🌱 Anchorage Assembly Overturns Veto + Police Find Arms & Drugs

Hey, Anchorage! Let's get you all caught up to start this Saturday, October 16 off on an informed note. Here's everything you need to know today in Anchorage.

First, today's weather:

Mostly cloudy. High: 38 Low: 29.

Here are the top stories today in Anchorage:

1. The governing body of Alaska’s largest city has overridden the mayor’s veto of an emergency order instituting a mask mandate for 60 days. The Anchorage Assembly on Thursday overturned Mayor Dave Bronson’s veto of the measure requiring masks by most everyone in indoor public spaces on a 9-2 vote. (U.S. News & World Report)
2. The Anchorage Police Department received a call reporting that a driver was passed out behind the wheel of a gray Honda Odyssey at West 25th and Spenard. Officers arrived and spotted a firearm and drug paraphernalia sitting on the center console in plain view. Police were able to open the van’s door and retrieve the handgun without waking the occupant. Afterward, officers roused the driver, identified as 40-year-old Geoffrey A. Jackson, who complied with commands and was detained without incident. (Alaska Native News)
3. An organization for Alaska pediatricians denounced recent statements by the Anchorage Health Department’s chief medical officer in a letter on Thursday, calling into question his objectivity, saying he made several inaccurate statements, and questioning his fitness for the role. (Anchorage Daily News)
4. The Anchorage Concert Association, the state's largest arts and entertainment presenter has announced 13 more shows for its 2021/2022 season line-up. (Broadway World)
5. After direct-deposit Permanent Fund dividends started arriving Thursday, some Alaskans will have to wait for their checks starting the week of Oct. 25. (Anchorage Daily News)

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— Miranda Fraraccio

About me: Miranda Fraraccio is a born and raised Rhode Islander. She works as a freelance copywriter for content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and as an assistant producer for a live-lit storytelling show in Chicago. She holds a degree in Writing & Rhetoric and Communication Studies from The University of Rhode Island. In her free time, you can find her traveling, hiking, or photographing her neighborhood as a street photographer.