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Good afternoon. It’s Wednesday, August 26.

In today's newsletter:

With little fanfare, the third special session called to consider a multibillion-dollar tax break for the long-proposed Alaska LNG megaproject has come to an end.
A man serving life in prison for an Anchorage double homicide committed when he was 17 was the latest person in Alaska to be resentenced since an appeals court found that judges must consider factors related to youth and rehabilitation when sentencing minors.
The iconic white windmill by Chilkoot Charlie’s, a complex of bars in the Spenard neighborhood known locally as Koot’s, will undergo preventive maintenance for the next several months.

After being assembled in Maryland, floated down to Florida by barge and nestled into a 230-foot-tall rocket, NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman telescope is nearly ready to start its journey into orbit a million miles from home. The telescope, set to launch later this month, holds the promise of helping to explain major questions about the universe, including the mysterious force called dark energy. Learn more about the project here.

Anchorage weather

It's sunny today with a high around 63 degrees. We'll be treated to more sunny skies on Thursday, but the forecast calls for a chance of rain again on Friday. Daytime highs will range from the high 50s to low 60s for the next few days.

Here’s what else is making headlines in Alaska today.

— Megan Pacer, mpacer@adn.com

3rd special session on Alaska LNG ends after lawmakers decline to take up Dunleavy’s bill →

The three consecutive special sessions to consider a tax break for the Alaska LNG project cost taxpayers more than $1 million.

Iconic Spenard windmill comes down at Koot’s for restoration →

Modifying the tall ornamental edifice will be expensive, the bar's general manager said, but is important to residents all over the municipality because “it’s really a community icon,” with strong connections to the Spenard neighborhood.

Man serving life in prison for 1993 Anchorage double murder gets reduced sentence →

Although the new sentence for 50-year-old Brian Hall allows him to seek an early release on parole later this year, it could also mean decades more in prison.

Fourth person identified in Southwest Alaska radar site plane crash that killed 8 →

A Yukon Fire Protection Services Inc. employee died in last week’s crash of the government-chartered plane, the company said.

Chronic conditions persist in Alaska, but there are bright spots in latest health report →

A state status report shows mixed results for well-being using a holistic approach with factors like food and housing security, environmental stress and education. (via Alaska Beacon)