Laura Kraegel
Interim Senior ReporterLaura Kraegel reported for KUCB from 2016 until 2020. She was KUCB's news director starting in 2019.
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The show features work by nearly 30 artists. Stacy Alvarado, a lead curator, said the diversity of local artists has made for a strong exhibit. "We have so many new artists that are new to our community, and they have new art up, and we have different mediums this year," she said. “So I was really, really excited.”
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The City Council expressed unanimous support last month for raising the senior refund from $200 to $400. “The cost of living going up, the cost of airfare — just everything has put a real burden on our senior citizens,” said Councilor Daneen Looby. “And I feel like they don’t have a means to increase their income, like the younger generation does.”
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Interim City Manager Hladick ends his tenure Friday, 10 months after stepping in as Unalaska’s chief administrator. Assistant City Manager Bil Homka will serve as acting city manager while the City Council continues looking for a permanent hire.
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The free event — featuring food, music, and artwork — will run Saturday, April 1, from noon to 5 p.m. PCR Recreation Manager Albert Burnham said there’ll be 24 vendors set up at the community center: “Various food, information, folks selling stuff. A lot of folks who are trying to draw attention to the things they’re doing in town. Folks who are trying to raise money or just selling their wares.”
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Malepeai Mamea’s family launched an online fundraiser about five days ago. As of Tuesday morning, more than 75 donors had contributed. The family’s goal is to raise $10,000 to help transport Malepeai Mamea’s body to Seattle and lay her to rest there.
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"With this incident, the general consensus among the group was that we did everything that we could do," said Interim Fire Chief Ben Knowles. "We had people out there almost consistently for 36 hours. We went off the facts that we were given. We looked for the signs."
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"We know that it’s important for people to be able to get together during difficult times," said USAFV Board Chair Karen Kresh. "We still wanted to offer a way for people to gather and be around their friends and neighbors, especially if they’re feeling sad or lonely right now."
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Searchers found and recovered the body of Charlene Malepeai Mamea, 34, Tuesday at 4:48 p.m. in the lake on the north side of Broadway Avenue, at the intersection with Dutton Road.
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A search is underway for Charlene Malepeai Mamea, 34, who was last seen Sunday at 2:30 p.m. on Dutton Road.
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The City of Unalaska is arranging to interview a new candidate for the position of city manager — the third in the city’s search for a permanent hire.