A proposal from the state’s Department of Corrections would allow four inmates to work at an Unalaska fish processing plant. The resolution could still pass if the Unalaska City Council revisits the issue.
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Watch: humpback whale freed from entanglement in Unalaska Bay
Unalaskans helped to free a humpback whale last weekend after it was caught in fishing lines and buoys in Unalaska Bay.
Aleutian school in danger of shutting down
To get full funding, each Alaska school needs at least 10 students. But at the Yakov E. Netsvetov school in Atka, there are only six — meaning this could be the school’s final year.
Citing pilot shortage, PenAir reduces flights from Anchorage to St. Paul and Dillingham
Starting Oct. 1, the airline will fly between St. Paul and Anchorage three times per week instead of four — and between Dillingham and Anchorage two times per day instead of three.
Drone survey underway to gauge Unalaska’s salmon populations
The goal is to estimate the size of the island’s largely unmonitored fish populations.
PenAir trustee promises no flight interruptions during sale of airline
A federal judge has ordered that one of Southwest Alaska’s largest airlines be auctioned off this October — more than a year after the company filed for bankruptcy protection.