Valdez Holds Off On Declaring Emergency
The city of Valdez is holding off on declaring a state of emergency. The city council determined that it will instead look at other resources to address its snow removal needs. KCHU’s Tony Gorman has...
View ArticlePrince William Sound Community College Seeking New President
Alaska’s only accredited community college is looking for a new president. The University of Alaska-Anchorage dismissed Doug Desorcie Monday after seven years on the job. Listen for the full story...
View ArticlePrince William Sound Residents Get Help In Financial Recovery From Storm
Home and business owners in Prince William Sound are getting an opportunity to financially recover from this year’s winter storm. The U.S. Small Business Administration opened Disaster Loan Outreach...
View ArticleFormer Exxon Valdez Sold For Scrap
The former Exxon Valdez is heading to the scrap heap. As the 23rd anniversary of the Exxon Valdez oil spill approaches, the tanker that ran aground in Prince William Sound and spilled millions of...
View ArticlePortion Of Copper River Highway Expected To Be Closed For Several Years
A portion of the Copper River Highway is expected to be closed for several more years. The Alaska Department of Transportation announced Wednesday, that one of the highway’s 11 bridges will remain...
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Historic Alaska Roadhouse Destroyed In Blaze
Photo from the Copper Center Lodge website. One of Alaska’s historic roadhouses was destroyed by fire over the weekend. Glenn-Rich Fire and Rescue responded to the blaze at the Copper Center Lodge...
View ArticleVessel Grounding Prompts Salmon Hatchery Observation
The Coast Guard is closely watching the Main Bay Salmon Hatchery, 40 miles southeast of Whittier, following the nearby grounding of a fish tender in the Western Prince William Sound. The Coast Guard...
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AK: A Tribute
Terry Blosser MC'ing the John Denver Tribute Concert in McCarthy. Photo by Tony Gorman, KCHU - Valdez The famous late singer-songwriter John Denver loved the outdoors. Denver got a taste of Alaska’s...
View ArticleValdez Holds First Alaska LNG Summit
Liquefied natural gas was on the minds of energy business executives, community leaders, and state lawmakers as they met at the first-ever Alaska LNG Summit in Valdez last week. The two-day summit gave...
View ArticleAllen Moore Wins Copper Basin 300
Allen Moore is the 2013 Copper Basin 300 Champion. The Two Rivers musher crossed the finish line around 11:22 Monday morning. Moore’s victory is an unprecedented fourth in the race’s history. Listen...
View ArticleCopper Center School Shutting Down
The oldest school in the Copper River School District is officially closing down. The Copper River School Board voted unanimously this week to shutdown the Copper Center School due to low enrollment....
View ArticleCopper River Salmon Fleet To Start Fishing Thursday
The salmon fleet is getting ready to go fishing on Thursday morning on the Copper River Delta. Download Audio According to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, this year’s harvest projection for...
View ArticleFound Firearm Prompts Valdez City School District Lockdown
A firearm found Tuesday in a Valdez school forced every school in the Valdez City School District on lock down. The Valdez Police Department is investigating as to how the weapon ended up in the...
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Athabascan Elder Katie John Passes Away
Credit Chris Arend as the photographer. Photo is owned by Ahtna, Incorporated. The Athabascan elder who was the lead plaintiff in a lawsuit that strengthened Native subsistence fishing rights in Alaska...
View ArticleClean Up Begins On Cargo Ship In Valdez With Leaky Containers
Crews have begun cleaning and decontaminating a cargo ship that has been docked in the Port of Valdez for almost two weeks after leaking containers were discovered onboard. The BBC Arizona’s cargo was...
View ArticleGrounded Fishing Tender Under Watch In Prince William Sound
A fishing tender is under the Coast Guard’s close watch after it intentionally grounded on a western Prince William Sound island on Thursday. Download Audio
View ArticleCoast Guard Investigating ‘Naknek Spirit’ Grounding
The Coast Guard is investigating a grounding the led to a fuel spill in the western Prince William Sound over the weekend. The Naknek Spirit’s starboard fuel tank ruptured when it ran aground Saturday...
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Valdez Harbor Boat Explosion Injures Two
Photo by Tony Gorman, KCHU – Valdez. The Valdez Fire Department is investigating the cause of an explosion that happened at the Valdez Small Boat Harbor late Monday morning. The fire from the...
View ArticleWhittier Mayor Poised To Retain Seat Following Recall Election
Lester Lunceford is still the mayor of Whittier – at least for now. According to the unofficial results, the long-time mayor is poised to keep his position following Tuesday’s recall election. The...
View ArticleTug, Barge Grounded Southeast of Cordova
The Coast Guard is monitoring recovery efforts of a tug and barge that went aground in the Gulf Alaska, Wednesday afternoon. Download Audio The Hook Point- Alaganik was on a tsunami debris clean-up...
View ArticleBarge Strikes Coast Guard Vessel In Cordova Harbor
There was a collision at the docks in Cordova that damaged a Coast Guard buoy tender. An Alaska Marine Lines barge. the Cordova Provider, was being maneuvered by the tug Krystal Sea Sunday morning,...
View ArticleCrews Fight Copper River Valley Wildfires
Crews are fighting wildfires in the Copper River Valley that were started by lightning strikes last week. Download Audio Fires near Excelsior Creek and Talbert Lake were started on July 31. The...
View ArticleLow Numbers Prompts Restrictions On Nelchina Caribou Hunts
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game has issued an emergency order that will restrict hunters to harvesting Nelchina caribou bulls for most of the upcoming season in Game Management Unit 13. The low...
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No Timetable Set For ‘Fate Hunter’ Salvage
Coast Guard personnel monitor the 65–foot fishing tender, Fate Hunter, after it grounded near Shoup Bay, approximately four miles west of Valdez, Alaska on August 11, 2013. The owner of the tender...
View ArticleWasilla Hunting Guide Headed to Jail
A hunting guide from Wasilla is heading to jail after being found guilty of two counts of big game violations by a jury in Cordova District Court. The violations stemmed from an illegal wolf hunt a...
View ArticleJohn Kelsey Passes Away
A key figure in Valdez history has died. John Kelsey wore many hats, but is best known for building Valdez to what it is today. He’s most remembered for bringing economic development to the city in the...
View ArticleTourism Pioneer Stan Stephens Dies
One of Alaska’s tourism pioneers passed away over the weekend. Stan Stephens was 79-years-old. He was known for his popular charter boat line that provided tours in the Prince William Sound. Download...
View ArticleFour Incumbents Fall In Valdez Elections
In Valdez, only one of five incumbents survived Tuesday’s Municipal Election. Three seats on the City Council and two on the School Board were up for grabs. Incumbent Mike Wells easily won the most...
View ArticleWithout KTUU, GCI Deal, Subscribers Deal With Alternate Programming
GCI and KTUU-TV have been negotiating a new deal to broadcast the NBC affiliate to rural communities. Without a deal, subscribers in those areas will have to settle for something else as talks...
View ArticleCopper Basin 300 Field Shapes Up
The Copper Basin 300 appears to have another loaded race field with big name veterans and a lot of rookies starting Saturday. This year, forty-five mushers from Alaska and five different countries will...
View ArticleDriver Injured After Semi-Truck Strikes Bus Carrying Kenai Skiers
A high school cross-country ski team is okay after its bus was struck by a semi-truck on the Richardson Highway on Friday morning. Valdez Police say the accident involving the Kenai Central High School...
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Allen Moore Wins Copper Basin 300
Photo courtesy of the Copper Basin 300 Facebook page. Allen Moore has successfully defended his Copper Basin 300 title. The Two Rivers musher held off Nicolas Petit on the final leg for his fifth...
View ArticleState, Valdez Officials Assess Richardson Highway Avalanches
UPDATED 4:22 p.m. – Alaska Department of Transportation continues to monitor the Richardson Highway after avalanches over the weekend cutoff road access to the city of Valdez. Download Audio Officials...
View ArticleCan You Guess When The Road To Valdez Will Reopen?
Nobody knows when the Richardson Highway is going to reopen, but the Valdez Parks and Recreation Department is hoping everyone has a fun time guessing. Download Audio They’ve started a Nenana...
View ArticleRichardson Highway Opens North Of Mile 19
The Alaska Department of Transportation opened up a section of the Richardson Highway today. DOT cleared avalanches from the road north of mile 19, but the highway is still closed between Miles 12 and...
View ArticleRichardson Highway To Reopen Wednesday
After nearly two weeks, the Alaska Department of Transportation says the Richardson Highway in the Keystone Canyon area could reopen as soon as Wednesday. Crews took advantage of favorable conditions...
View ArticleRichardson Highway Reopens After Avalanche Debris Removed
The wait is over for residents in Valdez. The Richardson Highway is now completely open to motorists ahead of schedule. The announcement comes after avalanches buried and flooded the roadway nearly...
View Article3 OK After Vessel Sinks Near Valdez
Three men are okay after their vessel sank near Valdez while participating in an oil spill response drill. The Coast Guard Sector Anchorage Command Center received a report Wednesday night that the...
View ArticleValdez Museum Prepares Commemorates 1964 Quake
The Valdez Museum is commemorating next week’s 50th anniversary of the 1964 Earthquake with the launch of two exhibits. Download Audio
View ArticleValdez Earthquake Survivors Recall 1964 Experiences
The community of Valdez was devastated by the Good Friday earthquake. The giant tsunami that formed right after the shaking began killed 30 people gathered at the harbor and on the dock. The earthquake...
View ArticleGovernor Leads Valdez Choose Respect Rally
Governor Parnell led the Choose Respect rally in Valdez today. Download Audio
View ArticleCopper River Commercial Salmon Fishing Kicks Off Thursday
The Copper River commercial fishing season kicks off Thursday morning. Download Audio
View ArticleChitina Dip Net Salmon Fishery Opens At Midnight
The Chitina Subdistrict Dip Net Salmon Fishery opens at midnight. Dip netters can expect to see plenty of fish during the first opening. Download Audio
View ArticleOnline Program Hopes To Revive Eyak Language
The Eyak Language is being revived through an online learning program that was launched this week. The program is the first of its kind for the language since the death of the last Native-born Eyak...
View ArticleCrew OK After Seiner Capsizes In Prince William Sound
The crew of a seiner is okay after their fishing vessel capsized in the Prince William Sound earlier this week. The Auriga was seeking at shelter from a storm at the time of the incident. Download Audio
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Body of Wilderness Classic Racer Recovered From Tana River
A long time competitor in one of Alaska’s most famous and dangerous backcountry races has died. Rob Kehrer was found dead while competing in the Alaska Mountain Wilderness Classic over the weekend in...
View ArticleTo the displeasure of some locals, Tailgate Alaska grabs land use permit from...
One of the biggest winter sports events kicked off over the weekend in Thompson Pass. Tailgate Alaska is celebrating its tenth anniversary this year. But, not everyone is in a joyful mood. Some...
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Future of Valdez marijuana sales hangs in balance
Cannabis plant (Photo by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) Last fall, history was made in Valdez. The state’s first marijuana retail store opened its doors to all buyers. Now, the future of the store is...
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Effort to ban Valdez pot sales fails in Municipal Election
(Creative Commons photo by Brett Levin) It looks like Alaska’s first retail marijuana store isn’t going anywhere for a while. Ballot Proposition 1, which would have banned the sales and cultivation of...
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49 Voices: Erik Boltman of Anchorage
Erik Boltman (Photo by Tony Gorman, KCHU – Valdez) This week we’re hearing from Erik Boltman from Anchorage. Boltman moved to Alaska after serving in the Air Force and participated in the Valdez...
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