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LOCAL REPORTING
The Trinity Journal
From September 2024 through 2026, Francisco Martínezcuello reported for The Trinity Journal as a California Local News Fellow, covering water, wildfire, public lands, government and rural communities across Northern California.
His work included breaking news, investigations, environmental reporting, profiles and the ongoing six-part Trinity River series.

Photo courtesy of the California Local News Fellowship
FULL ARCHIVE
The Trinity Journal Archive
2026
- Complaint: Trinity PUD equipment sparked 2020 Hobo Fire – September 2, 2026
- Disease found in salmon triggers higher Trinity River flows – September 2, 2026
- Wes Dresselhaus takes over as Wolves aim high – August 26, 2026
- Strong El Niño shifts winter odds for Northern California – August 12, 2026
- Hoopa utility district plans fiber internet expansion into Trinity County – August 12, 2026
- THS discus throwers clinic launched by former Olympian – August 5, 2026
- North Trinity fire project raises questions over logging, habitat and public review – July 29, 2026
- Monday morning outage leaves 637 customers in Weaverville without power – July 29, 2026
- California’s fire-driven forest loss has local implications for Trinity County, researcher says – July 17, 2026
- Trinity PUD board marks leadership transition as Hauser prepares departure – July 17, 2026
- Poburko signs with Cal – June 17, 2026
- Students protest, community gathers to remember Kyle Hailey – June 10, 2026
- Hayfork High graduates 20 – June 10, 2026
- Conservancy board visits Weaverville – June 10, 2026
- Trinity High community mourns death of teacher – June 3, 2026
- Two Trinity sophomores take next step at CIF State meet – June 3, 2026
- Deadly Hwy. 299 crash case delayed again – May 27, 2026
- On to state championship meet – May 27, 2026
- Off to section championships – May 20, 2026
- Trinity River salmon fishing to reopen after three years of closure – May 13, 2026
- Trinity County issues proactive gray wolf alert – May 13, 2026
- Another strong showing for Weaverville wrestlers – May 13, 2026
- Wrestler takes second place twice in tournament – May 6, 2026
- Trinity River salmon fishing could reopen under state proposal – April 29, 2026
- USGS geologist explains Mount Shasta’s past – April 29, 2026
- Wolves relay team ahead of the pack against deep pool of competitors – April 29, 2026
- The return of the Golden Bear? – April 22, 2026
- Wildlife coexistence bill advances amid rural concerns over wolves, livestock losses – April 22, 2026
- Ocean salmon season returns as river limits under review – April 15, 2026
- Spring storms bring hail, lightning, outages to Trinity County – April 15, 2026
- Trinity River managers approve flows, funding and projects amid dry year concerns – April 15, 2026
- Huffman faces challenger in redrawn 2nd Congressional District race – April 15, 2026
- Trinity River flow debate simmers beneath calm public presentation – April 15, 2026
- All items approved at Trinity PUD April meeting – April 15, 2026
- State agencies say Ruth Dam spill stayed out of Mad River – April 8, 2026
- Forty days later, snow gives way to light – April 8, 2026
- Warm winter wipes out Trinity County snowpack – April 8, 2026
- McGuire joins rally in Weaverville, draws crowd of more than 180 – April 1, 2026
- Defense attorney replaced in fatal 299 crash case – April 1, 2026
- Sen. McGuire marks milestone at Trinity High track – April 1, 2026
- Resident presses Trinity PUD on brush, fees and line safety – March 25, 2026
- Ruth Dam spill prompts conflicting accounts as state sampling continues – March 18, 2026
- Trinity County wildfire warnings set to become more precise under new NWS system – March 18, 2026
- WCSD says incorrect marking led to water main break during TPUD work – March 18, 2026
- One dog’s rescue reveals local shelter strain – March 11, 2026
- Fatal Highway 299 crash suspect pleads not guilty to murder charges – March 11, 2026
- Kormeier leads Trinity track at Corning meet – March 11, 2026
- Warm storms limit county snowpack gains – March 4, 2026
- Lent, Ramadan overlap – February 25, 2026
- Winter storms bring outages, flooding concerns – February 25, 2026
- Fatal Highway 299 crash case continued – February 25, 2026
- Trinity girls lose to Durham in playoffs – February 21, 2026
- Trinity storms cause scattered power outages in Big Bar, western county – February 20, 2026
- Wolves expand in Northern California as Trinity monitors – February 18, 2026
- Services held as court case continues in fatal Highway 299 crash – February 11, 2026
- Shasta County declares measles outbreak – February 11, 2026
- Snowpack’s slow start – February 4, 2026
- Mushroom presentation in Trinity County highlights identification, education – February 4, 2026
- Driver identified in deadly Highway 299 head-on collision – February 4, 2026
- Four killed in Highway 299 head-on crash near Del Loma – January 28, 2026
- Prices fall in some aisles, rise in others as Trinity County weighs Trump’s first-year economic claims – January 28, 2026
- Trinity County fuel reductions fast-tracked through 2026 – January 14, 2026
- Winter storms push Trinity County above normal for rain – January 14, 2026
- Lions in our midst – January 7, 2026
2025
- Midnight Mass in Weaverville finds meaning in smallness – December 31, 2025
- Winter storms disrupt power during Christmas holiday – December 31, 2025
- Judge denies bid to halt emergency logging in Trinity County – December 24, 2025
- House passes wolf delisting bill as California debate intensifies – December 24, 2025
- Flood Watch expanded as storms continue across Trinity County – December 24, 2025
- Storm system brings heavy rain, flooding concerns, power outages across Trinity County – December 17, 2025
- Indigenous missing – December 17, 2025
- Emergency hatchery failure forces mass fish release into Trinity River – December 17, 2025
- Logging lawsuit puts spotted owl protections, fire safety in tension – December 10, 2025
- Wolves wrestlers shine at Kyle Davis Memorial Invitational – December 10, 2025
- A season of a lifetime – December 3, 2025
- Chainsaw, tradition and three straight: Hayfork wins section championships – November 26, 2025
- Trinity boys win Northern Section cross-country title outright – November 19, 2025
- Three bears, three months: Highway 299’s cost to wildlife – November 12, 2025
- Running through rain and granite: Trinity High’s cross-country legacy – November 12, 2025
- Tribal community leads way in emergency training – November 5, 2025
- A 105-year journey through America’s changing welcome – October 29, 2025
- Weaverville Community Forest celebrates 20 years – October 22, 2025
- Officials urge healthy habits, vaccinations as frost signals start of cold and flu season – October 22, 2025
- From floods to fire: Managing water in an uncertain climate – October 15, 2025
- Sheriff, activists divided over Proposition 50’s redistricting plan – October 15, 2025
- Shutdown stalemate continues – October 8, 2025
- Wolves at the gate: What their return means for Trinity – October 1, 2025
- Trinity braces for impact as federal shutdown begins – October 1, 2025
- Council extends winter flow experiment through 2026 – September 24, 2025
- Fall ocean salmon fishery shut down after hitting harvest guideline – September 24, 2025
- Redding Regional Airport closed for runway rehabilitation – September 24, 2025
- Restored Plymouth returns to Journal spotlight – September 24, 2025
- Toxic trail: From Monterey’s blue pigs to Trinity’s watersheds – September 17, 2025
- Water, power, and the Trinity River: Federal review could shape county’s future – September 17, 2025
- Public lands debate reaches Trinity County – September 17, 2025
- Weather-related outages impact Trinity PUD, PG&E customers – September 11, 2025
- Sacramento prosecutor joins federal team to target cartels behind fentanyl trade – September 10, 2025
- Wolves shine in heat at annual cross-country invitational – September 10, 2025
- Lightning strikes cause multiple power outages across Trinity County – August 27, 2025
- STNF enacts seasonal fire restrictions – August 27, 2025
- Multiple small wildfires reported in Shasta-Trinity National Forest – August 27, 2025
- Highway 3 project gets millions from state, federal funds – August 27, 2025
- Hayfork eyes third straight section title – August 27, 2025
- Wolves set for fresh start with familiar coach – August 27, 2025
- Wolves eye historic season as cross-country campaign begins – August 27, 2025
- Former Wolves quarterback chasing gold on ice – August 20, 2025
- Lewiston Dam flows to rise for Hoopa Valley Tribe – August 20, 2025
- Lightning holdover sparks Marshy fire near Coffee Creek – August 14, 2025
- Lightning storms ignite wildfires across Shasta-Trinity National Forest – August 6, 2025
- CHP identifies man killed in Trinity County motorcycle crash – August 1, 2025
- Stillness and Light: Debee Holland-Olson reflects on 50 years of painting Trinity’s landscapes – July 16, 2025
- Swimmer’s itch cases rise at Whiskeytown’s Brandy Creek Beach – July 16, 2025
- Strong storms bring hail, wind, power outages – July 9, 2025
- Public invited to comment on California’s 2025 Safe Drinking Water Plan – July 9, 2025
- Fisheries bill targets climate resilience, habitat, protection and salmon recovery – July 2, 2025
- More than 9,000 chinook caught after California reopens ocean fishery – July 2, 2025
- Senate removes controversial public land sale proposal after public outcry – June 25, 2025
- Firefighters halt spread of Rush fire after weekend battle – June 25, 2025
- Sanctuary status debate resurfaces as Trinity County named in DHS list – June 18, 2025
- Chants of ‘No Kings’ echo through Weaverville during Saturday march – June 18, 2025
- Hayfork’s class of 2025 celebrates growth, grit, goodbyes – June 18, 2025
- Thursday outage leaves Trinity Center, Coffee Creek without power – June 13, 2025
- Study: Climate change fueling wildfire smoke deaths – June 11, 2025
- Riders conquer Weaver Basin Trail System at LaGrange Classic – June 11, 2025
- Nor Rel Muk Wintu Nation closer to federal acknowledgment – June 11, 2025
- Tribal housing gets major boost with HUD funding – June 11, 2025
- Restored dreams, coffee steam in Weaverville – June 11, 2025
- THS relay team breaks 8-minute barrier, disqualified on technicality – June 4, 2025
- Mad River Fish Hatchery to close amid rising costs, low fish returns – June 4, 2025
- State declares emergency after storms – June 4, 2025
- Bloom Town: Weaverville’s spring flower baskets are back – June 4, 2025
- From grief to closure: Volunteer diver finds missing baby in Trinity River – May 28, 2025
- Salmon seasons shut down again – May 21, 2025
- Diver who found infant in Trinity River helps recover family’s vehicle – May 14, 2025
- End-of-season snow survey shows decline in snowpack levels – May 14, 2025
- Trinity PUD rates to increase in June – May 14, 2025
- Missing infant found dead after lengthy river search – May 7, 2025
- How 5,000 salmon eggs become just 707 smolts: A lesson in survival – May 7, 2025
- Infant missing after vehicle plunges into Trinity River near Big Flat – May 1, 2025
- In search of the elusive Bigfoot – April 30, 2025
- Pope Francis remembered: County mourns with the world – April 30, 2025
- Salmon season closure reflects deepening crisis on West Coast – April 23, 2025
- Algal bloom warnings return – April 23, 2025
- Trinity snowpack outpaces statewide average – April 9, 2025
- Yurok, Hoopa Valley Tribes sign historic Trinity River water agreement – April 9, 2025
- Science, salmon and beavers: Tribal conservation in action – April 2, 2025
- Tunnel vision: Clear Creek Tunnel resumes operations after repairs – April 2, 2025
- Public invited to comment on Trinity River Watershed Plan – April 2, 2025
- California honors Vietnam veterans with official Welcome Home Day – April 2, 2025
- Weaverville, Hayfork and more lost power as federal agency investigates cause – March 26, 2025
- TMC approves spring flow plan amid Tribal concerns – March 26, 2025
- Trinity River to see fluctuating flow releases through April 14 – March 26, 2025
- Salmon season planning underway – March 19, 2025
- FISH Act resurfaces: A threat to salmon regulatory streamlining – March 19, 2025
- New Executive Order aims to revive U.S. timber industry, forest management – March 12, 2025
- Measles cases on the rise: A look at California and rural preparedness – March 12, 2025
- Trinity Alps snowpack slightly above average, survey finds – March 12, 2025
- Lewiston Dam releases to decrease in stages, future plans uncertain – March 12, 2025
- Science, sediments and strife: Debating the future of the Trinity River – March 5, 2025
- Wolves’ Track and Field team gears up for spring with record-breaking potential – March 5, 2025
- La Niña’s brief visit: What it means for salmon, climate – February 26, 2025
- State’s firefighters could soon be year-round – February 26, 2025
- Power restored after five-hour outage in North County – February 26, 2025
- Masters tournament challenges Trinity wrestlers, three earn medals – February 26, 2025
- Power outage leaves over 800 without electricity in North County – February 19, 2025
- PUD meeting proceeds despite outages – February 19, 2025
- More than 6,000 customers lose power – February 19, 2025
- Snowpack starts above-average – February 12, 2025
- Rising waters: Bureau of Reclamation announces higher releases from Lewiston Dam – February 12, 2025
- Annual salmon information meeting set for Feb. 26 – February 12, 2025
- Federal water release order catches state officials off guard – February 5, 2025
- Power outages leave many in the dark – February 5, 2025
- Trump: ‘People over fish’ – January 29, 2025
- Ewing Reservoir under watch with algal bloom warnings – January 29, 2025
- From science to action: Klamath River’s story inspires restoration efforts – January 29, 2025
- $3 million grant to fund Weaver Creek restoration – January 22, 2025
- Hoopa Valley Tribe urges federal action in Trinity River Restoration Program dispute – January 22, 2025
- Small-town heroes answer big city’s call: Hayfork crew helps fight Palisades fire – January 15, 2025
- Controversy surrounds State Water Board’s Bay-Delta Plan, Trinity River – January 8, 2025
- Protecting wildlife and ecosystems: Impact of a landmark environmental cleanup – January 8, 2025
- U.S. Forest Service seeks input on 30-year land plan update – January 8, 2025
- TikTok lawsuits highlight risks to young users' mental health – January 1, 2025
2024
- Yurok Tribe lawsuit dismissed – December 25, 2024
- Hoopa seeks dismissal of Yurok lawsuit over river flows – December 18, 2024
- From oaths to outages: TPUD’s eventful meeting – December 18, 2024
- Missing and Murdered Indigenous People: The search for Roy Tsatoke – December 11, 2024
- Hoopa fisheries director voices concerns at TMC – December 11, 2024
- New 837 area code launching in January – December 11, 2024
- New Miners Guild takes root – December 11, 2024
- Modoc Braves, Trinity girls dominate 3rd annual Kyle Davis Wrestling Invitational – December 11, 2024
- $1.4 million for Weaver Creek habitat restoration – December 4, 2024
- Bold moves, personal bests: Highlights from the CIF Cross-Country Championship – December 4, 2024
- ATV fatality on Thanksgiving Day – December 4, 2024
- First major storm leaves many in the dark – November 27, 2024
- Trinity River facing unscheduled flow increases due to Clear Creek Tunnel repairs, winter storms – November 27, 2024
- Players, coaches react to Timberjacks' back-to-back NSCIF titles – November 27, 2024
- 180 TPUD customers still without power, PG&E outage near Salyer – November 21, 2024
- PUD approves fee waiver for Weaverville VFD's power upgrade – November 20, 2024
- Reviving the Eel River: Insights from California Trout's Mierau – November 20, 2024
- Weaverville Chamber of Commerce prepares to spread Mountain Magic holiday cheer – November 20, 2024
- Unbeaten Timberjacks set for showdown in Div. 6 football playoffs – November 13, 2024
- Cousins, Johnson, Trindade lead PUD race – November 6, 2024
- California Tribes, tribal organization gets over $4 million in federal funding to support survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault – October 30, 2024
- Seven candidates running for three TPUD seats – October 23, 2024
- State Senator announces $1.5 million funding for new all-weather track at THS – October 23, 2024
- McGuire announces $1.5 million funding for new all-weather track at THS – October 16, 2024
- From Mojito’s Cuban groove to native wildlife, inside the lively Harvest/Salmon Festival – October 9, 2024
- Trinity PUD board Oks truck sale, added service – October 9, 2024
- The critical role of Trinity meadows in combating California’s drought and wildfires – October 9, 2024
- Tribe seeks court’s support on Trinity River audit – October 9, 2024
- Proposition 36 advocates call for tougher penalties, addiction treatment – October 9, 2024
- CHP reports motorcycle fatality near Burnt Ranch – October 3, 2024
- Fraud alert: Fake cashier's checks threaten CCCU customers – October 2, 2024
- Celebrating the Acorn Harvest, indigenous traditions – October 2, 2024
- Proposition 32: Small businesses in Trinity worried as minimum wage vote looms – September 25, 2024
- TMC approves key changes to Trinity River flows – September 25, 2024
LOCAL REPORTING
The Chilkat Valley News
In summer 2024, Francisco Martínezcuello worked as the Summer Reporter at the Chilkat Valley News in Haines, Alaska, covering local government, community life, science and the environment.
His work included profiles, features and reporting on the people and issues shaping the Chilkat Valley. He continued contributing occasional freelance stories to the newspaper after his summer assignment.

Photo: Rashah McChesney
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The Chilkat Valley News Archive
- One Loss, One Lesson, One Title – January 15, 2026
- Fearless on the mat: Haines wrestlers find their identity at Lancer Smith – November 20, 2025
- Haines grad chases wrestling dream to California, Iowa – March 14, 2025
- Haines wrestlers Henry, Jimenez lead strong showing at state meet – December 26, 2024
- Six Glacier Bear wrestlers headed to state after hosting Region V championships – December 20, 2024
- From pain to healing: The emotional impact of the Navy's apology to Angoon – November 8, 2024
- Klukwan connections celebrated during Angoon apology – November 8, 2024
- A culinary treasure: How mushroom foraging enriches a local chef's creations – October 11, 2024
- Rising PSP levels spark shellfish warnings across Southeast Alaska – August 29, 2024
- Haines wrestling senior reflects on challenges and triumphs from Alaska to Nationals – August 23, 2024
- Q&A: The role of Alaska Native and Tlingít soldiers in World War II code talkers – August 21, 2024
- Brown bear shooting sparks police and wildlife trooper response on FAA road – August 19, 2024
- Feeling the forest: New tour offers nature immersion experience – August 15, 2024
- Mystery surrounds dead pregnant humpback found in Icy Strait – August 15, 2024
- State euthanizes juvenile brown bear after incidents at Chilkoot State Park – August 13, 2024
- Meet Ahsoka, the journey of a western Siberian eagle owl to Haines – August 12, 2024
- Surge in sockeye salmon leads to reopened fisheries in Haines area – August 9, 2024
- Former Haines resident caught in record flooding in Juneau – August 8, 2024
- A cut above the rest: Fudge wins logging competition at Southeast Alaska State Fair – August 2, 2024
- CDC simplifies controversial new regs for crossing borders with dogs – August 1, 2024
- Team raises funds for new mats during ‘beach wrestling’ event at the fair – August 1, 2024
- State departments tracking problem bears near Chilkoot Lake campground – August 1, 2024
- On your mark, get set, and roll! – July 26, 2024
- Coast Guard calls off search for trio who went missing flying from Juneau to Yakutat – July 22, 2024
- Amid ‘strange year’ Chilkoot closes for red salmon fishing – July 21, 2024
- Weather service warns of high water, flooding in the Chilkat Valley – July 15, 2024
- State traffic counters return to Chilkat Valley – July 13, 2024
- Local fishermen report mixed results in commercial season so far – July 13, 2024
- With humpback whales feeding in the area, Glacier Bay tells boaters to slow down – July 3, 2024
- Bald Eagle Foundation rescues two eagles over the weekend – July 1, 2024
- With new album, Haines artist wants to give people “refreshingly positive” but not naive experience – June 30, 2024
- Local motorheads show off for first Father’s Day car show – June 22, 2024
- Bill Thomas to drop out of race for House District 3 – June 18, 2024
- Study finds more than 300 brown bears in Upper Lynn Canal – June 17, 2024
- Haines DMV hosts first motorcycle road test in five years – June 15, 2024
LOCAL REPORTING
KYUK Public Media
From November 2022 through January 2024, Francisco Martínezcuello worked as a News Reporting Fellow at KYUK in Bethel, Alaska, covering communities across the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.
His reporting included local government, crime and courts, sports, community life and breaking news. At KYUK, he developed his work in public radio and audio storytelling.

Photo: Dean Swope
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The KYUK Archive
2024
- The 2024 K300 Red Lantern Award went to a musher from Crooked Creek – 31-JAN-2024
- Meet the Kuskokwim 300 rookie from Kwethluk who’s gone undefeated for the past 2 years – 27-JAN-2024
- Kasigluk man dead after local jail fire – 24-JAN-2024
- LISTEN: Musher Fr. Alexander Larson looks forward to this weekend’s K300 – 24-JAN-2024
- Orthodox Epiphany consecrates water for use throughout the year – 24-JAN-2024
- LISTEN: Kuskokwim 300 Manager Paul Basile on the upcoming sled dog race – 23-JAN-2024
- Lady Warriors lose by 1 point in nail-biter finish – 23-JAN-2024
- Crowd rocks Warrior Dome during Donlin Gold Invitational Basketball Tournament – 22-JAN-2024
- Bethel mother pleads guilty to murdering her adopted daughter – 19-JAN-2024
- Judge tasked with leading Public Defender Agency reflects on 15 years of life in Bethel – 18-JAN-2024
- Bethel woman charged with felony assault for stabbing – 17-JAN-2024
- Warrior boys basketball team takes first and Lady Warriors take second at Nikiski Tournament – 17-JAN-2024
- Akiachak father and two sons indicted on alleged assault charges – 12-JAN-2024
- Napakiak woman charged with theft and fraud for allegedly cashing her mother's checks – 11-JAN-2024
- Bogus Creek 150 postponed due to weather – 11-JAN-2024
- Reopened case into the 2021 death of Bethel woman leaves ‘more questions than answers’ – 10-JAN-2024
- Bethel Sprint Club racing season begins with a race up the river and back – 9-JAN-2024
- Bethel basketball teams play hard, come up short at Ketchikan tournament – 4-JAN-2024
2023
- KYUK’s 2023 in review – 31-DEC-2023
- LISTEN: KYUK’s newsroom sits down to discuss stories from 2023 – 30-DEC-2023
- Freezing cold Holiday Classic sees another Raymond Alexie win – 27-DEC-2023
- LISTEN: Alaska National Guard brings Santa to Tuluksak – 22-DEC-2023
- Wells Fargo workers in Bethel withdraw union petition as other branches move to unionize – 22-DEC-2023
- Operation Santa Claus delivers Christmas gifts to Tuluksak – 21-DEC-2023
- Bethel Warriors end wrestling season with 1 state champion – 20-DEC-2023
- In Newtok, decades of erosion have finally caught up to the school – 20-DEC-2023
- Quinhagak has its first state wrestling champion – 19-DEC-2023
- Kwethluk musher wins second K300 Season Opener – 18-DEC-2023
- LISTEN: Gladys Jung Elementary hosts FIRST Lego League Regional Robotics Competition – 15-DEC-2023
- Both Warrior teams win regional tournament and head to state wrestling competition – 14-DEC-2023
- The Delta Championship Series is back and kicks off Dec. 16 – 13-DEC-2023
- Bethel's Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10041 remembers Pearl Harbor – 11-DEC-2023
- Some beloved subsistence foods are missing in Hooper Bay a year after Typhoon Merbok – 7-DEC-2023
- Bethel's police chief resigns effective Jan. 1 – 6-DEC-2024
- New ‘Fire Lab’ helps train Bethel firefighters to respond to blazes – 6-DEC-2023
- Napaskiak wrestling team wins last tournament of the season – 6-DEC-2023
- Warriors place in top 10 at the Grace Grizzly Shakedown tournament – 5-DEC-2023
- Bethel City Council passes budget amendment – 1-DEC-2023
- Bethel City Council confusion causes delay in budget amendment – 27-NOV-2023
- FEMA registration deadline less than a month away – 27-NOV-2023
- Wells Fargo branch in Bethel files for unprecedented union elections – 22-NOV-2023
- Lancer Smith Tournament draws over a thousand wrestlers to the Menard Center – 21-NOV-2023
- Mountain Village man sentenced for 2018 murder – 20-NOV-2023
- Operation Santa Claus delivers Christmas miracle early – 17-NOV-2023
- Four people charged in YKCC smuggling attempt – 16-NOV-2023
- Alaska's top teams compete at Bethel Wrestling Invitational – 15-NOV-2023
- Alakanuk man convicted of 12 counts, including sexual assault, incest, assault, and kidnapping – 14-NOV-2023
- LISTEN: Veterans Day Celebration at Bethel Regional High School – 9-NOV-2023
- Bethel Fire Department gets a new fire engine – 8-NOV-2023
- FEMA Disaster Assistance teams visiting Akiachak – 8-NOV-2023
- 2024 Kuskokwim 300 reaches registration capacity – 7-NOV-2023
- Warrior wrestlers dominate in Anchorage – 6-NOV-2023
- US Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is coming to Bethel – 3-NOV-2023
- Warrior wrestlers compete in two separate tournaments – 1-NOV-2023
- FEMA Disaster Assistance teams visiting Tuluksak – 1-NOV-2023
- Calista Corporation announces 2023 Elders' Benefit Distribution – 1-NOV-2023
- Family of Marshall woman who was found dead on the Yukon River this summer keep her story alive at AFN – 25-OCT-2023
- Warriors kick off wrestling season with Bethel Scramble – 19-OCT-2023
- Commissary returns to Bethel and adds Nome delivery – 19-OCT-2023
- Bethel City Council members vote for new mayor and vice mayor – 18-OCT-2023
- Bethel Upward Bound Club Drone Fest takes flight – 17-OCT-2023
- 2024 K300 sled dog race registration opens – 14-OCT-2023
- Rescuers find a second Atmautluak man dead after collision with barge on the Kuskokwim River – 12-OCT-2023
- 2 incumbents and 2 new members are sworn in during Bethel City Council meeting – 11-OCT-2023
- Boating fatality in Bethel – 11-OCT-2023
- Alaska State Troopers report fatal boat accident in Napakiak – 10-OCT-2023
- Direct hire agreement means more opportunities for ANSEP students – 9-OCT-2023
- Teaching Through Technology leadership conference connects students statewide – 5-OCT-2023
- FEMA Disaster Assistance teams visiting Marshall – 4-OCT-2023
- The preliminary results are in for the 2023 Bethel municipal election – 3-OCT-2023
- Alaska State Troopers say 2 people were found dead in the Yukon River near Nulato – 3-OCT-2023
- How to vote in the 2023 Bethel municipal and school board elections – 3-OCT-2023
- Bethel Regional High School hosts regional cross-country meet at the sandpit in Bethel – 2-OCT-2023
- FEMA Disaster Assistance teams visiting Napaskiak – 1-OCT-2023
- FEMA Disaster Assistance teams visiting Tuntutliak – 1-OCT-2023
- Alaska State Troopers received a threat towards multiple LKSD schools – 27-SEP-2023
- FEMA Disaster Assistance teams visiting Bethel – 26-SEP-2023
- Scientists found fewer positive cases of bird flu in Alaska this year – 22-SEP-2023
- FEMA Disaster Assistance teams returning to Kwethluk – 22-SEP-2023
- Bethel Police Department has new K-9 Unit – 21-SEP-2023
- Listen to the 2023 Bethel City Council Candidates Forum – 20-SEP-2023
- FEMA Disaster Assistance teams visiting Russian Mission and returning to Kwethluk – 19-SEP-2023
- Hundreds gather in Bethel to pay their respects to the Peltola family – 18-SEP-2023
- LISTEN: Eugene 'Buzzy' Peltola Jr. funeral and community reflection – 18-SEP-2023
- Get to know your 2023 Bethel City Council candidates – 16-SEP-2023
- FEMA Disaster Assistance teams visiting Kasigluk and returning to Emmonak – 16-SEP-2023
- Early voting for Bethel's municipal election begins Sept. 18 – 14-SEP-2023
- Alaska's US Representative is thankful for the overwhelming support she received – 14-SEP-2023
- Eugene 'Buzzy' Peltola Jr. remembered for his sense of humor, public service, and commitment to family – 14-SEP-2023
- Eugene 'Buzzy' Peltola Jr., husband of Rep. Mary Peltola, has died in a plane crash – 13-SEP-2023
- FEMA Disaster Assistance teams visiting Tuluksak – 11-SEP-2023
- FEMA Disaster Assistance teams visiting Kwethluk – 7-SEP-2023
- FEMA Disaster Assistance teams visiting Emmonak – 7-SEP-2023
- FEMA Disaster Assistance teams visiting Crooked Creek – 6-SEP-2023
- Bureau of Land Management headed to the Y-K Delta to visit Alaska Native Vietnam-era veterans – 6-SEP-2023
- FEMA Disaster Assistance teams visiting Russian Mission – 5-SEP-2023
- After burying Marshall mother, friends and family ask why it took so long to find her – 31-AUG-2023
- IRS announces tax relief for victims of flooding in Alaska – 30-AUG-2023
- Drunk driver runs over pedestrians, killing 1 – 28-AUG-2023
- FEMA assistance available for Alaska spring flooding – 25-AUG-2023
- A man was shot and killed in Alakanuk – 24-AUG-2023
- Marshall Tribal President speaks about the cultural impact of declining salmon runs on Yukon River – 23-AUG-2023
- Melvin Andrew sentenced to 12 years in prison for sexually abusing a minor – 22-AUG-2023
- LISTEN: Kimberly Fitka O'Domin ceremony and family reflection – 11-AUG-2023
- Former Akiachak school teacher found guilty of sexually abusing minors – 5-AUG-2023
- Trial of former Akiachak school teacher accused of sexual abuse begins – 4-AUG-2023
- The Valcarce Law Offices burn down – 2-AUG-2023
- Bethel City Council approves 3 Community Action Grants – 1-AUG-2023
- Child shot and killed in Mountain Village – 31-JUL-2023
- Listen: Researchers conduct water quality test in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta – 31-JUL-2023
- US Postal Service makes forwarding mail changes – 25-JUL-2023
- LISTEN: 2023 Bethel Volunteer Emergency Services Association 8-on-8 Mud Volleyball Tournament – 20-JUL-2023
- Benjamin Anderson-Agimuk sentenced to 36-year imprisonment – 17-JUL-2023
- Tuluksak water leak repaired after nearly five months without running water – 16-JUL-2023
- Nearly two years after his arrest, the trial of a former Akiachak teacher is set to begin – 14-JUL-2023
- Bethel grand jury indicts Eek resident for alleged sexual abuse of a minor – 14-JUL-2023
- Open seats announced during Bethel City Council meeting – 13-JUL-2023
- For around $620,000, Bethel settles 2 lawsuits and avoids a potential third – 9-JUL-2023
- Troopers identify body found on the Yukon River as missing Marshall woman – 7-JUL-2023
- Listen: Family and friends gathered to celebrate the life of former Bethel city leader, veteran, and father, Donald Elliott - 6-JUL-2023
- Thousands of Alaskans were victims of internet crime last year. The FBI warns that expanded AI could make the problem worse – 3-JUL-2023
- City of Bethel to settle two ongoing lawsuits and a potential third – 3-JUL-2023
- Tips from FEMA on celebrating the Fourth of July safely – 30-JUN-2023
- Bethel firefighters respond to second fire in less than 48 hours – 29-JUN-2023
- Bethel Fire Department responds to house fire in the Kasayuli Subdivision – 29-JUN-2023
- Woman's body found in Yukon River – 28-JUN-2023
- Tensions rise on Bethel City Council as key management roles remain unfilled and pending litigation looms – 26-JUN-2023
- Bethel couple accused of abusing toddler plead not guilty – 26-JUN-2023
- Bethel gets an interim city manager, but other city positions are still open – 23-JUN-2023
- Former Bethel resident missing in Marshall – 22-JUN-2023
- Cooler spring and heavy rainfall will impact this fire season – 22-JUN-2023
- Alaska Military Youth Academy graduates 60th class – 21-JUN-2023
- During a spike in dangerous paralytic shellfish toxin levels, one scientist warns of impact on Yukon salmon – 20-JUN-2023
- Chevak Native Village joins others in federal lawsuit against Donlin – 9-JUN-2023
- The Native Village of Kwigillingok joins others in federal lawsuit against Donlin – 9-JUN-2023
- Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation issues notification of a data security incident – 8-JUN-2023
- Hooper Bay residents weigh in on the impact of fishing closures. 'It’s like taking away food from our table' – 8-JUN-2023
- Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge issues 30-day waterfowl closure – 4-JUN-2023
- Veterans of Foreign Wars spotlights local veteran on Memorial Day – 31-MAY-2023
- Scientists believe they've found the first bird flu casualty in Southwestern Alaska this season – 30-MAY-2023
- The Alaska Organized Militia deployed to Bethel and Circle to support flood recovery efforts – 26-MAY-2023
- Daniel Buckingham sentenced to 23 Years for sexual assault – 26-MAY-2023
- Harold Gregory sentenced to 33 years for murder of girlfriend – 24-MAY-2023
- Governor amends flooding disaster declaration and activates the state's public assistance and individual assistance disaster recovery programs – 23-MAY-2023
- Bethel Regional High School graduates Class of 2023 – 22-MAY-2023
- Native voices on display during FLOTUS visit to Bethel 'some very strong, powerful women were here' – 21-MAY-2023
- First lady Jill Biden and Interior Secretary Deb Haaland visit Bethel – 18-MAY-2023
- Investing in America event in Bethel announced – 16-MAY-2023
- Ice jam causes Crooked Creek flooding and prompts disaster declaration by Gov. Dunleavy – 15-MAY-2023
- UAF Kuskokwim Campus 2023 Commencement Ceremony includes two Doctor of Philosophy Degrees – 13-MAY-2023
- KYUK takes down AM tower – 12-MAY-2023
- Bethel's Winter House closes for the season – 10-MAY-2023
- Former Bethel Mayor arrested, charged with domestic assault, criminal mischief – 10-MAY-2023
- Listen: Bethel’s Ayaprun Elitnaurvik students prepare pike fish they caught – 10-MAY-2023
- Listen: Executive chefs provide a special meal to students at Bethel’s Ayaprun Elitnaurvik – 8-MAY-2023
- Local first responders learn how to work in Bethel's new Black Hawk – 27-APR-2023
- City Council split on measure to amend rules for city employment – 18-APR-2023
- Here are the latest regulation changes from the Board of Fisheries for the 2023 fishing season – 18-APR-2023
- Bethel Friends of Canines wins award for helping people keep their pets – 13-APR-2023
- During Bethel visit, Murkowski talks about rural Alaska and how she plans to address issues in D.C. – 11-APR-2023
- Earthjustice, three tribes, file another lawsuit challenging the Donlin Gold Mine project – 11-APR
- Tuluksak students compete in the Native Youth Olympics Bethel Invitational despite challenges faced in their community – 5-APR-2023
- Tuluksak principal ‘very thankful’ as state steps in to help with ongoing water crisis – 5-APR-2023
- Western Interior Alaska Subsistence Advisory Council meeting venue has changed – 4-APR-2023
- Federal Subsistence Board schedules public meeting regarding salmon fishing closures on the Kanektok River – 3-APR-2023
- City of Bethel Finance Department promotes payment options and reveals future plan – 3-APR-2023
- NYO Bethel Invitational draws over 140 competitors – 3-APR-2023
- Bethel City Manager announces retirement – 3-APR-2023
- Bethel City Council welcomes back former council member and current District 38 Representative Conrad 'CJ' McCormick – 31-MAR-2023
- Near-normal winter was full of temperature variability – 31-MAR-2023
- 2023 Kuskokwim Ice Road seasonal closure announced – 31-MAR-2023
- Alaska Department of Fish and Game releases Kuskokwim Bay salmon fishery announcement – 30-MAR-2023
- St. Mary's resident shot and killed – 28-MAR-2023
- Heart of the Drums carries tradition, generational stories for Cama-i visitors – 28-MAR-2023
- Gov. Dunleavy, senior military advisor visit Bethel for promotion ceremony – 28-MAR-2023
- Cama-i honors Chevak Elder and culture bearer with Living Treasure Award – 25-MAR-2023
- Body of Bethel man found and identified – 24-MAR-2023
- Bethel Regional High School student arrested for bringing a weapon to school – 24-MAR-2023
- The Qasgirimuit dance group prepares for the first full Cama-i festival in 3 years – 24-MAR-2023
- Western Interior Alaska Subsistence Advisory Council meetings scheduled in Aniak – 23-MAR-2023
- Subsistence Advisory Council meetings scheduled in Bethel – 23-MAR-2023
- Full Cama-i Dance Festival returns after 3 years – 21-MAR-2023
- Help is on the way for Tuluksak's school, but it's not clear when running water will be restored – 9-MAR-2023
- Bethel veterans weigh in on cost of living, health care, and suicide rates during VA Secretary visit – 2-MAR-2023
- It has been nearly two weeks since Tuluksak’s school lost running water. 'Teachers are now having to become experts in water management.' – 2-FEB-2023
- Listen: Two high school students build a pair of igloos – 16-FEB-2023
- Alaska Army National Guard rescues two overdue snow machiners near Tuntutuliak – 16-FEB-2023
- Bethel’s survey and service event provides a helping hand to area homeless – 15-FEB-2023
- 'The magic of science comes to life' at the Lower Kuskokwim School District's science fair – 8-FEB-2023
- Public hearings announced regarding salmon fishing closures – 3-FEB-2023
- Nome novice musher’s grit and perseverance earn him a second K300 Red Lantern – 1-FEB-2023
- Russian Orthodox Epiphany in Napaskiak – 24-JAN-2023
- A case challenging the pipeline right-of-way permit for Donlin Gold gets its day in court – 23-JAN-2023
- As Bethel deals with warmer-than-usual weather, a climate specialist warns that it could fuel the next wildfire season – 23-JAN-2023
- More than a shelter: Tundra Women's Coalition weighs in on its lesser known programs and community responses to violence – 13-JAN-2023
- Holiday Classic results: Kwethluk's Raymond Alexie wins again – 10-JAN-2023
- Upper Kalskag man faces murder, arson charges in fire that killed 2 people – 9-JAN-2023
- Eggs and milk are in short supply in the Y-K Delta, but grocers are hopeful things will ease soon – 5-JAN-2023
- Looking back on the top stories from 2022 – 3-JAN-2023
2022
- Bethel Police Department solves cold case over a year old – 30-DEC-2022
- Rebecca Trimble's private legislation is now a private law – 29-DEC-2022
- Private bill passes for former Bethel resident that faced deportation – 22-DEC-2022
- Bethel’s new police chief looks for ways to connect. 'We need the community to help us keep the community safe' – 20-DEC-2022
- Kwethluk’s Raymond Alexie wins the first race of the Kuskokwim mushing season – 20-DEC-2022
- Four graduate from new nursing program in Bethel – 8-DEC-2022
- Bethel Police Department updated press release with suspect photos – 1-DEC-2022
- Arctic lamprey in Kuskokwim River – 30-NOV-2022
- Armed robbery at ALASKAbuds in Bethel – 29-NOV-2022
- Students in Kipnuk return to class after weeks of remote learning – 22-NOV-2022
- Travelers urged to stay off the Kuskokwim River for now – 21-NOV-2022
- Lady Warriors take second place at annual Bethel Wrestling Invitational – 15-NOV-2022
- Bethel veterans recall service and life beyond it – 11-NOV-2022
- Alaska Air National Guardsmen rescue 3 boaters on the Kuskokwim River – 2-NOV-2022
FREELANCE REPORTING
Alongside newsroom reporting, Francisco Martínezcuello has contributed freelance journalism to national and regional publications, with work spanning the environment, military and veterans affairs, sports, identity and narrative nonfiction.

Photo: Israel Castillo
Freelance Work & National Publications
- Three bears, three months: Highway 299's cost to wildlife – Shasta Scout ( November 18, 2025)
- Family, Legacy, and the Mat: Amelia Fawcett’s Journey Forward – Sports Illustrated (April 18, 2025)
- Pursuing more than gold: Wasilla wrestler Amelia Fawcett's championship journal – Anchorage Daily News (March 26, 2025)
- The Bedrock of Good Journalism – California Magazine (May 31, 2024)
- A Soldier Found Healing Outdoors. How He Wants to Break Down Barriers for Others – The War Horse (March 7, 2024)
- We were in Shock - Loved Ones Remember Marine Killed in Abbey Gate Bombing – Task & Purpose (August 26, 2022)
- Driven to Succeed – Inside the Lair (May 6, 2022)
- Ukraine is Ground Zero for the Environmental Impacts of War – Sierra Magazine (April 11, 2022)
- Wetlands Help Fight Climate Change, But the Kind of Wetland Matters – Bay Nature (February 24, 2022)
- Arizona's Last Ocelot Faces A Life in Isolation – Earth Island Journal (July 8, 2021)
- Clearing Up the Smoke: Understanding South Dakota Marijuana Laws – Buffalo Chip Gazette (August 2, 2021)
EARLY REPORTING
Before working in local newsrooms and public radio, Francisco Martínezcuello developed his reporting through journalism school and student media, including audio work for North Gate Radio.

Photo: Mathew Miranda
Journalism School
- So What’s A Real Chess Club Like – North Gate Radio (December 10, 2020)
- Stop the Steal in San Diego – North Gate Radio (November 19, 2020)
- Black Girls Ride – North Gate Radio (November 5, 2020)