Latest Unalaska Alaska News Reports
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- Mar 10, 2026 8:12pm
Nearly a year after a mistrial was declared in the case of a deadly 2019 crash on Unalaska's Mount Ballyhoo, the man at the center of the case is set to stand trial again, as families renew their ... Read More
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Former mayor of Unalaska is new boss of Alaska ferry system
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- Unalaska
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- May 15, 2018 5:38pm
Gov. Bill Walker has named a former Unalaska mayor to head the Alaska Marine Highway System. On Tuesday, the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities announced that Shirley Marquardt ... Read More
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Plane carrying high school team crashes in Alaska; 1 man killed
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- Unalaska
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- Oct 18, 2019 10:36am
A commuter airplane carrying 42 people, including a high school swim team, went off the runway while landing Thursday at a small Alaska community on the Bering Sea, killing one person and injuring ... Read More
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After two hung juries, state drops homicide charges against man in 2019 Unalaska crash
- Alaska
- Unalaska
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- May 04, 2026 5:41pm
A seven-year-long case involving the death of two Unalaska teen girls has come to a close, after the state dropped charges against 25-year-old Dustin Ruckman on Wednesday. Read More
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After two hung juries, state drops homicide charges against young man in 2019 Unalaska car crash
- Alaska
- Unalaska
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- May 01, 2026 4:08pm
A seven-year-long case involving the death of two Unalaska teen girls has come to a close, after the state dropped charges against 25-year-old Dustin Ruckman on Wednesday. Read More
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Rate of fatal plane crashes in Alaska tops U.S. national average
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- Unalaska
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- Apr 28, 2026 10:57pm
The rate of fatal airplane crashes in Alaska is higher than the U.S. national average, according to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). The NTSB has preliminary reports for 10 fatal plane ... Read More
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- Apr 30, 2026 7:23pm
Alaska prosecutors have decided against pursuing a third trial in the case of an Unalaska man charged with criminally negligent homicide in the deaths of two teenagers, Deputy Attorney General John ... Read More
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- Mar 31, 2026 5:00pm
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mar. 31-An Anchorage Superior Court judge declared a second mistrial in the case of an Unalaska man charged with causing the 2019 ... Read More
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Jury deadlocks again in retrial for 2019 Unalaska car crash case
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- Unalaska
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- Mar 31, 2026 5:45pm
Seven years and two trials later, there is still no verdict in the case involving a fatal car crash on Unalaska's Mount Ballyhoo. Read More
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Second mistrial declared for man accused in deaths of two Unalaska teen girls killed in cliff crash
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- Unalaska
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- Mar 31, 2026 3:31pm
A judge declared a mistrial Tuesday for a second time in the case against Dustin Ruckman, the man accused in the 2019 deaths of two Unalaska teenage girls after a pickup truck went off a cliff. Read More
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- Mar 25, 2026 9:59pm
Ruckman faces two counts of criminally negligent homicide for his involvement in a 2019 crash on top of Unalaska's Mount Ballyhoo. Ruckman was driving near the top of the mountain when his truck ... Read More
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7 years and 1 mistrial later, parties regather in court as Unalaska Ballyhoo crash case returns to trial
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- Unalaska
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- Mar 13, 2026 6:15pm
After a deadlocked jury resulted in a mistrial last spring and various failed attempts to go to trial, 25-year-old Dustin Ruckman is once again facing two counts of criminally negligent homicide. Read More
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Summer Bay Road 'not safe for travel,' no reopening date set
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- Unalaska
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- Feb 25, 2026 12:55pm
Several sections of Unalaska's Summer Bay Road beyond the landfill remain closed to vehicles after significant storm damage in late December 2025. Read More
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Alaska Airlines and Ravn Air decisions harm Unalaska
- Alaska
- Unalaska
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- Nov 18, 2019 4:00pm
FILE - This Oct. 17, 2019, file photo shows a commuter airplane that crashed near the airport in a small Alaska community on the Bering Sea in Unalaska, Alaska. The flight crew of the plane that ... Read More
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Unalaska City Council considers costly temporary DMV service as local office remains shuttered
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- Unalaska
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- Jan 21, 2026 6:06pm
Unalaska's Department of Motor Vehicles office has been closed for more than two months, with no reopening date in sight. Read More
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$3.8M Grant to Clean Up Junk Cars in Unalaska
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- Unalaska
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- Dec 16, 2025 11:17am
The Developing Recycling Infrastructure and Vehicle End-of-life project, or Unalaska DRIVE for short, is structured around five key components: a program to process and remove abandoned vehicles; ... Read More
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- Oct 23, 2025 6:36pm
The criminal case involving a fatal 2019 car crash on Unalaska's Mount Ballyhoo will go to trial next month, for the second time. Read More
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6 years after fatal Unalaska plane crash, jury finds PenAir liable for nearly $17 million
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- Unalaska
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- Oct 07, 2025 11:14am
The law firm representing the man who died said the case marks the nation's first fatal commercial airline crash trial in more than 25 years. Read More
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Six years after fatal Unalaska plane crash, jury finds PenAir liable for nearly $17 million
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- Unalaska
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- Oct 06, 2025 6:25pm
A Washington state jury awarded $16.9 million to the family of a man who died in a 2019 airplane crash on Unalaska's runway. Read More
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- Jul 02, 2025 02:47am
Unalaska is finally seeing some financial relief nearly three years after the collapse of Alaska's snow crab and red king crab fisheries. The city has now officially secured more than $3 million ... Read More
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Unalaska gets $3m to aid economy crippled by crab crash
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- Unalaska
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- Jun 23, 2025 5:00pm
The city of Unalaska, in the US state of Alaska, has secured over $3 million in federal disaster relief, its first substantial financial help since the collapse of snow and red king crab fisheries ... Read More
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- Oct 17, 2019 5:00pm
One person died after a commuter airplane went off the end of a runway while landing at an airport in the remote Aleutian Islands fishing community of Unalaska, authorities said Friday. Read More
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- Apr 20, 2025 5:00pm
Superior Court Judge Thomas Matthews declared a mistrial Friday morning for the young man involved in a 2019 Unalaska car crash case. Following more than three days of deliberation and over a week ... Read More
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- Apr 07, 2025 4:43pm
Closing arguments finished Monday afternoon in the fatal 2019 case of two teenagers' deaths in Unalaska. In May 2019, 18-year-old Dustin Ruckman allegedly drove his truck up Unalaska's Mount Ballyhoo. Read More
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Deadlocked jury leads to mistrial on homicide charges in Unalaska cliff crash that killed 2 teens
- Alaska
- Unalaska
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- Apr 14, 2025 9:00pm
An Superior Court judge on Friday declared a mistrial in the case of an Unalaska man charged in the deaths of two teenage girls who died when the truck he was driving plunged off a cliff - a decision ... Read More
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- Apr 11, 2025 9:01pm
Dustin Ruckman, 24, had faced criminally negligent homicide charges in the 2019 deaths of teens Karly McDonald and Kiara Renteria Haist. Read More
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As judge considers acquittal, trial for long-awaited Unalaska Mount Ballyhoo car crash case nears closure
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- Unalaska
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- Apr 04, 2025 5:11pm
Attorneys are expected to give their closing arguments Monday for a case involving a fatal 2019 car crash on Unalaska's Mount Ballyhoo. However, they will first have to hear whether or not the ... Read More
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- Mar 27, 2025 4:44pm
Dustin Ruckman is being tried in Anchorage on criminally negligent homicide charges after the 2019 crash that killed Kiara Rentaria Haist, 18, and Karly McDonald, 16. Read More
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Long-delayed trial begins in Anchorage for driver in Unalaska crash that killed 2 teens
- Alaska
- Unalaska
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- Mar 27, 2025 11:33am
Dustin Ruckman, left, appears in an Anchorage courtroom as his trial begins on March 26, 2025. Ruckman faces two counts of criminally negligent homicide after a 2019 incident in which the vehicle he ... Read More
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City council overturns mayoral veto prohibiting all-purpose vehicles on Unalaska streets
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- Unalaska
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- Feb 13, 2025 09:14am
Small, versatile vehicles like four-wheelers and side-by-sides are legal again on Unalaska's public roads, after the Unalaska City Council overturned a mayoral veto keeping the all-purpose vehicles, ... Read More
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- Feb 07, 2025 02:27am
The Coast Guard said three people were found dead inside of the plane, and it's clear from the wreckage there were no survivors. Read More
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- Jan 06, 2025 07:33am
Alaska's Seward Highway gets safety upgrades with intelligent sensors, the state celebrates its 66th anniversary, Unalaska hosts a swim challenge, Juneau offers basketball for kids, and Troopers share ... Read More
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Rep. Bryce Edgmon talks travel infrastructure, processing plant closures in lead-up to election
- Alaska
- King Cove
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- Sep 19, 2024 5:35pm
Edgmon attended a community forum in Unalaska and fielded questions from locals about the Alaska Marine Highway System, renewable energy, state pension plans and more. Read More
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- Sep 04, 2024 2:59pm
There will be no jury selection next week in the criminal trial involving a fatal 2019 Unalaska car crash.It is the fourth time jury selection has been moved, one of many delays in the roughly ... Read More
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- Aug 12, 2024 6:32pm
The court will need 12 residents to serve on the jury and four alternates. If they can find enough impartial jurors, the case will go to trial at the end of September, according to an Unalaska ... Read More
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Trial in deadly Unalaska cliff crash again delayed after police find 'drawer' of records
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- Unalaska
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- Aug 01, 2024 11:50am
The trial of Dustin Ruckman, 23, in the 2019 deaths of Karly McDonald and Kiara Haist had been set for this month. Read More
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Tustumena repairs pause services to three Aleutian communities
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- Unalaska
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- May 15, 2024 09:19am
The M / V Tustumena will not be making stops in False Pass, Akutan or Unalaska in May. An Alaska Marine Highway System spokesperson said the state ferry is undergoing a leak repair before its seasonal ... Read More
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Driver in fatal Unalaska car crash set to face trial this summer
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- Unalaska
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- Mar 18, 2024 5:00pm
Dustin Ruckman, 23, will face an Unalaska jury in late August on manslaughter charges in a single-vehicle crash off a cliff that killed two teenage girls nearly five years ago. In early May of 2019, ... Read More
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AROUND ALASKA: Rock Fall, Gathering of Eagles, and Walk of Lights!
- Alaska
- Delta Junction
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- Feb 12, 2024 4:26pm
Luckily, no one was hurt when some massive boulders came crashing down onto a road in Sitka. A bizarre gathering of bald eagles in Unalaska has gone viral on TikTok. Read More
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Unalaska Tragedy: Families Still Awaiting Trial Nearly Five Years After Fatal Car Crash
- Alaska
- Unalaska
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- Jan 23, 2024 06:46am
Families in Unalaska are still waiting for a trial nearly five years after a fatal automobile wreck. The KUCB report by Maggie Nelson on January 22, 2024, illuminates the lengthy court battle over the ... Read More
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Is Chicken, Alaska, Worth Visiting?
- Alaska
- Chicken
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- Sep 28, 2023 05:56am
Alaska has its own unique cities: Unalaska, North Pole, and Chicken. Yes, Chicken, Alaska, is a real town! It's a pretty important town along the Top of the World Highway, too, because it's one of the ... Read More
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- Sep 26, 2023 07:38am
The Center for Biological Diversity intends to sue the federal government over a new marine highway in Alaska. The environmental group sent a notice letter on Sep. 21 to the U.S. Maritime ... Read More
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- Sep 14, 2023 09:42am
A 2021 investigation found that since 2016, 42% of U.S. deaths from small aircraft crashes occurred in Alaska. Read More
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Study: Different populations in Alaska have some of nation's highest and lowest death rates by cause
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- Unalaska
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- Aug 05, 2023 10:13am
Alaska Natives in certain rural areas of the state have the nation's highest death rates from suicide and domestic violence and some of the highest rates of accidental deaths, while Asians and Latinos ... Read More
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Police Beat - Unalaska, Alaska
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- Unalaska
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- Jul 05, 2023 5:00pm
The third drunk was arrested on a number of outstanding warrants and was provided with transport to the Unalaska jail. Warrant Arrest - Dustin K. Eisenhauer, 21 yoa, of Kodiak, was arrested on ... Read More
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Tustumena to make six Aleutian chain runs this summer
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- False Pass
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- Mar 08, 2023 4:17pm
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 ... Read More
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