Stutes calls for BOF audit, citing ethics & transparency concerns
The move comes during one of the worst Prince William Sound fishing seasons in recent history.
In Memory of Christopher James Miner
Christopher James Miner, 66, passed away on Dec. 31, 2025 in Valdez, Alaska.
Ten Whittier residents charged with voter fraud
The individuals are from American Samoa, but are not U.S. citizens.
Valdez, a ‘child care desert,’ takes next step toward new center
The Valdez City Council to establish a Child Care Crisis Task Force at the beginning of 2023.
Valdez looks back on dismal coho run
By Allison Sayer
For the Copper River Record
On Sept. 11, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game closed the Valdez terminal harvest area to sport...
City of Valdez enters into $300K retention contract to secure town’s third full-time doctor
The city of Valdez has agreed to pay a new doctor upwards of $300,000 in bonuses over five years if she stays practicing medicine...
Officials cut the ribbon on 37 new housing units in Valdez
Valdez cut the ribbon on a new housing complex along Meals Avenue earlier this month, a recent step in the region’s push for more...
Valdez evaluating new air carriers, citing chronic issues with current service
The city of Valdez will soon start evaluating new air transportation options to town, after earlier this month announcing a federal request for proposal...
Unemployment drops slightly for Chugach, Copper River area
Unemployment for the Chugach and Copper River census areas dropped just slightly in July over the same month in 2022, while statewide the number...
Copper River Sockeye
Copper River harvester Emma Kramer, who fishes with her husband Kurtis, sells packages of fresh frozen Copper River sockeyes at an open market in...
