Alaskans will get a $1,702 PFD and energy relief check this year

And: Her cameras offer a portal to an unseen world of wildlife on the city’s edge ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Email not displaying correctly? [View the web version]( Good afternoon. It’s Thursday, Sept. 19. In today's newsletter: - The 2024 Permanent Fund dividend and energy relief check [will total $1,702]( the Alaska Department of Revenue announced. - This woman's hidden network of trail cameras [records the life-and-death wildlife dramas]( that play out in the backyard of Alaska’s biggest city. - A woman-owned thrift store in Anchorage is using a unique business model to [give thousands of dollars back to the community]( through customer donations to Alaska charities. As temperatures continue to dip and we move deeper into fall, it's time for gardening guru Jeff Lowenfels' annual “what to do with those reusable plants when a frost is predicted” column. In this installment, he tells you what plants to keep indoors over winter [and how to do it successfully](. Anchorage weather It's mostly sunny today with a high near 54 degrees. Friday will be mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, but the forecast calls for mostly sunny skies over the weekend and daytime temperatures in the mid-50s. Here’s what else is making headlines in Alaska today. — Megan Pacer, mpacer@adn.com [Alaska’s 2024 Permanent Fund dividend and energy relief check confirmed at $1,702 →]( This year’s dividend will start being paid on Oct. 3 and will continue to be disbursed in following weeks, the revenue department said. ADVERTISEMENT [Her cameras offer a portal to an unseen world of wildlife on the city’s edge →]( For the past eight years or so, Donna Gail Shaw has maintained trail cameras in the northeast corner of Anchorage’s Far North Bicentennial Park. She said she does it to offer an opportunity for people to view an unseen world of wild animals that live as our silent neighbors, closer than we might imagine. [A woman-owned Anchorage thrift store pays it forward to Alaska charities →]( FashionPact has given $250,000 in customer donations to about 100 charities since its inception, said owner Brittani Clancey. The money supports everything from helping abused women and children to rescuing pets. [Anchorage man arrested on charges he threatened to kill 6 U.S. Supreme Court justices →]( A 76-year-old Anchorage man was arrested this week on federal charges accusing him of threatening to kidnap and kill six U.S. Supreme Court Justices and their relatives in scores of messages beginning last year. [Peltola supports Democratic plan to avert government shutdown; Begich takes no position →]( Rep. Mary Peltola voted against a Republican plan to fund the federal government, and said she prefers an alternative Democratic plan that would extend federal funding through December. (via Alaska Beacon) • Related:[House rejects Republican bill to avert government shutdown]( ADVERTISEMENT More from the ADN [At town hall, Trump mixes up Alaska and Afghanistan with confusing remarks on oil →]( [U.S. troops finish deployment to Aleutian island amid spike in Russian military activity →]( [Mortgage rates are coming down — and home buyers are ready to pounce →]( [Two Alaskans named to U.S. Nordic Combined Ski Team →]( [A key question behind Israeli attack on Hezbollah devices: Why now? →]( [COVID spikes will likely continue in 6-month seasonal and regional waves, experts say →]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Click here to unsubscribe and manage your email subscriptions.]( Anchorage Daily News, 300 W 31st Ave, Anchorage, AK 99503, United States