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Nov 5, 2024 · Maggie Nelson. , October 23, 2024. The Bering Sea’s biggest and most lucrative crab fisheries opened last week, and so far, fishing is looking good.“Fishing has been very good for the [Bristol Bay red king crab] fleet this season and the crab delivered so far has been of high quality — new shell, large size, good meat-fill,” said Alaska ...
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Unangax̂ filmmaker Kanesia McGlashan-Price debuts PBS documentary on local subsistence hunting. Andy Lusk. , October 18, 2024. Unangax̂ filmmaker Kanesia McGlashan-Price released a new short film in September for the PBS science documentary program NOVA. The film is called “Tides of Tradition,” and it’s part of a six-part series called ...
Peter Pan announces it will cease operations - KUCB
Apr 15, 2024 · He got his start in public radio at KCRW in Santa Monica, California, and has produced radio stories and podcasts for stations around the country. Peter Pan Seafood Co., the state-backed processing company that has faced dire financial troubles recently, announced Friday it was ceasing operations.
Education - KUCB
Aug 30, 2024 · Sofia Stuart-Rasi. , April 3, 2024. The Aleutian Region School District is still on track to reopen the Nikolski School this fall, after the school was closed for more than a decade. The district has approved Lynette Hull to teach at the school in the Umnak Island community. Education reporting from the KUCB Newsroom.
Akutan gets 5G mobile coverage through GCI Aleutians Fiber Project
Aug 28, 2024 · KUCB. Akutan already has access to high-speed internet through GCI, which launched earlier this year. Akutan, a town along the Aleutian Chain with around 100 year-round residents, is now connected to 5G wireless service as part of the GCI Aleutians Fiber Project. Earlier this year, Akutan joined Unalaska, Sand Point and King Cove as the fourth ...
Crime - KUCB
Jul 19, 2024 · King Cove residents’ deaths in Anchorage fire being investigated. Andy Lusk. , February 9, 2024. Two longtime King Cove residents died from injuries sustained in a suspicious fire that took place in Anchorage on Feb. 1. The fire is being investigated as arson and the deaths are being investigated as homicides. Crime.
Three Volcanoes Erupt Across The Aleutians - KUCB
Aug 19, 2021 · Three volcanoes are currently erupting across the Aleutian Range — Great Sitkin and Semisopochnoi in the Aleutian Islands, and Pavlof Volcano on the Alaska Peninsula. Hannah Dietterich, a research geophysicist with the Alaska Volcano Observatory, said three simultaneous eruptions may seem like a lot, but it's not unheard of for the region.
Dutch Harbor Remains Nation's Top Port In Terms Of Volume For …
May 26, 2021 · KUCB. Dutch Harbor has been named the nation's top fishing port in terms of volume of seafood landed for the 23rd consecutive year. And the Aleutians East Borough — which includes Akutan, False Pass, Sand Point and King Cove — rose from third to second place. That's according to an annual report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...
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Andy Lusk. , October 29, 2024. This year, KUCB’s annual fundraising blitz was a little different from usual. The pledge drive marked our 50th anniversary and a half century of local public media in Unalaska. We celebrated the milestone with a 50-hour drive instead of our usual 24 hours. Volunteers hit the airwaves for more than two days to ...
'It's Sinking. It's Going Fast:' Survivor Recounts Deadly ... - KUCB
Feb 6, 2020 · It's been just over a month since the F/V Scandies Rose sunk west of Kodiak.. Two fishermen were rescued wearing gumby survival suits in a life raft. The other five crew members — as well as their 130-foot crab boat — were never found. While the U.S. Coast Guard is investigating the cause of the casualty, KUCB's Hope McKenney asked one of the survivors for his account of what happened that ...