Campers from across Unangam Tanangin, or the Aleutian Chain, came together earlier this summer for a two-week collaborative culture camp on Akutan Island. The camp brought together youth from Atka, Akutan and False Pass to learn Unangax̂ song, dance and other traditional craft.

The U.S. Coast Guard is responding to a stranded sailing vessel about 23 miles south of Unalaska.

City Manager Bil Homka warned the council about buildings in need of repair and said the city can’t afford to kick the can down the road.

Unalaskans will vote on five City Council and school board seats in October’s election.

The new designation strengthens emergency care in the Aleutian region.

Unalaska’s former ports director is suing the city for wrongful termination.

Unalaska could process St. Paul’s snow crab again next year, but officials won’t know for sure until October.Some fisheries specialists suspect there will be an increase in the total allowable snow crab catch limits, including Unalaska’s Natural Resource Analyst Frank Kelty. He said there may be more crab to harvest this upcoming season than last.“But I don't know if the increase is going to be enough that the operator up at St. Paul will want to operate again,” Kelty said at a recent Unalaska City Council meeting.

Summer vacation is over for Unalaska students. Teachers and some staff returned at the beginning of the week and students joined them Wednesday.

The Dillingham representative points to collapsing seafood markets and vanishing air service as key struggles for his district.

The regional airline had been cutting staff and routes nearly from its inception in 2020.