Unalaska, AK – Through the early morning, the Division of Elections tallied ballots from across the state. Here in Unalaska, the precinct's votes were counted by 8:15. Here are the local results:

651 people voted in Unalaska yesterday - a higher turnout than last month's municipal election.

In the Senate race, 290 write-in votes were cast, many of which were likely for Sen. Lisa Murkowski, who lost her primary in August. Democrat Scott McAdams came in second place with 161 votes. Republican nominee Joe Miller received 151 votes. Sixteen votes were cast for third party candidates. Statewide, write-in candidates received 41% of the vote, and Miller came in second with 34%.

Unalaska, AK – The Bristol Bay red king crab season has been open for about two and a half weeks now, and approximately 6 million pounds have been landed. The total allowable catch for the IFQ fishery is 13.4 million pounds, and boats are expected to reach the halfway point within a week.

Forrest Bowers, management biologist with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, compares these numbers to last year.

Unalaska, AK – Tomorrow, Alaskans will be going to the polls to vote for members of Congress, state legislators, and a slew of other elected offices. But while things like the Senate race have been receiving the most press, there is also one ballot measure that could change the structure of the legislature in Juneau and thus impact all Alaskans.

Ballot Measure 1 would amend Alaska's constitution by adding four state representatives for a total of 44 representatives, and 2 state senators for a total of 22 senators. The state legislature has never been expanded.

Unalaska, AK – Yesterday evening, the U.S. Coast Guard medevaced a man from the cargo vessel Ever Unique. Hung-Ming Liao of Taiwan reportedly suffered leg injuries and was flown into Anchorage. The injuries were reportedly caused by an accident in the vessel's engine room.

The container ship was 54 miles south of Unalaska when the rescue occurred.

Unalaska, AK – The Senate election is next week, and the outcome will affect the way fisheries legislation is handled in Washington. KUCB's Alexandra Gutierrez talks to each of the candidates and finds out what sets them apart.

Unalaska, AK – Leading up to Tuesday's election, KUCB is running interviews with the Senate candidates. We chatted with Sitka mayor and Democratic nominee Scott McAdams about fisheries policy, Pebble Mine, and the Endangered Species Act.

Here are a few highlights.

On the Steller sea lion biological opinion: "It's critically important that we have the best science available and that we have the resources there to be able to track and really identify what the actual cause of marine mammal populations can be attributed back to. But what I do know is that Alaska's fisheries are some of the best managed in the world."

Unalaska, AK – Leading up to Tuesday's election, KUCB is running interviews with the Senate candidates. Alexandra Gutierrez talked with Republican nominee about climate change, genetically modified salmon, and oil spill response efforts.

Here are a few highlights.

On a previous statement suggesting support for genetically modified salmon: "I think that that really is a misconstrued position, and in fact I may not have said that properly when I was interviewed on that question. My response is that I'm a science guy - I like good science. But absolutely, let me make this very, very abundantly clear: genetically engineered salmon that could escape, that could end up in natural waters, that could end up creating adverse impacts to our fisheries should be absolutely prohibited."

Unalaska, AK – Leading up to Tuesday's election, KUCB is running interviews with the Senate candidates. We chatted with Sen. Lisa Murkowski about fisheries policy, climate change, and oil spill response.

Here are a few highlights.

On the Steller sea lion biological opinion: "I've been very disappointed in the way that this has developed. I think we recognize that NMFS has an obligation to protect the western population of our Steller sea lions under the Endangered Species Act, but they need to find a balance with impacts on our fisheries and on our communities."

Unalaska, AK – As the Arctic Ocean warms up and as ice continues to melt, Unalaska may become an even more lively international port. Scientists are predicting that ship traffic will greatly increase across the Arctic in the coming decades, meaning more development in Alaska and nations like Russia and Canada.

But while climate change has the potential to stimulate the northern economy, it may also degrade the arctic environment significantly. A team of American and Canadian scientists have recently published a paper looking at the feedback loop between climate change and increased shipping. University of Delaware marine scientist James Corbett explains this cycle.