Part of Unalaska went dark early this morning after a malfunction at the powerhouse.

Public Utilities Director Dan Winters says the power outage only affected the Unalaska side -- stretching from the valley neighborhood to Captains Bay Rd.

That area lost power just after 6 a.m., after a cooling pipe broke on one of the engines at the powerhouse.

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 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.

The Norwegian Rat Saloon opened Friday on Airport Beach Road. (Courtesy: Adrien Lively)

Unalaska’s newest bar and restaurant opened this past weekend. The Norwegian Rat Saloon drew a crowd on its first night -- but the bar's still finding its footing in a town where every watering hole has a distinctive character.

On Friday night, the Norwegian Rat was packed. People were pressed against the bar, sitting down to eat, dancing near the DJ or smoking on the waterfront deck.

It was a lively crowd for such a plain, neutral space -- just a few TVs on the walls, and no neon in sight.

Ben Newsome, right, shows Mateus Lopez how to model a soundwave with a Slinky. (Annie Ropeik/KUCB)

Kids in the Unalaska Public Library’s summer reading program got an earful last Friday -- when they linked up with a teacher in Australia to learn about the science of sound. 

Ben Newsome, director of Fizzics Education, came to Unalaska by videoconference to give the library kids a crash course in soundwaves and vibrations.

Unalaska’s annual half-marathon and Camp Qungaayux are back on track, despite construction in Summer Bay.

Northern Alaska Contractors is building a new bridge over the salmon stream in Summer Bay. It’s closed to the public right now, but workers have put up a temporary footbridge.

The Bobby Johnson Summer Bay Classic is PCR’s half-marathon, and the racecourse is supposed to cross that spot. After weeks of uncertainty, PCR recreation manager Ben Bolock says they got permission Friday to run the race as planned.

Fire and harbor officers took the Tide Breaker to search for the missing man. /Credit: Robert Willis

A local fisherman is safe after he left his fish camp and prompted a search effort in Captain’s Bay late Wednesday night.

Deputy police chief Mike Holman says public safety got a call around 1:30 a.m. Thursday from a man at a fish camp on the far western shore of the bay. The man said a friend at the camp had been drinking, and had taken a skiff and gone out on the water.

"They’d tried to stop him, but he left," Holman says. "And a few minutes after he left, they heard yelling -- they believed, somebody yelling for help."

A sign near the beach parking area lets drivers know that Summer Bay Bridge is closed to traffic. (Annie Ropeik/KUCB)

Construction on the new bridge in Summer Bay is having an unexpected impact on an Unalaska tradition.

The Bobby Johnson Summer Bay Classic is an annual half marathon. The race usually goes across the pass and over the Summer Bay bridge -- which is under construction.

Public works director Tom Cohenour says the footbridge that contractors have installed on-site will not be available for the race Aug. 23.

"They installed that temporary bridge for their use only," Cohenour says.

City workers prepare to haul the pickup truck off the beach next to Summer Bay Road on Friday. (Annie Ropeik/KUCB)

A local man was arrested on charges of driving under the influence after police say he crashed a company truck near Memorial Park in Unalaska on Friday.

Thirty-year-old Kyle Eby was driving a Ford pickup down Summer Bay Road toward the landfill Friday afternoon when he swerved off the road and rolled over into the water.

Arnold Betancourt says he witnessed the crash as leaving the landfill.