Unalaska, AK – The Department of Public Utilities recently won a $153,000 grant from the Alaska Energy Authority to buy LED street lights. Director of Public Utilities Dan Winters said the new lamps will use 75 percent less power than the current 400 watt bulbs but still give out the same amount of light.

Winters said his department is still looking for good lights for this environment. "We've been testing LED lights for quite a while out here and we've had a few of them that we've taken down and sent back and said these aren't going to work with our weather environment. Actually, the one's they put up in the Alaska Ship Supply new parking lot look really promising. They were up during the 175 mile per hour winds."

Unalaska, AK – Unalaska is at risk for a number of invasive marine species that could have negative impacts on the fishing industry if they aren't prevented. Denny Lassy is the Alaska coordinator for invasive species for the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. He says Unalaska is particularly susceptible to invasives because of the number of vessels from around the world that come through the area.

Unalaska, AK – The U.S. Postal Inspector in Anchorage intercepted a package filled with cocaine that was bound for Unalaska. According to court documents, the inspector called the Department of Public Safety in Unalaska on March 25 then obtained a search warrant for the suspicious package. It contained 48.3 grams of cocaine and was addressed to Rebecca Flanagan from Bellevue, Washington. When interviewed by Officer Steve Kelly she admitted that she had paid $1,000 for the package and two others had been previously sent to her. She said she weighs it out and sells it primarily to fishermen in order to raise money for her child support payments. Flanagan was charged with one class B felony for possession of a controlled substance with the intent to distribute it.

Unalaska, AK – Aleutian bird research is revealing new ideas about evolutionary biology. Birds such as crested and whiskered auklets may not have developed elaborate head feathers just to attract their mates. The feathers might also help the birds avoid hitting their heads when nesting in sharp, jagged rocks. KUCB's Anne Hillman found out more.

Unalaska, AK – The new capital budget and other budget bills include funding for many projects in Unalaska and ferry runs. Get the run down with KUCB's Anne Hillman

Unalaska, AK – Unalaskans joined with others across the state on March 31 to celebrate Governor Sean Parnell's Choose Respect initiative to end domestic violence and sexual assault.

Almost 75 percent of Alaskans have experienced or known someone who has experienced sexual assault and domestic violence. The overall rate of sexual assault in the state is two and a half times the national average, while the rate of child sexual assault is almost six times the national rate. Meanwhile, nearly 30 percent of Alaskans don't have access victims' services.

Unalaska, AK – Last week the Obama administration released it's new off-shore oil and gas drilling plan. It opens much of the east coast and the Gulf of Mexico to new drilling leases and allows old leases in the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas to be explored. However, it closes Bristol Bay, also known as the North Aleutian Basin, to any lease sales, at least for the next five years.

In Unalaska and the Bristol Bay region, reactions to the announcement were mixed. Unalaska Mayor Shirley Marquardt was disappointed.

Unalaska, AK – A local wilderness adventure-seeker spent part of March making sure other adventurers made it through safely. Dan Young recently volunteered as a medic at the first-ever 100-mile long, human-powered winter race through the White Mountains Wilderness Area near Fairbanks. Participants skied, biked, and ran the course that took them through mountain passes, over ice covered lakes, and through water that overflowed from partially frozen rivers. They carried their own food, water, and equipment, though they could get warm drinks at checkpoint cabins along the route.

Unalaska, AK – Combing walleye pollock survey data with climate change models shows a dim prediction for future pollock stocks in the Bering Sea. KUCB's Anne Hillman spoke with fisheries scientist Franz Mueter.