they’re largely on their own. -
Tree tappers, chefs and food scientists say there's more to Alaska's birch syrup than just sweetnessA University of Alaska Fairbanks program seeks to categorize birch syrup's complex flavors. -
His magnum opus is an almost 13-foot-tall Godzilla costume made of balloons that covers his whole body. -
Several other colleges and universities across the country received similar threats this morning, including in Delaware, Michigan, Texas and Alabama. -
The closure means many Denali Borough residents will have to drive longer distances for care at other facilities.
