The residents of Valdez, Alaska, aren’t going anywhere, unless they have a helicopter. All road access into the town is blocked due to a series of avalanches that occurred on Thursday.

At the end of the 19th century, an estimated 100,000 people joined the Klondike Gold Rush, seeking their fortunes in the interior of Alaska and Canada’s Yukon territory. Many gold seekers who ...

More than three years after Hilcorp bought BP’s Alaska assets, Valdez wants assurances that Hilcorp has the money to safely maintain its operations — and clean up a potential oil spill.

Bob Hallinen / Anchorage Daily News Exxon Valdez oil spill workers recover and clean birds soiled by crude oil spilled when the tanker ran aground in Prince William Sound in March 1989.

About 1,300 miles of Alaska shoreline was affected by the spill, including 200 miles that were heavily contaminated, according to the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council.

For Dr. John Cullen, work days at his Valdez, Alaska, medical practice are highly unpredictable. Winter is brutal in Valdez, a town of 4,000 people located about a six-hour drive from Anchorage.

More than 300 people flocked to Valdez for this year s Ice Climbing Festival, featuring a weekend of spectacular climbing in Keystone Canyon. Sections Alaska News Politics Opinions Iditarod Talk ...

Valdez became the latest Alaska community to pass a mask mandate. The city council voted 5-2 in favor of the mandate at a meeting on Tuesday. It applies to all indoor areas where social distancing ...

You could make a case that Valdez, Alaska, is the most beautiful town in America. Its on the ocean, first of all, even if the water is not warm. It is also surrounded by the magnificent Chugach ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The city of Valdez has mandated the use of face coverings in public to slow the spread of the coronavirus. The City Council passed the rule Tuesday for all indoor areas ...

With an estimated 50 feet of snow blocking the only highway into town, the 4,000 residents of Valdez, Alaska, will be cut off indefinitely, officials say, leaving access only by air or by sea.

Ah, the open road: The lone highway into Valdez, Alaska, is finally clear, but residents say being cut off by land wasn’t that big of a deal. Six miles of the Richardson Highway in and out of ...