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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From about 3 p.m. Thursday afternoon to 3 a.m. Friday morning, weather forecasters say about 8 inches of snow blanketed the city. -
Officials estimate that the city will save $300,000 annually by buying the building instead of renting it, when factoring in the new lease and maintenance costs. -
The proposal is aimed at investing in public safety, infrastructure, housing and child care, while easing property taxes. Officials estimate the tax would generate between $150 and $180 million annually. -
Police say John Ivory, 61, was driving an SUV when he fatally struck a woman in Midtown and then fled the scene, driving more than three miles before he was arrested at Wal-Mart. -
Anchorage School District Superintendent Jharrett Bryantt told attendees at a town hall that a decision to close Fire Lake and Lake Otis Elementary Schools has not been finalized. -
Rather than funding new programs, much of the tax revenue is being used to support community service providers that have lost federal and state funding. -
Kelly Loeffler, head of the Small Business Administration, said the agency is modifying its rules to allow loans for damages to personal property at subsistence camps. -
City officials are hoping to transition people from mass shelters into more private housing, while the school district prioritizes supporting students. -
Shalah Reaves, 49, is accused of hitting a man who was lying in the middle of a Midtown Anchorage lane and driving away without providing assistance. -
As the bulk of the crowd packed the park, dozens of rallygoers lined Fifth and Sixth avenues waving signs and receiving supportive honks from passing cars.
