By Friday morning, a rescue attempt by the Alaska Air National Guard was again halted by high winds, but improving conditions allowed the Guard helicopter and pararescuemen to land near the skiers by late morning.
State House Speaker Cathy Tilton, who was at the Republican Party State Convention, said Warfield had a wide lead over the other candidates for the position. Those are Jerry Ward, Mike Robbins and Nikki Rose. Former chair, Ann Brown, who had served multiple terms as chair, stepped down Saturday.
Peninsula Airways founder and recipient of the Wright brothers Master Pilot award as well as an inductee of the Alaska Aviation Hall of Fame, Orin Seybert, 87, died of natural causes early Friday morning in Anchorage.
The Alaska job market expanded by 8,900 jobs — or 2.8% — in the month of March, according to the latest figures released by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
A line of dozens of Alaskans waited outside Begich Middle School at 6 a.m. Saturday for dental, vision and medical services at no cost during a Remote Area Medical pop-up clinic.
