Theo Greenly, KUCB - Unalaska

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a road

Unalaska to pursue geothermal energy project with new partners

For the city’s plan to work without Chena Power’s involvement, the Ounalashka Corp. would likely have to break ties with Chena.
a road

Unalaska pulls plug on Makushin geothermal project

Unalaska City Council members had lost confidence that the project would be completed on a reasonable timeline.
a volcano

Unalaska positions to walk away from geothermal agreement

A Friday memo from Unalaska's administration advises against renewing a power purchase agreement in the Makushin Volcano geothermal project.

Unalaska weighs energy options as geothermal project requests new terms

Unalaska is closer than ever to building a geothermal power plant on Makushin Volcano, but the project is facing investment challenges and the city is weighing its options.
Gregory Golodoff

Attu’s last survivor remembered for his leadership and forgiveness

Gregory Golodoff, the last surviving resident of Attu taken prisoner by the Japanese in 1942, had empathy for his captors before his death last month.
Attu

Last Attuan captured by Japan in World War II dies at 84

Gregory Golodoff was a young child in 1942, when the Imperial Japanese Army landed in the Aleutians and took all 42 Attuans prisoner.
an artillery shell

Military blows up large artillery shell found near Cold Bay

Explosives experts sent from Anchorage destroyed the massive munition, which was found last month by a hunter in the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge.
orcas

Conservation group blames Bering Sea trawlers for orca deaths, plans to sue feds

The Center for Biological Diversity says NOAA Fisheries must uphold its duty to protect the killer whales under the Marine Mammal Protection Act.
a man

Unalaska hires new police chief, 10 months after former chief’s resignation

Kim Hankins moved to the Aleutians from Illinois, where he was recognized by state officials for his dedication to narcotics law enforcement.
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Russian military conducts exercises in Bering Sea

A Coast Guard cutter is patrolling along the U.S./Russia Maritime Boundary Line as Russian vessels perform various tactical exercises.
Shishaldin Volcano

Mount Shishaldin simmers down after explosive eruption

This was the stratovolcano’s latest eruption in a summer of increased activity.
an ambulance

King Cove celebrates new ambulance

King Cove's fire chief said the renovated ambulance holds greater significance in the remote community than it might someplace else.
a group of people on a boat

After 200 years, a traditional Unangax̂ boat is making a comeback

The community built the b in the spring, but they’ve been waiting for the launch for much longer — it had been 200 years in the making.
Trident Seafoods' Akutan plant

Aleutians East Borough prepares for revenue loss as Trident builds new plant

The Trident Seafoods facility on Akutan is the largest fish processing plant in North America, but the company is building a new facility in Unalaska.
Typhoon Nuri

Alaska geologists dig into Bering Sea’s past storms to understand future ones

Extreme weather events like Typhoon Merbok are becoming more common, and many Alaska communities are wondering about the future.
construction workers and machinery at a coastal construction site

Trident’s new processing plant in Unalaska will be the largest in North America

The plant will focus on automation, renewable energy and on 100% protein capture — being so efficient that not a scrap of fish is wasted.
the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge

King Cove pushes back against court’s decision that limits controversial road

Thursday's decision effectively lets the U.S. government withdraw from a land swap allowing construction of the controversial King Cove road.
northern fur seals

Proposed Bering Sea marine sanctuary draws pushback from fishing industry

A proposed marine sanctuary in the Pribilof Islands has drawn major pushback from the commercial fishing industry.
a map of proposed Unalaska military bases

Military training program returns to Unalaska, a possible step towards Arctic port development

Army officials are scheduled to visit Unalaska in April, following up on a 2020 visit assessing the island's ability to host a larger military presence.
Unalaska Department of Public Safety

Unalaska settles suits claiming hostile police work environment for $765K

Four former city police officers all sued during the tenure of police chief Jay King, who resigned in December.