Unalaska, AK – Public safety declared a category two storm Thursday and the city sent most of their employees home early and closed facilities like the library and the PCR. The school also closed early. Acting city manger Tonya Miller said that category two triggers early dismissal because it could lead to a category three situation, where the roads are impassible and students and employees cannot get home.

Unalaska, AK – A key member of the North Pacific and Bering Sea food chain remains a mystery to scientists, so a marine biologist in Unalaska is trying to shed some light on the enigmatic Giant Pacific Octopus. KUCB's Anne Hillman found out more.

Unalaska, AK – Another vampire visited Unalaska last week. Around 10 pm last Wednesday officers arrested a man who claimed to be a vampire and bit his roommate twice on the arm. The two men were arguing when Andrew Philemonof Jr. allegedly jumped off his bunk and chomped down on his roommate's appendage. The roommate pushed the alleged vampire away and the two men remained in the same room until public safety officers arrived on the scene. Philemonof was arrested on one count of Assault IV - DV. He was intoxicated at the time of the event and now denies being one of the blood-thirsty undead.

Unalaska, AK – The city council met for a brief meeting last week to discuss renewing the energy credit and other topics. Last year the council approved a monthly $60 energy rebate for all qualifying residential electric customers. That rebate ended in November. The program cost the city about $260,000. It was initially enacted to give residents relief from high energy costs. Now that oil prices have decreased significantly, from about $4 per gallon last year to $2.60 per gallon now, city staff recommends that the council allows the rebate to sunset.

Unalaska, AK – As millions of people pushed and shoved in department stores around the nation to buy the newest toys and gadgets, residents of Unalaska spent Black Friday clamoring for cast offs at a church garage sale. KUCB's Anne Hillman checked out the goods.

Unalaska, AK – City Manager Chris Hladick recently received the Alaska Municipal Employee of the Year award from the Alaska Municipal League. Hladick said he was completely shocked by the honor, which rarely goes to city managers. "It's an honor to be recognized by your peers."

The award recognizes his commitment to and work with the community. He was nominated by a member of the city staff and then the board of directors for the League, which represents 140 different municipalities, selected him for the award.

Unalaska, AK – Unalaska experienced a brief power outage Sunday when a transformer went down at the power house. Utilities director Dan Winters said the casing on the 15 year old 35,000 volt transformers was rusted out on the top. Snow blew into it and caused two of the electric wires to short out and malfunction. Power went out first on the Amaknak side then about 20 minutes later to the entire community. The entire town lost power for about 20 minutes. Utility workers got power back up for the entire island after re-routing all of the electric flow to the other transformers. It's the first full power outage in four years. The power house crew repaired the damaged transformer on Tuesday and the Public Utilities Department is looking to replace the unit.

Unalaska, AK – What do you like best about Thanksgiving? Kids told Channel 8 and KUCB it's everything from friends and family to the irresistible pumpkin pie. Listen to what they had to say.

Unalaska, AK – The Ounalashka Corporation is having troubles on their lands with vandalism and off-roading.

"We've had several incidents of graffiti with spray paint that was not only on our pretty little waterfall out in the valley all rock surfaces were covered with pink spray paint, people's initials, people's names but also up in the World War II National Historic Area, which is an affiliated National Park area," said Ounalashka Corporation CEO Wendy Svarny-Hawthorn. "The World War II structures were also vandalized."