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Mount Shishaldin began erupting on Tuesday, the Alaska Volcano Observatory said.

Uncertainty continues to cloud the 2023 sockeye salmon season in Bristol Bay, Alaska, U.S.A., as the fishery heads toward its peak period.

Homer’s Snooks Moore has spent her life in Alaska commercial fisheries.

While many people come to Unalaska to work in the fishing industry, the area is steeped in history from Russian exploration to World War II.

The Bristol Bay Times - Serving Dillingham, Naknek, King Salmon and Southwest villages

Scheduled to arrive May 10, the Viking Orion is slated to be Unalaska’s first cruise ship of the year. The island's cruise season will run through October 17, with September set to be the busiest month.

Construction season has arrived for GCI crews working on the AU-Aleutians Fiber Project in King Cove and in Sand Point.

As ship traffic increased in Alaska, so did the installation of lighthouses in the early 20th century. And there wasn’t a more remote outpost than the one situated 80 miles northeast of Dutch Harbor.

The state is seeking to have the case thrown out of a Bethel courthouse, but the plaintiff has vowed to carry the issue to the Supreme Court.

The Alaska Marine Highway System released its summer sailing schedule Tuesday, and Unalaska will receive similar service as last year. The M/V Tustumena is the only state ferry serving the Aleutian chain, and it will make six calls in Unalaska this summer — roughly once per month from May through September.