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Scientists at the Alaska Earthquake Center are monitoring a series of earthquakes near Adak Island in the western Aleutians, with at least eight quakes exceeding magnitude 5 since March 20.

This year, 21 athletes participated in Unalaska’s annual Polar Bear Run. The 5K race down Summer Bay Road, which took place March 15, has long been hosted by the city’s Department of Parks, Culture and Recreation.

Chignik Bay, a fishing community on the Alaska Peninsula, now has access to high-speed internet through a fiber optic project stretching across the Aleutian Chain.

Some international visitors are halting their summer travel to the United States, including Unalaska, as political tensions between countries rise. The Museum of the Aleutians has already received cancellations from international tourists, ahead of the summer cruise season, which begins in May.

For decades, the Bering Sea herring fishery has provided bait fish for crabbers.

Officials with the U.S. Northern Command and the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) told state and federal officials last month that they would be interested in expanding military access on Adak Island. The announcement was made during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Feb. 13, after Sen. Dan Sullivan pressed federal officials to strengthen military presence in Alaska.

Unalaska’s city manager and the leader of an Aleutian regional Alaska Native corporation were in Juneau Monday and Tuesday advocating for state funds that could help push several local projects over the finish line.

Family and friends crowded the stands of the Unalaska High School gym last Wednesday to cheer on players on both sides of the court – the visiting St. Paul Sea Parrots versus the home team, Unalaska Raiders. The junior high teams played five games in a three-day event that hasn't happened in over a decade.

In this episode of “Island Interviews,” Education and Outreach Manager Thomas McLenigan talks about the museum’s Lunch and Learn program in general and discusses Alaska’s whaling history, including subsistence practices in the Aleutians.