This Day in Alaskan History-March 7th, 1988
The coronavirus pandemic has hit a grim milestone — 1 million confirmed cases. The count by Johns Hopkins University says almost one-fourth, 236,000, are in the United States. The worldwide death toll stands at more than 53,000. Italy reported the most fatalities with more than 13,000 and climbing daily. A question on nearly everyone’s lips […]
RCC was contacted and a chopper was launched after paramedics with the Butte Fire Department found they could not reach the scene of a climbing accident on Pioneer Peak on Tuesday night, the trooper dispatch revealed on Wednesday. Palmer-based troopers were notified that climber, 23-year-old Shawnee Whitehorse of Palmer had fallen and “had an ice […]