Valdez, AK – Valdez Fire and Police Departments responded to reports of a collision involving two vehicles on the Richardson Highway in Keystone Canyon Thursday afternoon.

At 2:56 p.m. Thursday, Valdez Fire and Police Dispatch received a report of a two vehicle crash at approximately 14.5 mile of the Richardson Highway.

Emergency responders arrived on scene at approximately 3:08 p.m. and discovered a small sport utility vehicle and a pickup truck, both with significant damage.

Emergency medical technicians treated the driver and passenger of the SUV on scene for non-life threatening injuries. Both individuals were transported by ambulance to Providence Valdez Medical Center for further care. The driver of the pickup truck was treated at the scene and released.

Valdez Police Department closed the Richardson Highway through Keystone Canyon for approximately one hour during emergency response. A local towing company removed both vehicles and debris from the highway.

Following a preliminary investigation, it appears the SUV slid sideways while traveling along a curve in the highway. The driver side of the SUV collided with the front end of the pickup truck.

The incident remains under investigation.

Posted December 2, 2016

Allie Ferko, Public Information Officer

City of Valdez, Alaska

The VHS wrestling team finished up their regular season this past weekend with a small tournament in Glennallen. At the tournament, three of Valdez’s wrestlers saw success. Top honors went to senior Alisa Heller who won first place in her weight division. Next were Orion Heller and Jacob Porritt who both placed 2^nd in their respected weight classes. This weekend the wrestling team will travel up to Lathrop High School for their regional tournament with hopes of qualifying for the state tournament in Anchorage.

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The Valdez high school hosted basketball tryouts for the 2016-2017 season last week. Tryouts were conducted over a course of two days during the week to test the individual skills in different aspects of the sport. The first games for Valdez will be the ACS Pepsi Invitational in Anchorage on December 29^th through December 31^st. Valdez’s first home games will be during Elk’s Tournament in February. After, the Bucs will only have two more weekends at home for the whole season.

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