Unalaska, AK – StoryCorps is kicking off their oral history project in Unalaska tonight with an event at the Burma Road Chapel. The project gives community members an opportunity to talk about their lives and have it recorded for posterity.

"It's unique in the sense that it's not one person recording a story but a conversation between two friends, two acquaintances, two partners two people having a conversation about things they care about or people they care about," explains project coordinator Kristine King.

Unalaska, AK – More than 50 percent of registered voters in Unalaska turned out this year, many for the first time. Total voter turn out, including absentees, was 826. Usually, the number is around 600. This coincides with large turn outs nationwide--at least 62.5 percent with some still not counted.

Though the nation overwhelmingly supported Democrat Barack Obama, Unalaskans did not. We also bucked the trends in statewide voting as well. Here are the results:

Unalaska, AK – The city council is discussing the best way to finance the new $43 million powerhouse. The money will come from a combination of grants, bonds, and city money. The city's financial engineering consultant Mike Hubbard says the council needs to determine how much money comes from each source.

"If we take more money out of the general fund, what we do is lower the cost of the project a little bit right now," he explains. "But at the same time it takes away the available cash that you could use for other purposes in the future."

Unalaska, AK – The Coast Guard's Marine Board of Investigation heard the final day of testimony in the investigation of the Katmai sinking on Monday. Seven of the 11 crew members died when the catcher-processor went down on October 22, 2008. Investigation chair Commander Malcolm McLellan said that the survivors testified that water entered the lazarette through either an open or leaking door.

Unalaska, AK – The City of Unalaska and the owners of the geothermal fluid near Makushin volcano have different ideas on the best way to push the geothermal energy project forward. The city thinks the best next move is to drill more test wells in Makushin Valley. The resource owners want to pursue a feasibility study that uses lasers to determine the strength of the resource in different locations. KUCB's Anne Hillman has more on the diverging approaches.

Unalaska, AK – The 2008 presidential elections take place tomorrow and many people in Unalaska are ready for it. KUCB's Pipa Escalante and Anne Hillman spoke with community members about their reactions to this year's national elections and how they think it might turn out in the end.

Unalaska, AK – In an almost four-hour long work session and meeting, the city council discussed the city's finances, including a potential energy rebate. KUCB's Anne Hillman has more.

Unalaska, AK – Senator Ted Stevens was convicted today by a jury for seven counts of lying on his Senate disclosure forms about receiving a quarter of a million dollars in gifts from VECO CEO Bill Allen and others. Stevens says he will try to appeal the felony convictions and will still run for re-election. He's represented Alaska in the U.S. Senate since 1968, but some in Unalaska think the conviction may signal the end for the 84-year old republican senator.

Unalaska, AK – Two new residential wind turbines will be installed in Unalaska soon after permits were granted by the planning and zoning commission last week. Unlike the typical windmill-like propeller blades of most wind turbines, Marty Wech and Lilia Howard will both install vertical double-helix style power generators. Wech said he thinks the vertical style will produce more power from the winds and produce more approval from the neighbors.