Hate Crime Reporting Program + Two Students Arrested

Morning, Anchorage! Let's get you all caught up to start this day off on an informed note.

First, today's weather:

Cloudy with a touch of rain. High: 45 Low: 38.

Here are the top stories today in Anchorage:

1. Two students were arrested in separate gun incidents within a week of one another at the Benny Benson Alternative High School. There was no indication that the guns were used to make threats in either incident. Both students were arrested, and police said charges were forwarded to the Department of Juvenile Justice. (Anchorage Daily News)
2. The Anchorage FBI office has launched a hate crime reporting program across various digital, print, and radio advertisements, as well as on public transportation in Anchorage, Fairbanks, and Juneau. The program was launched as a part of a new statewide campaign aimed at boosting hate crime reporting through the agency. The special agent in charge of the FBI office in Anchorage, Antony Jung, was quoted in the press release, stating that Alaskans should be free to navigate the state without the threat of becoming a potential victim of a hate crime. (Homer News)
3. A pro-Bronson mega-donor, WEKA Medical, secured a lucrative monoclonal clinic contract in the Golden Lion Hotel that Mayor Bronson had promised to sell. (Anchorage Press)
4. Data shows that over the last four years, 74 people experiencing homelessness in Anchorage have died, many of hypothermia. (Alaska Public Media News)
5. Check out the upcoming music shows happening this week in Anchorage and nearby communities. (Anchorage Press)

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Today in Anchorage:

• Toddler Storytime @ Loussac - Anchorage Public Library (11:00 AM)
• Community Resources Party @ Muldoon - Muldoon Branch Library (2:00 PM)
• VolunTEEN Fridays @ Loussac - Anchorage Public Library (3:30 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.