Unalaska, AK – A delegation from the Alaska Energy Authority will be in Unalaska tomorrow for a town hall meeting about possible solutions to Alaska's energy woes.

The AEA is tasked with finding local solutions to rising energy costs. Karsten Rodvik, the AEA's project manager for external affairs, said that problem has reached "crisis proportions," and the state is open to any idea of how to solve it.

Unalaska, AK – The Alaska Marine Highway's M/V Tustumena has connected remote villages with the rest of the state since 1964. Its southwestern route runs from Homer to Dutch Harbor and provides the most afforadable form of transportation within the region. But as KIAL's Anne Hillman found out, it's more than just a cheap ride, it's a community builder.

Unalaska, AK – In 2011, the Minerals Management Service hopes to put a 5.6 million acre area of Bristol Bay out to bid for oil and gas drilling. This week, the agency began holding meetings around the state about the project, including one Thursday in Unalaska. KIAL's Charles Homans reports.

Unalaska, AK – A new exhibit celebrating the 200th anniversary of Unalaska's Russian Orthodox Church opens Saturday at the Museum of the Aleutians.

"We, through our exhibit, are trying to tell the story, the history of the church as it developed, as it affected the life of the Unangan people and what it has become today for Unangan people," said Museum Director Zoya Johnson. "In a way for all of us in Unalaska it has become the symbol for our identity, regardless of denomination."

Unalaska, AK – Wild horses have roamed the populated side of Unalaska Island in the Aleutians for 11 years. A local organization says the growing herd is damaging the ecosystem and is taking steps to reduce the growth of the herd. But some community members don't want the horses touched. KIAL's Anne Hillman has more.

Unalaska, AK – Wild horses have roamed the populated side of Unalaska Island in the Aleutians for 11 years. A local organization says the growing herd is damaging the ecosystem and is taking steps to reduce the growth of the herd. But some community members don't want the horses touched. KIAL's Anne Hillman has more.

Unalaska, AK – Wild horses have roamed the populated side of Unalaska Island in the Aleutians for 11 years. A local organization says the growing herd is damaging the ecosystem and is taking steps to reduce the growth of the herd. But some community members don't want the horses touched. KIAL's Anne Hillman has more.

Unalaska, AK – After a year of deadlock, some union employees have reached an agreement with the city government on a new contract.

After an executive session at last night's meeting, the Unalaska City Council voted unanimously to sign an agreement with the union representation of the city's Parks, Culture & Recreation Department. The new contract would offer employees a $2,500 signing bonus, but would require them to pay $100 a month
for health insurance.

Unalaska, AK – The Minerals Management Service will hold a public hearing in Unalaska Thursday on its plans to lease parts of Bristol Bay for oil and gas development.

Agency representatives were in Anchorage yesterday for the first in this round of hearings on the controversial plan.

"Any spill's going to have some damage--not only possibly to the resource, but possibly to the reputation of the fish," Unalaska's Pete Hendrickson, who was at the meeting, told APRN. "So it would be an economic disaster for sure, as well as an environmental one."