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 declaration covers small businesses and private nonprofits affected by the Bear Creek and Nenana Ridge fires, which burned over a hundred thousand acres and dozens of structures. -
Mushroom hunters all over Fairbanks say enthusiasm for the mushrooms is spreading, and fires close to town have made them a lot easier to reach. -
More than a dozen protests broke out statewide as President Trump and Russian President Putin met on Anchorage’s military base. -
The herds are growing, but there are looming disagreements about future hunts, and about what should happen if the reintroduction conflicts with oil, gas or mining interests. -
Wildfire smoke isn't just irritating – it's downright unhealthy. Short- and long-term exposure can cause a wide range of health issues, from eye irritation to bronchitis, to heart problems. -
It takes grit to carry a 16-pound weight around with nothing but a couple millimeters of skin and cartilage. -
Sometimes big, furry problems call for big, furry solutions. -
Nearly 400 firefighters are working to protect homes and infrastructure along the highway corridor between Nenana and Fairbanks. -
Wet weather has been helping firefighters' progress, but it's also making air quality worse in the Interior -
Many of Alaska's almost 200 wildfires are gaining ground after last week's colder, wetter weather helped firefighters beat them back.
