On Nov. 4, 2025, Valdez Superior Court Judge Rachel Ahrens sentenced Valdez resident Stephen Foster to a composite sentence ...

Since the Valdez child care center Stepping Stones closed two years ago, working parents like Brianne Skilbred have had to scramble. " current child care provider that they have is their fifth in two ...

Valdez is an end-of-the-road town teeming with adventure and beauty, where visitors can fill their cups with great food, world-class fishing, Alaska history and locally brewed beer. Located at the ...

Fishing in the morning. Hiking in the afternoon. Dinner out, drinks at the nearest brewpub, an evening of live theater… and maybe some sea lions thrown in for good measure? That’s just a normal summer ...

Jun. 22—The state Supreme Court on Tuesday will hear oral arguments in a case that could force oil company Hilcorp to release financial information that it was allowed to keep secret when it acquired ...

A contingency of Alaska’s high school distance runners traveled to the Pacific Northwest over the weekend, showcasing their speed at the 2025 Nike Cross Regionals (NXR) Northwest ...

A true family business, Stan and Mary Helen Stephens started operating fishing and hunting charters out of Valdez, Alaska on their first vessel the 26-foot m/v Mary Helen, in 1971. Soon after, the ...

Fishing derbies are like the lottery in that you can’t win unless you enter. Lorna Illingworth, for example, caught a 158-pound halibut last weekend while fishing during the “Halibut Hullabaloo” out ...

Valdez became the latest Alaska community to pass a mask mandate. The city council voted 5-2 in favor of the mandate at a meeting on Tuesday. It applies to all indoor areas where social distancing can ...

When Alaska became a state in 1959, the newfound government was allowed to select 100 million acres of land to help build an economy from scratch. Tom Marshall, a state employee with a background in ...

VALDEZ, ALASKA, UNITED STATES, January 27, 2023 / EINPresswire.com / -- Alaska Auto Rental is expanding its service area this year and opening a new year-round location at 300 Airport Rd, Valdez, ...

When the Exxon Valdez oil tanker ran aground in March 1989 in Alaska’s Prince William Sound, it released a record-setting 11 million gallons of crude oil into a uniquely vulnerable environment, ...