Fighting erosion along Alaska's Arctic coastline

Fight at campground repurposed for homeless ends in assault on officers, police say Email not displaying correctly? [View the web version]( [Anchorage Daily News]( Today's sponsor: [Today's sponsor: Northrim Bank]( Support independent reporting on what Alaskans care about most. [Subscribe today.]( Good afternoon. It’s Monday, July 18. In today's newsletter: - In Utqiaġvik, where the coast is eroding at some of the fastest rates in the nation, storms, flooding and thawing permafrost damage houses, roads and cultural sites. - A fight over the weekend at the Anchorage campground repurposed for the city’s unhoused population resulted in multiple assaults on officers, police said. - Residents in Moose Pass on the Kenai Peninsula are rallying to delay a state highway project they worry could damage the small town. The constant ebb and flow of Anchorage's business community can sometimes be hard to keep up with. In the latest [Open & Shut](, an Eagle River boutique launches, a "rage room" and tropical new brunch and lunch spot open and a pop-up Vietnamese restaurant closes, at least for now. 🌥️ Anchorage weather Today is partly sunny with a slight chance of showers and a high near 65 degrees. Another round of rain moves in tonight and will continue into Tuesday. Temperatures will hover in low 60s through the rest of the week. Here’s what else is making headlines in Alaska today. — Megan Pacer, mpacer@adn.com [Along Utqiaġvik’s eroding coast, hope that a seawall can help keep the community safe]( [Along Utqiaġvik’s eroding coast, hope that a seawall can help keep the community safe]( As Utqiaġvik's Arctic Ocean coastline continues to erode, environmental effects are damaging the community. To protect residents — as well as critical infrastructure, access to subsistence areas and historical resources — the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is designing a 5-mile-long rock revetment along the coast. [Read More]( [Fight at campground repurposed for homeless ends in assault on officers, police say ]( [Fight at campground repurposed for homeless ends in assault on officers, police say]( Officers were called to Centennial Park in East Anchorage for a fight between two men. One of the men became combative and assaulted officers, Anchorage police said. So far, there have been 83 calls for service at the campground, according to police department data. [Read More]( [Moose Pass residents say proposed Seward Highway improvements will damage the town]( [Moose Pass residents say proposed Seward Highway improvements will damage the town]( A plan to resurface and restore the Seward Highway has Moose Pass residents afraid that construction will cause irreparable damage to their town. Among the chief complaints is the potential removal of old-growth trees, elimination of businesses’ parking areas and disruption of septic tanks. (From KDLL) [Read More]( [Forecasters warn wet weather could flood areas from the Mat-Su through Kenai Peninsula]( [Forecasters warn wet weather could flood areas from the Mat-Su through Kenai Peninsula]( Another round of rain tonight is expected to affect areas from Talkeetna and Sutton in the Susitna and Matanuska valleys through Anchorage down to Homer at the southern end of the Kenai Peninsula. [Read More]( [Becoming one of the best]( [SPONSORED: Becoming one of the best]( Presented by Peak 2 Peak: Companies vie for the celebrated second annual Best Workplaces Alaska award. [Read More]( More from the ADN [Richardson Highway reopens to one lane of traffic after flooding closure]( [Richardson Highway reopens to one lane of traffic after flooding closure]( [Read More]( [Rescuers end search for woman days after toddler was found in her stranded vehicle]( [Rescuers end search for woman days after toddler was found in her stranded vehicle]( [Read More]( [Woman charged with murder in two separate Anchorage killings, police say]( [Woman charged with murder in two separate Anchorage killings, police say]( [Read More]( [Rafter dies after falling into a river near Valdez]( [Rafter dies after falling into a river near Valdez]( [Read More]( [Watch live: The Katmai bear cams are back]( [Watch live: The Katmai bear cams are back]( [Read More]( [Employees have changed since the pandemic. Have employers figured that out yet?]( [Employees have changed since the pandemic. Have employers figured that out yet?]( [Read More]( [Driver killed in three-car crash on Parks Highway near Wasilla]( [Driver killed in three-car crash on Parks Highway near Wasilla]( [Read More]( [Get digital access to the ADN for as low as $1.99 for the first month]( and help us cover the news that matters most here in Alaska. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Click here to unsubscribe and manage your email subscriptions.]( Anchorage Daily News 300 W 31st Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99503