🌱 Anchorage Couple Sentenced + Boat Sank + Upcoming Concerts

Happy Saturday, Anchorage! Here's everything you need to know going on today.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny and very cold. High: 9 Low: 7.

Here are the top stories today in Anchorage:

1. An Anchorage couple was sentenced Wednesday on federal drug trafficking and money laundering charges. 47-year-old May Saelee, aka “The First Lady,” was sentenced to 40 months in federal prison followed by five years of supervised release after she pleaded guilty in Aug. 2019. Saelee’s husband, Cher Vang, aka “The President,” 47, pleaded guilty in July 2019 and was sentenced to 57 months in federal prison followed by five years of supervised release. (Alaska Native News)
2. An Anchorage man has died and another hunter is missing after their boat sank in bad weather on Wednesday evening near Whittier. The body of Stefan Weingarth, a 28-year-old Anchorage resident, was found Wednesday night, but 28-year-old Dillingham resident Luki Akelkok III is still missing. Witnesses in the area described the weather as 6-foot seas, 40-knot winds, and dark skies. (Yahoo)
3. Check out all the upcoming concerts in Anchorage for the week of Dec. 3-8. (Anchorage Press)
4. The Chugach Electric Association, Board of Directors is looking for the next CEO of Alaska's largest electric utility. (Press Release Desk)
5. The 21st annual Anchorage International Film Festival kicked off Friday night at Bear Tooth Theatrepub with ‘Run Raven, Run,’ a film that has only shown at one festival so far and is already 1-for-1 in winning best documentary. (Anchorage Press)

Today in Anchorage:

• Bank of America Museums on Us - Anchorage Chamber of Commerce (10:00 AM)
• Family Storytime @ Loussac - Anchorage Public Library (11:00 AM)
• Countdown to Kindergarten @ Loussac - Anchorage Public Library (11:30 AM)
• That TOY EXCHANGE Thing - Anchorage Chamber of Commerce (1:00 PM)
• Local Youth Author: Sheylan Ingles - Anchorage Public Library (1:30 PM)

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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.