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...
Stitch Your Science exhibit explores climate change through fiber arts
The Prince William Sound Science Center (PWSSC) is currently showcasing a fiber arts exhibit in the new building’s atrium titled “Stitch Your Science.” The...
Local commercial kelp farmers double last season’s harvest
Kelp farmers in Prince William Sound saw a plentiful harvest this spring season despite cold water conditions. The few commercial kelp growing operations in...
Letter from Yakutat: Deep cuts on the Lost Coast
By Nathaniel Herz
For the Northern Journal via the Alaska Beacon
I’d been hearing and reading about Yakutat’s logging controversy for two years before I finally...
High tech weather buoys boost level of maritime safety in PWS
New weather buoys deployed at the Port of Valdez to promote environmentally safe operation of the busy Valdez Marine Terminal and associated tankers are also being hailed as a safety asset for a variety of other maritime users in Prince William Sound.
