D. MacNeill Parker has spent over three decades in Alaska’s fishing towns. First, fishing commercially out of Kodiak, later as a state fisheries specialist and as a trade journalist. Parker recently retired to dry land, but she’s not hanging up her XTRATUF boots just yet. Her newest endeavor is a mystery novel, set against the backdrop of Alaska’s fishing industry. Parker sat down with KUCB to talk about her debut novel, “Death in Dutch Harbor,” and why former Unalaska Mayor Frank Kelty might not want to get too close to any crab pots.

On Saturday, 30 runners — and a few dogs! — turned out for the annual Polar Bear Run in Unalaska. It was a surprisingly mild day for this year’s 5K race down Summer Bay Road, with clear skies, little wind and temperatures in the low 30s.

In this episode of “Island Interview,” Anfesia Tutiakoff, Marc Daniels and Mike Ferguson discuss two boat builds in Unalaska and upcoming programs.

In this episode of “Island Interview,” M. Lynn Crane discusses how the Soup-off is making a comeback with a wide range of soup categories, including a new one.

In this episode of "Island Interviews," Lauren Crosby talks with KUCB’s Sofia Stuart-Rasi about why she brought back the open mic night. Crosby says live music is important and encourages every musician to take part in the show.

In this episode of “Island Interviews,” Dr. Virginia Hatfield discusses the details of the “Lunch and Learn” program and explains why it is launching in Unalaska.