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The Aleutians East Borough was among four plaintiffs who argued the Board of Fisheries violated state’s ethics laws.
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The Unalaska City Council will interview permanent city manager candidates next weekend. Three applicants have been selected to advance to the first round of interviews, according to a Tuesday press release from the city.
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The Coast Guard is working to repair numerous lost buoys near False Pass, in anticipation of increased summer vessel traffic in the area.
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The Alaska Volcano Observatory raised Kupreanof Volcano's alert level to Advisory and its aviation color code to Yellow on Tuesday. That means the volcano is showing signs of unrest, but it doesn’t necessarily mean an eruption will happen.
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The Unalaska City Council approved a new three-year contract with the city’s career firefighters Tuesday night. Council members voted in favor of a collective bargaining agreement between the city and the local firefighter’s union, which represents six fire and EMS positions.
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The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management closed its public comment period on April 1. It’s a first-of-its-kind lease sale, covering more than 113 million acres of federal offshore waters.
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Groups of Unalaska students gathered around desks in a math classroom after school on a Friday afternoon this winter. The room was fairly quiet except for some background noise from a basketball scrimmage in the gym and some light chatter and a few giggles. Among the voices was a soft, frequent clicking from chess timers or clocks.
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Inside the Qawalangin Tribe of Unalaska office, a few locals are sitting around a long table making posters for Walking With Our Sisters, Unalaska’s annual event for Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Awareness Day.
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A seven-year-long case involving the death of two Unalaska teen girls has come to a close, after the state dropped charges against 25-year-old Dustin Ruckman on Wednesday.
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Unalaska City Council members approved several major spending items at their Tuesday meeting, but warned that the city is facing long-term budget challenges. The City Council unanimously approved school funding, community support grants and a capital plan with more than $20 million worth of projects.