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Good afternoon. It’s Wednesday, March 12.

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The likelihood that Mount Spurr, the closest active volcano to Anchorage, will erupt is increasing, with scientists now saying an eruption is “likely” within weeks or months.
Alaska projects that were selected to receive more than $1 billion in federal funds remain in a state of uncertainty after President Donald Trump froze funding in January for two major Biden-era bills.
Six out of 12 Anchorage Assembly seats are up for election, along with two school board seats and numerous bonds and propositions. Here's what to know about casting your ballot and making sure your vote is counted.

Twenty years before the Titanic changed maritime history, another ship touted as the next great technological feat set sail on the Great Lakes. The Western Reserve was supposed to be one of the safest ships afloat, but it sank in a storm in 1892. More than 130 years later, explorers have discovered the wreckage off Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.

Anchorage weather

It's mostly cloudy today with a high of 33 degrees and a slight chance of snow flurries. The chance of snow will increase overnight and into tomorrow morning, though the rest of Thursday should be mostly sunny. Daytime temperatures will continue to hover in the mid-30s this week.

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

— Megan Pacer, mpacer@adn.com

A Mount Spurr eruption is ‘likely’ within weeks or months, scientists say →

The most probable scenario is an eruption similar to those in 1953 and 1992, each lasting hours and producing clouds of ash that circulated for hundreds of miles around Southcentral Alaska.

Numerous Alaska projects worth over $1B remain uncertain weeks after Trump order froze funds, consumer advocacy group reports →

Affected projects include renewable energy programs, weatherization efforts and erosion protection, often in Alaska villages where electricity costs several times the national average and climate impacts are endangering roads and other infrastructure.

Anchorage sober spaces have an unlikely ally in this country bar →

Late-night sober venues are few and far between in Anchorage, but once a month, the Pink Cadillac Country Bar & Dance Hall transforms into a space for all ages.

Ballots are in the mail for Anchorage’s 2025 city election. Here’s how to make sure your vote is counted. →

Voters should receive their ballots by March 18. You can fill out your ballot from anywhere and return it by mail, or return it in one of a few other ways.

Troubled and inactive oil company assessed $6.34 million fine for leaving Alaska wells unplugged →

It is the largest fine ever assessed by the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, a spokesperson said. (via Alaska Beacon)

Alaska youth plaintiffs plan to appeal dismissal of lawsuit challenging $44B gas pipeline →

Eight young Alaskans are planning to appeal a lower court’s dismissal of a lawsuit that challenged the environmental impacts of Alaska’s planned natural gas pipeline.

Jessie Holmes leads Iditarod mushers as race reaches the coast →

The last few hundred miles of the race are notorious for strong northerly winds, ground storms and other fickle weather that can abruptly cast mushers’ strategic plans asunder.

More from the ADN

Palmer mayor recall will go before city voters →

Mat-Su legislator revives push to sell state-owned Alaska Railroad →

Willow man dies in shooting after altercation in home, charges say →

Education Department is cutting nearly half its workforce as Trump vows to wind the agency down →

Fort Yukon girls look to repeat, Shaktoolik enters as top boys seed in 1A state basketball tournament →

UAA women’s basketball is poised to make noise at NCAA West Regional →

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