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

A Valdez jury convicted former Valdez man Derek Werder of 29 felony sex abuse charges and five assault charges Thursday afternoon after a trial lasting nearly two weeks. Werder was accused in August 2011 of numerous counts of sexual abuse, involving...

The City of Valdez is moving full-steam ahead in its quest to become Alaska’s only port of choice for exporting natural gas to Asian markets. “I’m pleased with how this thing’s coming together,” Bill Walker said to the city council Monday...

Ronald Monsen, the former tugboat captain that shocked Valdez after his safety-tug ran aground on Bligh Reef two days before Christmas in 2009 has been sentenced to six months home confinement and three years of probation. Federal prosecutors said Fr...

Some veteran conference attendees were saying that this one was the best ever. Hard to argue with that, when considering that we saw the return of founder of the event and Prince William Sound...

It should be no surprise that Valdez woman Bonnie Woods took the lead in the Valdez Halibut Derby last week after she hauled in a nice 179.2 pounder. “Hopefully it’s just the first one,” Woods said after her June 16 fish charter on the Dan Orio...

The more Tony Fiorillo explores Alaska, the more dinosaur tracks he finds on its lonely ridge tops. The latest examples are the stone footprints of two different dinosaurs near the tiny settlement of...