Alaska Airlines launches $60M effort to upgrade terminals, boost cargo capacity

And: Proposal for RV resort at former site of Alaska Native hospital gains support, criticism ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Email not displaying correctly? [View the web version]( Good afternoon. It’s Friday, May 17. In today's newsletter: - Alaska Airlines has [launched a $60 million plan to improve terminals]( and other facilities where it operates around the state over the next few years, representatives of the company said. - An idea to build [an RV resort on the grounds of the former]( Alaska Native Medical Center in downtown Anchorage has garnered support from neighborhood groups, but also criticism. - Former Assembly chair Suzanne LaFrance [continued to hold her lead]( over Mayor Dave Bronson in the third round of preliminary results for Anchorage’s mayoral runoff election. There's lots to do in Anchorage this weekend, including a festival, live music, the return of a popular food truck event, and the live improv show "[Whose Live Anyway?]( based on the long-running TV show. [Here's a look]( at some of this weekend's highlights. Anchorage weather It's partly sunny today with a high near 55 degrees. We should see mostly sunny skies on Saturday, though Sunday will bring overcast conditions and a chance of rain. Daytime temperatures will climb up into the high 50s and low 60s by early next week. Here’s what else is making headlines in Alaska today. — Megan Pacer, mpacer@adn.com [Alaska Airlines begins $60M effort to boost cargo capacity, upgrade terminals and other facilities across the state →]( Work on the Alaska Airlines lounge at the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport starts soon. The airline is also expanding its cargo presence in the state. ADVERTISEMENT [Playing at a new level, Anchorage’s Alissa Pili finds her footing and connects with fans →]( Pili played 10 minutes in her WNBA debut with the Minnesota Lynx in Seattle this week and was a fan favorite among the crowd at Climate Pledge Arena. [Proposal for RV resort at former site of Alaska Native hospital gains support, criticism →]( Neighborhood advocates say they’re fed up with the homeless encampments that have existed at the site and want to see the lot improved. Skeptics are concerned that a facility serving primarily summer tourists won’t properly honor the former hospital site. [Anchorage election results unchanged Thursday, with LaFrance maintaining lead over Bronson →]( Former Assembly chair Suzanne LaFrance had just under 54% of the vote and Mayor Dave Bronson had just over 46% in Thursday’s results, with LaFrance ahead by more than 5,000 votes. [Final defendant in Thunderbird Falls murder pleads guilty →]( The fourth and final defendant charged in a bizarre catfishing plot to murder a teenager at Thunderbird Falls in 2019 pleaded guilty and faces a sentence that could range from 30 to 85 years. [Anchorage pair plead guilty in Spenard apartment arson fire that killed 3 and injured 16 →]( [The 2017 blaze also displaced dozens of residents. Prosecutors say it spread from a parked Chevrolet Malibu the man and woman set on fire to conceal drunken driving and evading police.]( ADVERTISEMENT More from the ADN [Ninilchik woman on ATV dies after collision with pickup →]( [Review: Pho & Indian Restaurant delivers on its namesake dishes in South Anchorage →]( [Flag outside Justice Alito’s home was hung upside down after Trump’s ‘Stop the Steal’ claims →]( [Recipe: For summer birthday season, try your hand at a homemade real/fake Funfetti cake →]( [Anchorage yards and gardens took a beating this winter. Time to assess the damage. →]( [U.S. officials see strategic failure in Israel’s Rafah invasion →]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Click here to unsubscribe and manage your email subscriptions.]( Anchorage Daily News, 300 W 31st Ave, Anchorage, AK 99503, United States