Amchitka Island (Courtesy of USFWS)

A team of scientists is descending on a former nuclear test site in the Aleutians today to look for damage from a massive earthquake.

The 7.9 quake that struck this June was pretty close to the old nuclear sites at Amchitka, according to the federal site manager.

Alexandria House is building an apartment and commercial space for rent in the old Elbow Room bar. (Annie Ropeik/KUCB)

Unalaska attracts thousands of transient workers every year, lured by the promise of a steady paycheck.

But marine industry jobs can fall through — leaving people stuck with no shelter, and no money to fly home.

Community groups -- like Alexandria House, run by the Unalaska Christian Fellowship -- have stepped up to help.

Now, as KUCB’s Annie Ropeik reports, they're ready to expand their safety net for stranded workers.

The race has begun for a seat on Unalaska’s city council.

Yudelka Leclere has filed to run against incumbent Dennis Robinson for council seat B.

It’s the first time someone's officially challenged a sitting councilor in three years. But for now, it's the only contested race set for this fall. 

Zoya Johnson is running unopposed to keep city council seat E. When Leclere first filed her paperwork this week, she'd planned to run against Johnson. But she changed her mind just before Friday's deadline, according to city clerk Cat Hazen.

A pallet of raw surimi at UniSea's plant in Unalaska. UniSea planned to export about 500 tons of raw surimi to Russia this season. (Lauren Rosenthal/KUCB)

It’s been just over two weeks since Russia banned imports of American food products into its country. Now, Alaska’s seafood industry is asking the U.S. government to strike back.

Terry Shaff is the president of UniSea -- one of 10 major processing companies that’s lobbying to get Russian seafood kicked out of the United States.

After months of debate on the city’s rules for dividing land into new lots, the planning department thinks it’s found a solution to landowners’ concerns.

Planning commissioners got an update on revisions to city zoning code -- also known as Title 8 -- at their meeting Thursday night. It was the first time they've met since council asked for an overhaul of the zoning changes last month.

Courtesy of APIA

Food has been a crucial part of the Unangan culture for centuries.

But in the Aleutian and Pribilof islands, people are relying less on the land and sea and more on their local store.

KUCB’s Lauren Rosenthal reports on a new effort to promote subsistence living -- in print.

Unalaska’s planning department will move forward with a couple of subdivisions on Ounalashka Corporation land today.

Planning staff are set to approve two new lots for OC in a public hearing today at 2 p.m. It’s part of a process called platting, where landowners have to plan utilities and rights of way for each new lot they creates.

One of OC's planned new lots is on Airport Beach Road near the Little Coffee Hut. The other is in the Margaret Bay subdivision. In both areas, OC already owns the land and wants to draw new lot lines within it.

The Coast Guard medevacked an injured fisherman from near the Islands of the Four Mountains in the central Aleutians Wednesday.

The 27-year-old man was aboard the fishing vessel Patricia Lee at the time. The boat was near Chuginadak Island, home of Cleveland Volcano, when the man hurt his foot and needed medical attention.

Coast Guard public affairs officer Diana Honings says the cutter Alex Haley was nearby, with an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aboard.

Three hundred and thirty-one people voted at Unalaska City Hall on Tuesday. (Annie Ropeik/KUCB)

The fight to repeal the state’s oil tax structure brought Unalaskans to the polls during Tuesday's primary -- but as of Wednesday, it looks like the system may be here to stay.

The ‘no’ side, which supports keeping the current tax breaks system, was up by about 7,000 votes Wednesday morning. Nearly 20,000 absentee and early ballots still have to be counted.

Plenty of Unalaskans were hoping things would turn out differently.