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Latest newscasts from the KUCB Newsroom.

  • Unalaska has broken the record for the warmest Christmas Day in the state of Alaska; COVID-19 cases in Unalaska are on the rise, again; and work is underway to build the Coast Guard’s first heavy icebreaker in 45 years.
  • An Alaska crab boat captain formerly on the reality TV show “Deadliest Catch” has admitted to dealing heroin; Unalaska local Sean Peters hikes up Bunker Hill 321 times in a year; and Alaska tribes could gain the power to prosecute crimes like domestic and sexual assault in Native villages.
  • The Pribilof community of St. Paul has only had 2 cases of COVID-19 over the course of the pandemic; a look into one of Anchorage’s overburdened ICUs; and Alaskans will receive $1,100 Permanent Fund Dividend payments beginning in October.
  • Last month, representatives from Unalaska traveled to the interior to give a presentation on the Makushin Geothermal Project; in today’s climate, the Aleutian Islands are the windiest area in Alaska, but not for long; and a story from the archives about Unalaskans' donations following the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center.
  • In a contentious City Council meeting Tuesday, councilors voted to keep Unalaska’s current mask mandate in place for the next two weeks; doctors who work at Providence Alaska Medical Center in Anchorage said Tuesday that they’ve begun to ration care as Alaska endures one of the worst surges of COVID-19 in the country; and the U.S. Coast Guard reported encountering Chinese warships within 50 miles of the Aleutian Islands this past August during patrols in the Arctic and Bering Sea.
  • The closure of the Bristol Bay red king crab fishery has enormous implications for Unalaska and surrounding communities; Ravn Alaska’s new nonstop aircraft touched down in Unalaska for the first time yesterday; and some evacuees from Afghanistan will soon be making Alaska their home.
  • COVID-19 cases spike in Adak for the first time this year; Unalaska firefighters climb Bunker Hill to honor the victims of 9/11; and after a year off due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Alaska Symphony of Seafood returns.
  • Alaska residents have another reason to get vaccinated against COVID-19: a chance to win $49,000 each week; a new study published this week may have an answer to why Northern fur seal populations in the eastern Bering Sea have been declining; and city facilities are reopening for normal operating hours starting Thursday, in light of a recent drop in the local COVID-19 risk level.
  • The Unalaska City Council voted Tuesday to keep the island’s current mask mandate in place; Alaska’s already overwhelmed hospitals took on another 20 COVID-19 patients over the long Labor Day weekend, leaving nearly 200 people hospitalized with the coronavirus; and a look at what Unalaskans’ waste can tell us about local COVID-19 levels.
  • The Qawalangin Tribe of Unalaska has applied for funding that could boost the island’s broadband capabilities; a high-seas legal fight is causing havoc for one of Alaska’s biggest commercial fisheries: the pollock harvest out of Unalaska/Dutch Harbor; and on Friday, Governor Mike Dunleavy announced the appointment of a Soldotna man to fill a vacancy on the state Board of Fisheries.
  • The Unalaska preschool’s morning session will be closed until Sept. 13; the window for Alaska Native tribes to apply for free wireless broadband licenses closes Wednesday night; and a look back at the 24th annual Qawalangin Tribe's culture camp, where around 50 youth learned about Unangax̂ culture, values and skills.