Sea-Tac Airport saw the first planeload of Copper River King Salmon from Cordova this morning. It is the first of four Alaska Airlines flights scheduled to bring the prized Alaska Salmon to Seattle on Friday.
WASHINGTON – President Obama today announced the appointment of Daniel Werfel as Acting Commissioner of Internal Revenue, effective Wednesday, May 22.
President Obama has had a busy week countering reports of poor decisions that led to the death of a U.S. ambassador to Libya in the Benghazi attack last September, overreach and seizure of Associated Press phone records, and possible criminal charges against the IRS for political targeting of conservative organizations.
On Tuesday, Alaska's governor, Sean Parnell ordered the state flags to fly at half-mast on Wednesday in observance of Peace Officers Memorial Day as well as Law Enforcement Memorial Week.