🌱 Shatara Stone Died + Lawsuit Over Failed Port + Mask Ordinance

Welcome back, Anchorage! Here's everything you need to know to get this Saturday started off right.

First, today's weather:

Mostly cloudy and very cold. High: 11 Low: -1.

Here are the top stories today in Anchorage:

1. A 15-year-old girl has died after being shot in the head near downtown Anchorage earlier this week as she and her mother drove to pick her sister up from elementary school. Shatara Stone, a sophomore at Bartlett High School, was declared dead at 8:37 a.m. on Thursday after she spent two days hospitalized on life support. Odell Branch III, 42, was charged Wednesday with attempted murder and assault in the shooting, which happened at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday in the heart of the Fairview neighborhood. (Yahoo)
2. Anchorage has won its lawsuit with a federal agency over failed construction at the state’s largest port. On Thursday, U.S. Court of Federal Claims Judge Edward J. Damich found the U.S. Maritime Administration breached its 2003 and 2011 agreements with the Municipality of Anchorage over construction at the Port of Anchorage, which has since been renamed the Port of Alaska. The municipality is working with the state and federal government to secure nearly $1.6 billion to repair the port. (KFQD)
3. The University Of Alaska Anchorage fall 2021 edition of the Alumni Spirit magazine is now available. (Press Release Desk)
4. Check out some of the upcoming concerts happening this week in Anchorage. (Anchorage Press)
5. The Anchorage Assembly has passed a resolution to end Emergency Ordinance 2021-3, which requires masks in indoor public spaces. (Press Release Desk)

Today in Anchorage:

• Self-Guided Storytime Journey - Muldoon Branch Library (2:30 PM)
• Lúnasa - Anchorage Concert Association (7:30 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.