While local organizations have stepped up to help families during the pandemic, Unalaska is about to open its first official food bank; Moderna announced recently that it’s starting trials for a new HIV vaccine based on mRNA, the same technology used in the company’s COVID-19 vaccine; and a new oversight board tasked with revitalizing Alaska’s state-run ferry system met for the first time last Friday.
Hope McKenney reported for KUCB from 2019 until 2022. She was KUCB's news director starting in 2021.