


Defenseman Cam York agrees to five-year, $25.75M contract with Philadelphia Flyers
Defenseman Cam York has agreed to terms on a five-year contract worth $25.75 million with the Philadelphia Flyers, the team announced on Monday. York will count $5.15 million against the salary cap through the 2029-30 NHL season.

Three-team trade sends Norman Powell to Heat, John Collins to Clippers
Sources told ESPN that the Miami Heat, Los Angeles Clippers and Utah Jazz have agreed to a three-teamh trade that sends Norman Powell to Miami, John Collins to Los Angeles, and Kevin Love, Kyle Anderson and a

Chris Lane shares the video for “2x4s & 4x6s”
Chris Lane shares his latest single “2x4s & 4x6s,” taken off his recently-released album Shade Tree. 2x4s & 4x6s is co-written by Lane alongside Ben Williams and Casey Brown, and co-produced by Seth Mosley and Michael O’Connor.

See Lauren Alaina’s video for ‘All My Exes’ featuring Chase Matthew
Lauren Alaina has dropped the video for “All My Exes”, featuring rising star Chase Matthew. The song, written by Alaina alongside Ben Johnson, Whitney Phillips and Jimmy Gutch, was produced by Joey Moi with co-production by Jacob

Drummer Matt Cameron leaves Pearl Jam after 27 years
Pearl Jam drummer Matt Cameron has announced that he’s leaving the group after 27 years. Both Cameron and the band each issued statements on social media sharing the news of the split. Cameron’s final album with Pearl

Falling in Reverse sets North American Summer 2025 tour
Falling in Reverse has set an extensive headlining tour across North America this summer. The God Is A Weapon Tour launches on August 10 in Denver, Colorado, and wraps up on September 26 in Las Vegas, and

BTS to release first-ever live album ‘Permission to Dance On Stage — Live’
The members of BTS are finally wrapping up their mandatory South Korean military service, and rumor has it that they will potentially be reunited in March 2026. To tie fans over until then, BTS’s label Big Hit

Tate McRae shares video for ‘Just Keep Watching’ from ‘F1’ film soundtrack
Tate McRae shared the video for the track ‘Just Keep Watching’, her latest release taken off the ‘F1 The Movie’ soundtrack. The video for ‘Just Keep Watching’, produced by Ryan Tedder and Tyler Spry, is directed by

Notice to Taxpayers – City of Valdez 2025 Property Tax Bills
The City of Valdez 2025 Property Tax Statements were mailed on July 1, 2025. It is the responsibility of the owner to contact the City of Valdez Finance Department if a tax bill has not been received.

Bobby Jenks, White Sox World Series champion, dies at 44 after cancer battle
Bobby Jenks, a two-time All-Star closer and 2005 World Series champion with the Chicago White Sox, has died at the age of 44. The team announced on X: ‘Former Chicago White Sox All-Star pitcher and 2005 World

A Rogue’s Garden – So many lunch options
Grab & Go lunches, order ahead options, early mornings

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Full Kitchen open 8am-10pm Daily
Pizza served until 11pm

Houston Rockets trading Cam Whitmore to Wizards for two 2nd-round picks
ESPN’s Shams Charania reports the Houston Rockets are trading forward Cam Whitmore to the Washington Wizards for two second-round picks. Charania wrote on X: ”The Houston Rockets are trading Cam Whitmore to the Washington Wizards for two second-round picks,

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Noon – 5 Saturday

Alaska’s state insect is not the mosquito
Thirty years ago, students from the Auntie Mary Nicoli Elementary School in Aniak were among those who held a statewide election to declare an insect that best represented Alaska.

Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum to feature new Lainey Wilson exhibit
The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum will feature Lainey Wilson in a new exhibition, “Lainey Wilson: Tough as Nails,” open from July 18 until June 2026 in downtown Nashville. Country Music Hall of Fame and

Dierks Bentley shares video for “Standing in the Sun”
Dierks Bentley has released the video for his single “Standing in the Sun,” taken off his new album Broken Branches. Written by Kyle Sturrock, Bentley said of the song’s significance: “This is one of those songs I

City of Valdez Beautification Commission Vacancies
Applications due by July 10th

South Central Hardware has Camping and Fishing Gear
Rain suits * Tackle *Sleeping Bags * Tarps

Budding chefs get a taste of science with UAF greenhouses
Students in two cooking camps at the University of Alaska Fairbanks used tomatoes grown during research into greenhouse productivity.