A seafood act to fight illegal fishing has made it one step closer to becoming law.On Mar. 22, the Fighting Foreign Illegal Seafood Harvest or FISH Act passed the U.S. Senate.
The Aleutians East Borough, the Native Village of Unga and two Aleutian fishing groups are asking a state court to void fishing regulations adopted at a February state Board of Fisheries meeting.
A seven-year-long case involving the death of two Unalaska teen girls has come to a close, after the state dropped charges against 25-year-old Dustin Ruckman on Wednesday.
The Unalaska City Council is again searching for a permanent city manager after candidate Abner Hoage turned down an offer for the position earlier this month.
Unalaska’s summer tourism season began this month with the state ferry M/V Tustumena’s first port call of the year on June 6, kicking off the Aleutian Island’s ferry and cruise ship season.