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A controversial stretch of road connecting two Eastern Aleutian communities is heading toward construction.The Alaska Department of Transportation has applied for a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permit to build the road and is taking public comments on the proposed work until Jan. 12.
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The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities is planning a new dock at Cold Bay, one of the most remote stops on the state ferry system’s route map.
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The Unalaska Fire Department knocked down a residential fire early Saturday morning. According to officials, the department responded to a reported structure fire around 3 a.m. Firefighters found heavy smoke and flames coming from the attached garage of a residence.
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Residents of St. Paul haven’t had commercial air service since mid summer. The main airline that served the island in the middle of the Bering Sea, Ravn Alaska, stopped operations statewide in August. And now – as of Oct. 1 – a change in the Essential Air Service program means the city of over 400 people have no regularly scheduled commercial flights.
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A replacement generator is currently being sent on a barge, but it’s not scheduled to arrive until Nov. 3 – weather dependent.
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A Washington state jury awarded $16.9 million to the family of a man who died in a 2019 airplane crash on Unalaska’s runway.
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Residents are paying $1,300 one-way to fly to Anchorage after the Bering Sea island community lost its carrier in August.
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Chena Power claims that Ounalashka Corp. pushed them out of the joint venture through bad faith maneuvering.
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The National Weather Service has cancelled a tsunami advisory for parts of the Aleutian Islands from Amchitka Pass to Attu. The western Aleutians are no longer at risk of a tsunami.
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Unangax̂ dance, once lost, now echoes across the Aleutian and Pribilof Islands.
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The M/V Tustumena won’t be making its port call in Unalaska this weekend.
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The Alaska Marine Highway’s director says a requirement to buy American-made parts has been a major stumbling block.