Serving Alaska's Prince William Sound & Copper River Valley
Sunday, December 22, 2024
Residents and visitors in Valdez may soon have a new network of public hiking trails to enjoy right in town. An Alaskan land conservation non-profit brought updates to last Tuesday’s Valdez city council meeting about the future of Meals Hill. KCHU’s Shahmeer Azmat reports. Click on his picture to listen […]
Prince William Sound College debuted its new demonstration kitchen in Valdez earlier this year. Since then community members have engaged in a variety of classes ranging from Mexican cuisine to nutritious cooking to cake decorating. KCHU’s Shahmeer Azmat attended a class and returned with this report. Click on his picture […]
An avalanche early Saturday morning closed the southern portion of the Richardson Highway outside of Valdez for 12 hours. With limited air service and no ferries running, many city residents were forced to change plans. KCHU’s Shahmeer Azmat has this report. Click on his picture to listen to the story. […]
From KCHU’s Shahmeer Azmat A magnitude 7.0 earthquake centered eight miles north of Alaska’s largest city struck at 8:30 this morning. Damage in Anchorage caused widespread power outages, school closures and shutdown of some city bridges and roadways. Governor Bill Walker issued a declaration of disaster as crews worked to […]
A popular gathering spot in Valdez has been missing from the town’s social landscape since a kitchen fire shut it down in the fall of 2016. The Totem Inn and Restaurant played host to both travelers and locals for nearly four decades. The Inn has still been operating but the […]
Valdez City Manager Elke Doom came to Valdez from North Carolina about a year ago. She gave an update on City of Valdez happenings KCHU’s Coffe Break program in November . KCHU’s Marcia Lynn reports. Click on the link below her picture to listen. Advertisement 110717.Doom discussion
In mid-September, after serving three years as a board member of the American Academy of Family Physicians, Dr. John Cullen was elected to head the organization. A congress of state academy delegates chose him among a field of three candidates to serve as President-elect for one year, and then go […]
Advertisement KCHU Reporter Marcia Lynn interviewed representatives of the Independent Living Center of Kenai, serving the region that includes the Kenai Peninsula, Copper River Valley, Valdez, Cordova and Kodiak. Navigating the ins and outs of how to apply for Social Security or Medicare benefits is a daunting task. In […]
