Walmart Shoplifter Arrested + Golden Lion Hotel Revival

Happy Wednesday, Anchorage! Here's everything you need to know to get this day started. Here's everything you need to know today in town.

First, today's weather:

Breezy with rain at times. High: 47 Low: 40.

Here are the top stories today in Anchorage:

1. Walmart Loss Prevention on A Street contacted Anchorage police to report that there was a physical disturbance occurring there with a shoplifter armed with a knife at 10:21 pm Thursday. The investigation at the scene would find that 29-year-old Tessa M. Morris had gone into the store and began putting merchandise into her pockets and a suitcase before walking past checkout and into the vestibule of the store and then an altercation broke out. Police arrested Morris after she fled the scene. (Alaska Native News)
2. Mayor Dave Bronson announced that the Municipality of Anchorage, in partnership with WEKA Medical, has started a new COVID-19 treatment center to provide vaccinations, testing, and monoclonal antibody (mAb) treatments. The COVID-19 treatment center will be inside the former Golden Lion Hotel, 1000 E. 36th Avenue, a Municipality of Anchorage-owned building. The building was improperly purchased by the former mayor and Assembly, using funds intended for Covid mitigation (Must Read Alaska)
3. For Anchorage Assemblyman Chris Constant, there is no 'God' in Pledge of Allegiance. (Must Read Alaska)
4. According to data, Anchorage is the 8th-least safe city in America. (Anchorage Press)
5. With no dam to stop it, the Eklutna River is temporarily reborn and many people hope to keep it alive for good. (Anchorage Daily News)

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Today in Anchorage:

• Wednesday Evening Fellowship 6 pm - Immanuel Baptist Church (10:00 AM)
• Seniors Want to Stay in Their Home: What Services are Available in the Mat-Su Valley? (3:00 PM)
• Diversity Committee Meeting - Anchorage Chamber of Commerce (3:30 PM)
• RSV Annual Board Elections and Meeting (6:00 PM)
• Open the Vault- Unlocking The Secrets To College Success (7:00 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.