A total of 200 ballots were counted in this year’s municipal election, down from 345 last year. Of those, 183 were cast on Election Day and 17 were early and absentee ballots.

Red king crab, snow crab, and Tanner crab seasons open on Oct. 15.

A local naturalist and longtime berry picker says the island’s worst seasons have all been in the last ten years.

Emperor geese spend the winter scattered across the coastal areas of the Bering Sea, but scientists know relatively little about their lives during the winter months. Researchers are working to better understand what may be contributing to their long-term population decline.

181 Unalaskans cast their ballots on Tuesday, and there are 17 absentee and 3 questioned ballots that still need to be counted.

This summer, the City of Unalaska removed 1,200 tons of scrap metal and 250 cars from the island by barge, but most of the community’s trash stays on the island.

Evelynn Trefon is running to represent Alaska’s House District 37, which includes the Aleutian and Pribilof Islands.

Traveling optometrist Patrick Campaign screened 329 students in Unalaska Aug. 24-25, with help from Unalaska’s Ballyhoo Lions Club and Anchorage’s Mountain View Lions Club.

A court denied an environmental group’s request to halt construction on a section of road that lies outside the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge.

About 80 permit holders in Alaska, Washington and Oregon would be affected if the proposal is enacted.