COV News Release/PSA #23-13News ReleaseM/V Lu-Lu Belle Runs Aground Near ColumbiaGlacierFor immediate release: August 31, 2023Valdez, AK – UPDATE: At 9:30 p.m., United States Coast Guard (USCG) personnelarrived at the Valdez airport with the final helicopter transport of M/V Lu-Lu Bellepassengers. Valdez EMS crews assisted USCG by evaluating passengers before […]
Public Safety
Fire in Valdez 3/23
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Two southeast Alaska men face charges in the beating death of a man who was attacked because of a social media post, according to an investigator’s affidavit.
Moses S. Blanchard, 22, and Blaise A. Dilts, 21, of Klawock, face charges of second-degree murder, manslaughter and burglary in the death of 80-year-old Lincoln Peratrovich, according to the state’s online court records system. An attorney listed for Dilts did not return a message seeking comment. An attorney was not […]
Structure Fire Valdez
EPA Toxic Release Inventory Misleads Public
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has once again published its annual Toxics Release Inventory (TRI). The TRI catalogs the movement of chemicals that may be harmful to human health and the environment if handled improperly.
Multi-vehicle Collision Results in One Fatality
Emergency Services Respond to Multi Motor Vehicle Collision Near Intersection of the Richardson Highway and Wood Way
Bogus Commitment Order Prompts Investigation
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska’s statewide law enforcement agency is investigating after two troopers escorted one of the state’s top school principals to a hospital for a mental health assessment based on a bogus court order, officials said.
EPA Blocks Pebble Mine-AP
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency took an unusually strong step Tuesday and blocked a proposed mine heralded by backers as the most significant undeveloped copper and gold resource in the world because of concerns about its environmental impact on a rich Alaska aquatic ecosystem that supports the world’s largest sockeye salmon fishery.
DEC Clean Water Action Grant Awards
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – February 6, 2023 CONTACT: Laura Eldred, Environmental Section Manager (907) 376-1855 DEC Awards $1.6 Million Dollars in Clean Water Actions Grants (JUNEAU, AK) – The Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is pleased to award 18 Alaska Clean Water Actions (ACWA) grants to organizations across the state […]
RCAC to Meet in Anchorage 1/26-27
The Prince William Sound Regional Citizens’ Advisory Council will hold a board meeting in Anchorage on Thursday and Friday, January 26-27, 2023.