Hope McKenney
News DirectorHope McKenney is a public radio news director, reporter, producer and host based in the Aleutian Islands, Alaska.
Born in rural Northern California, Hope started as a reporter and producer at KZYX in Mendocino County. She's also worked for WBAI in New York and KQED in San Francisco.
In 2019, she moved to Unalaska/Dutch Harbor, Alaska, to work for Alaska's Energy Desk and KUCB — the westernmost public radio newsroom in the country. Hope has lived, worked and filed stories from California, New York, Bolivia, Peru, Cuba and Alaska.
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Faizar Cayron moved to Unalaska in 2013, and graduated from Unalaska High School in 2017, according to Unalaska Fire Chief Ben Knowles. He worked for the water division of the city’s Department of Public Utilities and coached local Native Youth Olympics athletes.
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A crew member on an American Seafoods factory trawler died at sea last week, likely from an ammonia leak on board.
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Unalaska now has the fastest cell service in rural Alaska. That’s according to telecommunications company GCI, which turned up the high speed service on the island Tuesday, making it the state’s first rural community with a 5G connection.
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Several U.S. Navy warships were dispatched to the Aleutian Islands last week, after 11 Chinese and Russian military vessels were found operating in the region. The exact location of the foreign ships was not disclosed.
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The trial for a criminal case involving a fatal 2019 vehicle crash in Unalaska won't happen this summer.
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KUCB's Hope McKenney sits down for a discussion with the Qawalangin Tribe’s new resilience project manager.
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In July, KUCB partnered with Report for America — a nonprofit that helps send journalists to newsrooms around the country — to bring Andy Lusk to Unalaska to help cover news in the Eastern Aleutians area as well as contribute to local daily news production.
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Unalaska is preparing to start monitoring for European Green Crab. That's after the invasive species was first found in Alaska last July. The crab could cause a big problem. They destroy habitat and outcompete native species.
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Unalaska’s health clinic has been awarded funding to expand its facility on the island. The U.S. Department of Treasury will give Iliuliuk Family and Health Services $20 million to expand and renovate its building, the clinic announced Thursday.
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Aleutians internet service provider OptimERA significantly lowered its prices for internet in Unalaska earlier this month. That’s following the arrival of high-speed broadband to the island last fall.