updated 11/19/21 City of Valdez received notice from DHSS that a Valdez COVID death from a few months ago will be included in the DHSS case count update on Friday, 12/17/21. DHSS will indicate this is not a recent death and being reported following death certificate review. Valdez Public Health […]
Recent News and Information
History Talk VMHA 6/22/21
Tuesday Nite History Talk. June 22nd. 5:30 pm. NEW! In person talk by Susan Heuer, the Old Town model maker. 436 S Hazelet Ave, the Valdez Museum’s annex.
UPDATED 6/14 Potential Flooding Valdez Glacier Pond and Stream Area
Potential flooding in Valdez Glacier Stream and Valdez Glacier Lake.
Old Town Walking Tours Start 6/8
Extensive Test of Valdez Warning System 6/10 & 11
DANGER-Valdez Glacier Lake
Science Center Building Begins
Construction has begun on the Prince William Sound Science Center’s forthcoming 5-
acre waterfront campus. Founded just after the Exxon Valdez oil spill in 1989, the nonprofit
Science Center has focused heavily on climate, oceanography, fisheries, birds and oil spill
research in the region,
Fun things to do in Valdez
Events are listed by start date. Scroll down to see things happening later in the month.
Arctic Refuge Drilling Suspension Explained
Decades-long political and legal battles over drilling in America’s largest wildlife refuge took another turn when the Biden administration suspended oil and gas leases in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Alaska Lawmakers Face Special Session on Budget, Dividend
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Big issues Alaska lawmakers faced at the start of the regular session in January remain unsettled at the end, including the state budget and size of the check to be paid to residents from Alaska’s oil-wealth fund. Lawmakers face two special sessions, the first of which […]