Wesley Early
Anchorage ReporterWesley moved to Anchorage in 2008, graduating from Bartlett High School and the University of Alaska Anchorage with a degree in journalism and public communications.
He started working in public radio in January 2016 as an intern at Alaska Public Media during his last semester of college. After graduating, he was hired full time and spent three years as a web editor, producer for Alaska News Nightly and education reporter. He then moved to Kotzebue (Qikiqtaġruk in Iñupiaq) to work at KOTZ-AM, where he was the community’s first news director in more than a decade.
After two years covering Arctic climate change, subsistence, Iñupiaq culture and the region’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Wesley returned home to Anchorage where he covers city government and Anchorage life. When he’s not at work, he enjoys reading, finding new music to obsess over and searching for a new restaurant to try with his wife.
Reach Wesley at wearly@alaskapublic.org or 907-550-8421.
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Weather Service forecaster Tracen Knopp said temperatures should be coldest Friday and Saturday night, possibly as low as 25 below zero. -
“You have a defendant who, if innocent, was kept, robbed of his freedom for seven years, and if guilty, well that case was dismissed. So justice was served to no one,” said Anchorage Daily News and ProPublica reporter Kyle Hopkins. -
Normally at odds over fish and game, Safari Club members and Kipnuk subsistence hunters share a deer hunt together. Plus, a look at unique holiday celebrations in communities across the state. -
Anchorage Fire Department officials say they received a report of the fire at around 5 a.m. Wednesday morning at a Dimond Estates mobile home. One person was found dead inside. -
The governor announced the appointment of Wasilla resident Steve St. Clair and Sutton resident Garret Nelson to the state House of Representatives. -
Connecting Alaskans, from Utqiaġvik to Juneau, hear festive greetings, well wishes and sentiments from those who call Alaska home. -
While President Trump has framed the pipeline as a centerpiece to his plans for “unleashing” the country’s energy, there are many questions surrounding the mega project. -
Gov. Dunleavy wants a property tax break for the gas line project, but local leaders aren't convinced. Plus, the Alaska rural-urban divide when it comes to Christmas dinner is stark. -
The Assembly approved the new design Tuesday, removing the ship and airplane and adding a braided circle inspired by Dena’ina quillwork. -
While voters won’t decide on a short-term rental tax next spring, Assembly members did vote to require that the properties be registered with the city.
