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In today's newsletter:

  • How could new surveillance rules change policing in Anchorage this year?
  • How South Anchorage's star back carried the Wolverines to another win
  • Need free dental or vision care in Anchorage next weekend?

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Today's riddle: What did the fish say when she hit a wall? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Increasing clouds, with a high of 60 and low of 52 degrees.
  • Tuesday: A morning shower, then rain, temps: high: 58, low: 50.
  • Wednesday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 61 and low of 47 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Anchorage Assembly to weigh limits on police surveillance as privacy, public-safety debate intensifies (thealaskastory.com) — Anchorage residents should know the Assembly will continue its public hearing Tuesday on a proposal to tighten oversight of police surveillance tools, including license plate readers and a new Real-Time Crime Center. The measure could change how long data is stored, how it's shared, and how new technologies are approved, amid rising local crime and growing privacy concerns.
   

2. AOTW: Ethan Yarrington's bruising runs help level a rocking South Anchorage ship (alaskasnewssource.com) — South Anchorage football fans just watched senior running back Ethan Yarrington power the Wolverines with three rushing touchdowns and a big defensive interception, cementing his role as the team's steadying force. Playing most snaps on both sides of the ball, he's drawing interest from Division I colleges while helping stabilize a bumpy title-defense season for Anchorage's defending champs.
   

3. National free clinic provides medical, dental service at Carlson Center (newsminer.com) — Anchorage residents who struggle to afford care can access a free Remote Area Medical pop-up clinic at Sullivan Arena on Sept. 19 and 20, offering dental, vision, and medical services with no ID or insurance required. Volunteers from Anchorage, Fairbanks, and Outside say these no-barrier clinics fill critical gaps left by sliding-scale programs that still require documentation many patients lack.
   

4. The Alaska Long Trail is years from completion. That hasn't stopped outdoor adventurers from using it. (adn.com) — Anchorage residents are at the heart of the ambitious Alaska Long Trail, with an Anchorage-based nonprofit coordinating funding, planning, and new trail construction stretching from Seward toward Fairbanks. Recent work near Girdwood and north of Anchorage is already drawing hikers, runners, and bikers, while planners refine routes through Hatcher Pass and the Talkeetnas and await a delayed federal scenic trail study that could unlock long-term support.
   

5. The 1990s Anchorage experiment with traffic cameras: A tale that will surely never repeat (adn.com) — Anchorage drivers may remember, or be surprised to learn, that the city briefly used privately run traffic cameras in the 1990s, sparking public outrage, legal challenges, and a referendum. This history piece traces how speed enforcement evolved from early eyeball estimates to radar guns and finally to Anchorage's controversial photo-radar program, setting up a deeper dive in part two.
   

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    I found it near Gladys wood. Limping, wet, and has leaves stuck to it. Animal control isn't open (Nextdoor Bayshore/Klatt)
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    Could not get close enough to see the tag. Last scene at the corner of Timberline and Klatt. (Nextdoor Bayshore/Klatt)
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  • Southcentral Foundation posted a job opening for Behavioral Health Consultant I, II - Benteh Nuutah Primary Care in Wasilla. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Anchorage here.

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