News from Unalaska, Alaska
Alaska named a Louisiana shipyard as the low bidder at $350 million to build a replacement for the aging Tustumena ferry, which serves 12 coastal communities from Homer to Unalaska.

Arresting one Unalaska man on child sexual abuse charges took two teams and Coast Guard and FBI aircraft, landing on two Aleutian islands at once.
Alaska took four of every five dollars in the nation's fishery-disaster aid — and none of it has reached anyone yet, with 13 more disasters still in line.

Unalaska City Council will hold a public hearing May 12, 2026, on a TSYS business appeal that could affect payment processing and merchant services in the Aleutian port community.
HB 234 would classify emergency dispatchers as first responders, opening access to federal grants and addressing staffing challenges in rural Alaska.
Unalaska City Council advanced its fiscal year 2027 budget ordinance and certified the 2026 property tax roll at its May 26 meeting, though final vote outcomes were not confirmed in available materials.
The Unalaska City Council holds its regular meeting May 12, 2026, as the remote fishing community manages a $50 million infrastructure fund and ongoing air travel reliability issues.
