Regional Flights Canceled Due to Volcanic Eruptions

Monday, May 20 2013


Ash and rain accumulate on a floatplane in Nelson Lagoon. (Courtesy of Merle Brandell)

Pavlof Volcano isn't showing signs of slowing down. It erupted all through the weekend, though not at levels that disturb international air traffic.

But as KUCB's Lauren Rosenthal reports, the volcano's done enough to stop regional air service to western Alaska. 

Public Safety Investigates Fast-Moving Tundra Fire

Monday, May 20 2013

Public safety is still investigating the cause of a rapidly-spreading tundra fire that broke out along the S-curves this weekend. 

The Ounalashka Corporation owned the land that caught on fire, just before 5 p.m. Saturday. Despite its proximity to Dutch Harbor post office and Gas 'n' Go, on Airport Beach Road, the blaze didn't jump to any nearby structures.

Radio Weather Service Restored in St. Paul

Monday, May 20 2013

After a month-long outage, St. Paul’s federal radio weather service is finally back up and running.

The station broadcasts storm alerts and forecasts from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and it’s popular with crab fishermen working off St. Paul and St. George. The signal suddenly dropped out in April as the crab fishery was winding down.


UCB Board of Directors
Tuesday, May 21 2013, 5:30 p.m.
Museum of the Aleutians Membership Meeting
Friday, May 24 2013, 7 p.m.
Second Blessings Garage Sale
Saturday, May 25 2013, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Camp Qungaayux Fundraiser
Saturday, May 25 2013, 3 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Taylar Young Softball Tournament
Saturday, June 01 2013, 5 p.m. - Sunday, June 02 2013
Fitness Center Orientations
Monday, June 03 2013, 10 a.m. - Monday, August 05 2013, 11 a.m.
Yoga
Monday, June 03 2013, 5:30 p.m. - Friday, August 30 2013, 6:30 p.m.

a random sample...
Theft
Friday 10 May 2013, 11:13 p.m.
Caller reported a laptop computer had been stolen during shipping. Information passed on to officers investigating a string of other laptop thefts.
Burn Permit
Wednesday 08 May 2013, 10:38 a.m.
Burn Permit
Friday 10 May 2013, 10:04 a.m.
Drunk Disturbance
Tuesday 07 May 2013, 4:06 p.m.
Samuel Kulang, 32 yoa, of Tennessee, was arrested for Criminal Trespass I and Resisting Arrest after he refused to leave the vessel on which he had been previously employed. Kulang struggled with officers and threatened to take their weapons while being handcuffed.

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