Lexi Yelverton
Video Editor/Photojournalist
Anchorage, Alaska
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Lex is a graduate from the University of Florida with a degree in Digital Film and TV Production. She recently moved from Florida to Alaska and is ecstatic to be here. She has a dog named blue and loves art, film making, and traveling.
Education
Updated: Jun. 30, 2022 at 10:36 PM AKDT
|By Lexi Yelverton
A motorcycle ride spanning 22 days across 2,200 miles and 22 checkpoints raises awareness and funds to combat veteran suicide. The repetitive use of the number 22 is to represent the 22 veterans on average that take their own lives ever day across the nation.
Updated: Jun. 20, 2022 at 11:00 AM AKDT
|By Lexi Yelverton
Biking 15 miles on the Klondike Highway may sound strenuous, but when it’s mostly downhill, it can seem like a breeze.
Updated: Jun. 20, 2022 at 10:52 AM AKDT
|By Lexi Yelverton
The Red Onion Saloon served as both a saloon and brothel during the height of the Klondike gold rush.
Updated: May. 26, 2022 at 9:24 AM AKDT
|By Lexi Yelverton
Thank you, First Responders.
Updated: May. 13, 2022 at 6:42 PM AKDT
|By Lexi Yelverton
K-9 Ray is commended for his bravery during an incident in which he was injured that involved a machete-wielding man.
Updated: Feb. 4, 2022 at 5:45 PM AKST
|By Lexi Yelverton
The Black lives in Alaska exhibit opened at the Anchorage Museum in April 2021 and will be closing this month, but during its time at the museum it recalled triumphs as well as struggles of Alaska’s Black community.
Updated: Feb. 4, 2022 at 2:49 PM AKST
|By Lexi Yelverton
Black lives in Alaska
Updated: Jan. 28, 2022 at 3:58 PM AKST
|By Lexi Yelverton
When one thinks of hydroponics and mental health, they seem completely different, but Alaska Seeds of Change is combining the two to offer formal support to youths in a trauma-informed environment.
Updated: Jan. 28, 2022 at 7:03 AM AKST
|By Lexi Yelverton
Alaska Seeds of Change works with young people on growing produce in a hydroponic garden while also focusing on building mental health skills in an atmosphere of support.
Updated: Jan. 27, 2022 at 6:36 PM AKST
|By Lexi Yelverton
Learn about how porcupines survive in Alaska winters.
Updated: Jan. 20, 2022 at 10:34 PM AKST
|By Lexi Yelverton
The Alaska Business Hall of Fame welcomed five new inductees on Thursday.
Updated: Jan. 15, 2022 at 3:57 PM AKST
|By Lexi Yelverton
In honor of Betty White’s death just before what would have been her 100th birthday, animal shelters are coming together to participate in the Betty White Challenge.
Updated: Jan. 3, 2022 at 8:52 PM AKST
|By Lexi Yelverton
Alaskan artists Isaiah Samson-Samaniego and Tzadi Hauck designed a series of three vests that are displayed at The North Face on 5th Avenue in Anchorage.
Telling Alaska's Story: Alaskan artists' collaboration being featured at The North Face in Anchorage
Updated: Jan. 3, 2022 at 7:26 PM AKST
|By Lexi Yelverton
Telling Alaska's Story: Alaskan artists' collaboration being featured at The North Face in Anchorage
Updated: Dec. 29, 2021 at 10:58 PM AKST
|By Lexi Yelverton
Winter race to raise money for a nonprofit that builds trails for all to enjoy.
Updated: Dec. 23, 2021 at 9:00 AM AKST
|By Lexi Yelverton
Santa surprised kids at the Alaska Native Medical Center today.
Updated: Dec. 17, 2021 at 5:07 PM AKST
|By Lexi Yelverton
On Santa Skis Free day, any people who are dressed in a Santa-themed outfit and that are in the Christmas spirit get rewarded with a free ticket at Alyeska Resort.
Updated: Dec. 2, 2021 at 10:36 PM AKST
|By Lexi Yelverton
Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson got in the Christmas spirit Thursday by lighting up its annual holiday tree.