St. Paul couple welcomes first baby born in Anchorage in 2018

Valya Warner was the first baby delivered at an Anchorage hospital in 2018, at 2:07 a.m. at the Alaska Native Medical Center to parents Rene Warner, 35, and Richard Warner, 34. The family is from St. Paul Island in the Bering Sea; the 6-pound, 12-ounce girl was delivered in an unexpected cesarean section after the family celebrated New Year's Eve. "I think we pulled up right at midnight," Rene Warner said.