Hope McKenney

Sep 11, 2023 | kucb.org | Hope McKenney

Unalaska firefighters joined local students on Monday to commemorate the 22nd anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. About 100 students completed 117 round trips up and down the city school bleachers — the distance it would take to ascend the 110 stories of the Twin Towers. Physical education teacher Kent Russell said Unalaska schools have been holding the 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb for several years.

Sep 11, 2023 | kucb.org | Hope McKenney

If you’ve tuned into KUCB 89.7 FM over the last decade, you’ve likely heard the voice of Vic Fisher. Fisher started his career at KUCB in 2012 as the station’s first host for the popular radio show AM Unalaska. He was also the resident weatherman — and often one of the voices you might have heard bringing you updates during a tsunami evacuation. Over the weekend, Fisher hopped on the Tustumena and said goodbye to his friends, fans and the island he’s called home for more than two decades.

Sep 11, 2023 | kucb.org | Hope McKenney

The third annual Bunker Hill Endurance Challenge took place earlier this month after a weather-related delay. Thirteen participants raced up and down the hill as many times as they could within six hours. But this year, no one won. Albert Burnham, recreation manager with the city’s Department of Parks, Culture and Recreation, said at the annual event, a winner is declared when someone completes a full marathon — that’s 13 trips up and down.

Aug 31, 2023 | kucb.org | Hope McKenney

An Unalaska resident has been charged with 10 counts of illegal subsistence fishing violations. Fifty-nine-year-old Juliann Tucker received the citation Wednesday, following a nearly three-month investigation by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers. Unalaska Wildlife Trooper Jeremy Baum said Tucker fished illegally in Unalaska’s Reese Bay — a popular subsistence area where locals harvest mostly red salmon. “Ten violations for a subsistence case is significant,” Baum said.

Aug 29, 2023 | kucb.org | Hope McKenney

Alaska Wildlife Troopers have charged four locals with sport fishing violations after finding several dozen salmon carcasses in the Shaishnikof River earlier this month. Thirty or more dead salmon had been stripped of their roe and discarded back into the river at the end of Captains Bay without any of the edible meat being harvested, as required by regulation. Unalaska Wildlife Trooper Jeremy Baum said they increased surveillance along the river in response.