Cheyenne Mathews
Digital Producer/Reporter
Anchorage, Alaska
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Cheyenne was raised in Ketchikan, Alaska and got her start in journalism as the Editor in Chief of Ketchikan High School's newspaper, The Current. After finding her niche in news, Cheyenne decided to study Journalism and Public Communication at the University of Alaska Anchorage. While serving as the Managing Editor of UAA's student newspaper, The Northern Light, from 2018-2019, she covered many of Anchorage's biggest stories , including the 7.1 magnitude earthquake and the UAA School of Education's loss of accreditation.
Cheyenne first walked into the Channel 2 newsroom as an intern in the summer of 2018, aiming to learn what it takes to be a multimedia journalist. Following her time at KTUU, Cheyenne worked as the features intern at the Anchorage Daily News where she wrote arts stories. From 2018-2019, Cheyenne was also one of the student members of the Alaska Press Club board, where she had the opportunity to organize the club's annual conference and awards ceremony.
After graduating from UAA in 2019, Cheyenne joined the Peace Corps and moved to Sichuan, China to teach English. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, Cheyenne was evacuated from China and ultimately came back to Alaska to report on her home state's COVID-19 response.
If you have a story idea you can reach her at cmathews@ktuu.com.
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Updated: Jan. 29, 2021 at 1:31 PM AKST
|By Cheyenne Mathews
In a community alert, police said circumstances around the death required further investigation, but APD has not disclosed what those circumstances are.
Updated: Jan. 29, 2021 at 1:10 PM AKST
|By Cheyenne Mathews
Ligons was charged with the murders of 60-year-old Marie Guy Riley and 63-year-old George Tretikoff, who were found dead in their Fairview home on Oct. 31, 2020.
Updated: Jan. 29, 2021 at 12:54 PM AKST
|By Cheyenne Mathews
No new deaths were reported on Friday, leaving the state death total at 260 residents and two nonresidents.
Updated: Jan. 28, 2021 at 1:14 PM AKST
|By Cheyenne Mathews
The new death brings the state total of deaths to 260 residents and two nonresidents since the pandemic began.
Updated: Jan. 28, 2021 at 10:43 AM AKST
|By Cheyenne Mathews
Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson will end its Public Health Emergency declaration from November, citing a reduction in COVID-19 transmission on base.
Updated: Jan. 27, 2021 at 2:17 PM AKST
|By Cheyenne Mathews
The food delivery service DoorDash is making $150,000 in COVID-19 relief grants available to Anchorage restaurants.
Updated: Jan. 27, 2021 at 12:56 PM AKST
|By Cheyenne Mathews
The state dashboard on vaccinations states 84,746 first dose and 21,100 second dose COVID-19 vaccinations have been administered.
Updated: Jan. 26, 2021 at 6:42 PM AKST
|By Cheyenne Mathews
A seafood plant in Akutan, Alaska run by Trident Seafoods is facing a large COVID-19 outbreak.
Updated: Jan. 26, 2021 at 1:01 PM AKST
|By Cheyenne Mathews
The new death brings the state total of deaths to 258 residents and two nonresidents.
Updated: Jan. 25, 2021 at 5:06 PM AKST
|By Cheyenne Mathews
A Bear Valley Elementary classroom will be closed until Feb. 1 after the class was exposed to COVID-19.
Updated: Jan. 22, 2021 at 3:52 PM AKST
|By Cheyenne Mathews
The Coast Guard said lasers can hurt crews by causing flash blindness or temporary loss of night vision.
Updated: Jan. 21, 2021 at 1:01 PM AKST
|By Cheyenne Mathews
The new death brings the state total of deaths to 252 residents and two nonresidents since the pandemic began.
Updated: Jan. 20, 2021 at 1:32 PM AKST
|By Cheyenne Mathews
One of the new deaths was in a nonresident, bring the state total of deaths to two nonresidents and 251 residents.
Updated: Jan. 19, 2021 at 12:54 PM AKST
|By Cheyenne Mathews
The Bureau of Land Management has signed off and issued leases on 437,804 acres of land in the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Updated: Jan. 19, 2021 at 11:54 AM AKST
|By Cheyenne Mathews
The Department of Health and Social Services is reporting one new death and 130 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday.
Updated: Jan. 18, 2021 at 11:29 AM AKST
|By Cheyenne Mathews
The Department of Health and Social Services is reporting 153 new COVID-19 cases in residents and nonresidents on Monday
Updated: Jan. 15, 2021 at 11:57 AM AKST
|By Cheyenne Mathews
The new death brings the state total of COVID-19 deaths to 228 residents and one nonresident.
Updated: Jan. 14, 2021 at 6:45 PM AKST
|By Cheyenne Mathews
More COVID-19 vaccinations are becoming available for young Alaskans.
Updated: Jan. 14, 2021 at 5:02 PM AKST
|By Cheyenne Mathews
Gov. Mike Dunleavy has issued another public health disaster emergency declaration on Thursday.
Updated: Jan. 14, 2021 at 2:08 PM AKST
|By Cheyenne Mathews
Police have responded to reports of an armed robbery at a Subway location at 701 Northway Drive Thursday afternoon.
Updated: Jan. 14, 2021 at 1:13 PM AKST
|By Cheyenne Mathews
Two more people have died with COVID-19, the Department of Health and Social Services reported Thursday.
Updated: Jan. 13, 2021 at 12:29 PM AKST
|By Cheyenne Mathews
The new death brings the state total of deaths to 225 residents and one nonresident.
Updated: Jan. 12, 2021 at 5:13 PM AKST
|By Cheyenne Mathews
In a daily case summary, DHSS said the new death was a male Anchorage resident in his 70s.
Updated: Jan. 11, 2021 at 5:23 PM AKST
|By Cheyenne Mathews
Alaska State Troopers are investigating a Willow death as a homicide.
Updated: Jan. 11, 2021 at 11:25 AM AKST
|By Cheyenne Mathews
The Department of Health and Social Services is reporting 186 new COVID-19 cases in Alaska Monday.
Updated: Jan. 8, 2021 at 5:16 PM AKST
|By Cheyenne Mathews
No new deaths were reported, leaving the state total of deaths at 222 residents and one nonresident.
Updated: Jan. 8, 2021 at 1:43 PM AKST
|By Cheyenne Mathews
In an interview with the Anchorage Daily News, Sen. Lisa Murkowski said she wanted President Donald Trump to resign after the U.S. Capitol was swarmed by a violent mob of Trump supporters.
Updated: Jan. 7, 2021 at 5:22 PM AKST
|By Cheyenne Mathews
Alaska’s population declined by 3,831 people from July 2019 to July 2020, a decrease of about 0.5%, the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development said on Thursday.
Updated: Jan. 7, 2021 at 4:26 PM AKST
|By Cheyenne Mathews
An Eagle River family spent 10 days in an intensive care unit, including Christmas Day, while their 6-year-old son battled a syndrome that presents in children who had COVID-19.
Updated: Jan. 6, 2021 at 1:53 PM AKST
|By Cheyenne Mathews
The Department of Health and Social Services is reporting two new resident deaths on Wednesday, which brings the state total of deaths to 219 residents and one nonresident.
Updated: Jan. 5, 2021 at 4:31 PM AKST
|By Cheyenne Mathews
The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District is allowing students to learn in person while operating at a high-risk level for COVID-19.
Updated: Jan. 5, 2021 at 12:16 PM AKST
|By Cheyenne Mathews
The new cases bring the state total of cases in residents and nonresidents to 48,560.
Updated: Jan. 4, 2021 at 5:14 PM AKST
|By Cheyenne Mathews
Monday was the first day the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services started reporting probable deaths alongside confirmed COVID-19 deaths in the state’s COVID-19 death count.
Updated: Jan. 4, 2021 at 2:46 PM AKST
|By Cheyenne Mathews
Alaskans 65 and older are part of the Phase 1b, Tier 1 rollout of the COVID-19 vaccinations after frontline health care workers received the first round of vaccinations.
Updated: Dec. 25, 2020 at 3:36 PM AKST
|By Cheyenne Mathews
Anchorage police say they are investigating a suspicious death on the 500-block of Mumford Street.
Updated: Dec. 25, 2020 at 3:03 PM AKST
|By Cheyenne Mathews
The Department of Health and Social Services is reporting one new death and 162 new COVID-19 cases in Alaska on Friday.
Updated: Dec. 24, 2020 at 9:32 PM AKST
|By Cheyenne Mathews
Bean's Cafe has received a large donation of food after a semi-truck carrying groceries crashed, making the food no longer viable for commercial use. Some are calling it a 'Christmas miracle.'
Updated: Dec. 23, 2020 at 1:01 PM AKST
|By Cheyenne Mathews
The new deaths bring the state total of deaths to 196 residents and one nonresident.
Updated: Dec. 23, 2020 at 12:20 PM AKST
|By Cheyenne Mathews
Anchorage police have closed the Glenn Highway outbound lanes at the Eklutna exit after a vehicle accident Wednesday morning.
Updated: Dec. 23, 2020 at 11:34 AM AKST
|By Cheyenne Mathews
Keon Aspaas, 33, of Eagle River has been sentenced to 15 years of federal prison and 10 years of supervised release.
Updated: Dec. 22, 2020 at 1:16 PM AKST
|By Cheyenne Mathews
Wally Roy Carter, 61, of Kotzebue was arrested last week after federal investigators received a tip that he had a sexually assaulted a child around 15 times.
Updated: Dec. 22, 2020 at 11:40 AM AKST
|By Cheyenne Mathews
The additional deaths bring the state total of deaths to 193 residents and one nonresident.
Updated: Dec. 21, 2020 at 1:58 PM AKST
|By Cheyenne Mathews
Alaska has received its first shipment of the second COVID-19 vaccine on Monday.
Updated: Dec. 21, 2020 at 11:27 AM AKST
|By Cheyenne Mathews
The Department of Health and Social Services is reporting 152 new COVID-19 cases in Alaska Monday.
Updated: Dec. 18, 2020 at 4:28 PM AKST
|By Cheyenne Mathews
Harvest Alaska, an affiliate of Hilcorp, announced its purchase of British Petroleum’s Trans-Alaska Pipeline System assets has been completed after review by the Regulatory Commission of Alaska.
Updated: Dec. 18, 2020 at 11:51 AM AKST
|By Cheyenne Mathews
An employee at Foundation Health Partners in Fairbanks experience what was likely an anaphylactic reaction to the COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday afternoon.
Updated: Dec. 17, 2020 at 1:49 PM AKST
|By Cheyenne Mathews
The new deaths bring the state total of deaths up to 182 residents and one nonresident.
Updated: Dec. 17, 2020 at 12:11 PM AKST
|By Cheyenne Mathews
Crowley Fuels of Alaska has agreed to pay a little over $1.3 million in penalties after the Environmental Protection Agency said the company violated national environmental standards and failed to report data for five years for several locations in Alaska.
Updated: Dec. 17, 2020 at 10:11 AM AKST
|By Cheyenne Mathews
The spill was discovered on Tuesday afternoon in a slop oil processing system that carried 80% crud oil and 20% water, the report said.
Updated: Dec. 16, 2020 at 4:26 PM AKST
|By Cheyenne Mathews
The NTSB on Wednesday released a docket with 37 items detailing what happened on Oct. 17, 2019, when the PenAir flight crashed in Unalaska resulting in the death of a 38-year-old man from Washington.
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