The Valdez Star - Serving Prince William Sound and Copper River Basin

In a surprise move Monday, the Valdez City Council signed off on a negotiated deal that will set the taxable value of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS) at $8.25 billion for this year. The...

Valdez is one step closer to actually building a new middle school after the committee formed to guide the long-running process selected a preliminary “concept design” to present to city, school and state officials for approval. “This is a...

Julie Hagelin remembers the day she hugged a rare New Zealand kakapo parrot to her chest. The soft, green bird emitted the scent of lavender, like dust and honey; it lingered upon Hagelin’s t-shirt...