Formerly Used Defense Sites — properties the military used for things like defense or weapons testing — are all over the island.
Aleutians
Aleutian Airways delays launch of its service to Unalaska to ‘tighten up’ safety
The new carrier won’t be flying to and from Unalaska until next March.
Nearly 80 years after his death, Unangax̂ soldier will finally receive burial ceremony
It took a lot of work to confirm that Private George Fox was buried in Unalaska. That was just the start of the battle in getting him a proper gravestone.
Bad wiring, lax oversight and poor judgment factored in fatal 2019 Unalaska crash, regulators say
The crash killed one passenger and injured nine others.
Power restored in Adak after a nearly weeklong outage closed school and city offices
The community of roughly 100 people has a single diesel powerhouse.
Hurricane-force winds cause widespread damage in Unalaska
Hurricane-level winds slammed the Aleutian Islands Thursday night, tearing off roofs and tearing boats from their docks.
Coast Guard medevacs fisherman pinned by crab pot
Weather at the time included 40 mph winds gusting to 55 and 14-foot seas, with rain, snow and sleet squalls.
Judge rejects Bering Sea seafood companies’ request to block penalties for alleged violations of federal shipping law
The penalties were for using a miniature Canadian railway to satisfy a provision in a federal law called the Jones Act.
Pollock fishery may be cause of decline in Bering Sea fur seals, study says
The number of northern fur seals in the Bering Sea has dropped by around 70% since the 1970s.
The westernmost city in the US made it 18 months into the pandemic with only one case, until now
The small island community has a health clinic with just one provider and one support staff.