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Good afternoon. It’s Tuesday, Dec. 30. |
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In today's newsletter:
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In an effort to crack down on retail theft in Anchorage, the municipality is adding police details, training store managers to write reports, and consolidating repeated thefts into felony charges.
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Alaska will receive a chart-topping $272 million in the first year of the newly formed federal Rural Health Transformation Program, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said.
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A new public-use cabin in the Chugach National Forest near Hope opened for bookings yesterday, part of a project designed to make cabins more accessible.
The booze-free month known as Dry January has surged in popularity in recent years. If you're considering giving up alcohol next month, you’ll be happy to hear that new research suggests it may bring a bevy of health benefits. It’s not just better sleep — cutting back on alcohol may improve your blood sugar levels, blood pressure, insulin resistance and more. |
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Anchorage weather
It's partly sunny today with a high around 16 degrees. The Anchorage area will be plunged into another cold snap later this week, with daytime highs dropping into the single digits tomorrow and sinking below zero by Friday.
Here’s what else is making headlines in Alaska today.
— Megan Pacer, mpacer@adn.com
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Anchorage Daily News, 300 W 31st Ave, Anchorage, AK 99503, United States |
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