Announcements

2020 Census Apportionment Results Delivered to the President

2020 Census Apportionment Results Delivered to the President

U.S. Census Bureau April 26, 2021 Release Number CB21-CN.30 APRIL 26, 2021 – The U.S. Census Bureau announced today that the 2020 Census shows the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2020, was 331,449,281. The U.S. resident population represents the total number of people living in the […]

DEC Expands Seafood Testing

DEC Expands Seafood Testing

DEC Expanding Testing of Alaska Seafood for Gamma Radiation FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 19, 2021 Media contact: Dr. Robert Gerlach, VMD, 907- 375-8200, bob.gerlach@alaska.gov ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is expanding testing for gamma radiation in Alaska seafood through funding from the U.S. Food and […]

5.7 17 Miles from Cantwell Sways the Area 9:10am 4/8/21

5.7 17 Miles from Cantwell Sways the Area 9:10am 4/8/21

Preliminary information from the United States Geological Survey state that the 5.7 magnitude earthquake was 27 km southeast of Cantwell, which is 323 miles from Valdez, at 9:10:18 this morning at a depth of 77.7 km.

COVID Cases Surge in Valdez

COVID Cases Surge in Valdez

Since the time of our last weekly summary on Mar. 26, the community of Valdez received notification of 26 new resident cases and five new non-resident cases of COVID-19. Additionally, one previously announced adult resident case was treated at Providence Valdez Medical Center on Thursday for worsening symptoms and transferred by medivac to an Anchorage hospital for further care.