The UniSea fish plant in Unalaska is under partial lockdown and has shut down all non-essential work after four employees tested positive for COVID-19 Tuesday.
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Nation’s sole heavy icebreaker arrives in Unalaska, prepares to patrol Arctic waters
The nation’s sole heavy icebreaker arrived in the Aleutian Islands this week for the first time since 2013.
Yakutat To Unimak: Minnesota hiker recounts 2,500-mile Alaska traverse
From mid-June to mid-October, Dan Binde of Minnesota hiked from Yakutat, in the northern reaches of Alaska’s Inside Passage, across the Alaska Peninsula, to Unimak, the largest and easternmost of the Aleutian Islands.
Weather watchers wait to see if this week’s Bering Sea storm sets low pressure record
The collision of a warm, wet weather front with a mass of cold air from Siberia could set a new record: the lowest barometric pressure recorded in the North Pacific.
Native artist gathers social media followers to get baby formula to Russian Mission families in need
When artist and activist CeeJay Johnson learned moms in Russian Mission couldn’t get baby formula, she asked for help on Facebook and Reddit.
Adak under lockdown after finding first case of COVID-19
The westernmost community in the U.S. is under lockdown after an arriving visitor tested positive Saturday for the coronavirus.
Investigation into fatal PenAir crash in Unalaska finds mechanical problem, change in airline safety culture
On Wednesday, the National Transportation Safety Board released more than 2,000 pages of documents related to the crash.
A string of volcanoes in the Aleutian Islands might actually be one mega volcano, scientists say
Multiple pieces of evidence led scientists to the conclusion that there might be a 12-mile-wide caldera — a large volcanic crater — or a number of calderas, hidden underwater beneath the group of islands.
During final trip of the season, nearly entire fishing boat crew tests positive for COVID-19
All crew members remain on board, with the one negative individual segregated from the remaining crew.
After ‘potential widespread exposure,’ Unalaska closes schools and considers hunkering down
Two unnamed people arrived in Unalaska last week and tested positive Monday at the local clinic, according to City Manager Erin Reinders. One had direct contact with multiple other people in the community over the holiday weekend.