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 pilot ejected safely before the crash, according to military officials. -
A federal judge blocked the freeze Tuesday afternoon, though the stay is temporary and still leaves a lot of uncertainty. -
Two more avalanches came down over the weekend, but the highway is now open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. -
Delta Junction residents may have to provide their own emergency transportation to Fairbanks, almost 100 miles away. -
Nationally, it’s part of a $16 billion initiative to address coal pollution. -
The grant is part of the federal government’s push to become more resource-independent. -
If built, it will be the northernmost veterans cemetery in the United States. -
Troopers say Jerek Boyle, 26, fatally shot James Gelvin, 48, through a cabin door in 50-below temperatures Thursday. -
For some, Standifer’s disappearance has touched on frustrations with the high rates of missing and murdered Indigenous people across the country. -
People have been traveling from as far away as Anchorage to see a common house sparrow — which shouldn't be in Alaska at all.
