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Privacy can be challenging in Unalaska, which has 4,254 residents. But when it comes to substance misuse treatment, local behavioral health providers are working to make sure privacy isn’t a barrier.

KUCB's Hope McKenney sits down for a discussion with the Qawalangin Tribe’s new resilience project manager.

Julia O’Malley has been writing about the state’s climate, food, politics and culture for more than two decades. She recently visited St. Paul to better understand how the island community is dealing with the snow crab crash, and to learn what’s at stake.

The telecommunications company said in a statement that Sand Point, King Cove and Akutan are hooked up to their fiber optic cable, hailing it a “major milestone” in closing the digital divide between urban and rural communities.

Trident has begun building the first bunkhouses at its to-be processing plant in Unalaska’s Captains Bay, progressing on a timeline the company says would make it operational by 2027.

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.

The Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association will open its new Head Start facility in Unalaska this September, replacing the island's existing Head Start building. The federally-funded program is for low-income families with young children promoting education readiness and it’ll be housed in a much larger building dedicated to the late Maria Turnpaugh.

During the Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association's candlelight vigil in Anchorage last October, purple ribbons and candles were passed around to remember Unangax̂ victims of crime and to bring awareness to the missing and murdered victims.

The Aleutian Electrocution, a summer arts and music festival held annually in Unalaska is coming up next week. It’s put on by the Rusting Man Foundation, a local nonprofit.

The National Weather Service has issued a tsunami advisory for Kodiak Island and the Alaska Peninsula areas following an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.2 that struck 55 miles SW of Sand Point at 10:48 p.m. Unalaska is NOT currently under a watch or warning. We will keep you posted with updates.