Unalaska’s City Manager Bil Homka resigned, with his last day on the job Friday, Nov. 14. Unalaska Mayor Vince Tutiakoff said Marjie Veeder will serve as acting city manager until the Unalaska City Council hires a replacement.

Challenges and setbacks have plagued the case for years, including COVID-19 restrictions, postponements due to Ruckman’s original defense attorney undergoing cancer treatment and an earlier judge overseeing the case recusing himself.

The retrial of a 2019 Unalaska crash that killed two teens began Monday, when the court considered new photos and videos discovered after a mistrial earlier this year.

Residents reported changing where they pick berries and plants, and where they hunt birds and fish. Some have stopped harvesting salmon and marine invertebrates entirely.

New data shows the industry has lost more than a third of harvesting jobs over the past decade.

Unalaska’s school superintendent submitted her resignation Tuesday. Kim Hanisch joined the Unalaska City School District in 2023 and will be leaving her position in June.

Unalaska’s swim team wrapped up its 2025 season last week at the region tournament in Homer, sending off junior Adyson Scott to compete in the Alaska State Swim Championships.

The polls for Unalaska’s 2025 runoff election are closed and the preliminary results are in. Local voters have chosen John Warden as a clear winner in the runoff race for school board Seat C.

KUCB asked the Unalaska community to submit questions for the candidates prior to Tuesday's election.

Department of the Interior Secretary Doug Burgum announced a land exchange agreement Thursday with King Cove’s Native corporation, making way for the controversial construction of what many consider to be a lifesaving stretch of road.