Maggie Nelson
News DirectorHailing from Southwest Washington, Maggie moved to Unalaska in 2019. She's dabbled in independent print journalism in Oregon and completed her Master of Arts in English Studies at Western Washington University — where she also taught Rhetoric and Composition courses. In 2017 Maggie spent time working on a commercial tender boat out of Wrangell and is excited to finally return to Alaska to produce content for the Unalaska community.
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A seafood act to fight illegal fishing has made it one step closer to becoming law.On Mar. 22, the Fighting Foreign Illegal Seafood Harvest or FISH Act passed the U.S. Senate. -
Attorneys provided closing arguments Tuesday afternoon in the retrial for 25-year-old Dustin Ruckman. -
Friday was the Spring Equinox, but the start of the season was nowhere in sight in Unalaska. -
At its regular meeting Tuesday night, the Unalaska school board approved a proposed FY27 budget. It includes flat funding from the state, but a slightly larger ask of the city, which almost always grants the district its full request. -
After a deadlocked jury resulted in a mistrial last spring and various failed attempts to go to trial, 25-year-old Dustin Ruckman is once again facing two counts of criminally negligent homicide. -
The city announced Tuesday that Edward “Eddie” Athey will take the helm of Unalaska’s Fire Department on Mar. 25. -
Dutch Harbor’s only drydock has partially sunk. -
Come next school year, Unalaska elementary students will likely be swinging from shiny new monkey bars. -
The U.S. Coast Guard is investigating the death of a crabber who fell overboard near Dutch Harbor last week. -
The Unalaska Fire Department has contained a wind-driven tundra fire in Pyramid Valley.
