Another big snowstorm is headed for Anchorage even as roads remain hit or miss

Plus: Trial begins over public office eligibility of Wasilla lawmaker with Oath Keepers ties Email not displaying correctly? [View the web version]( [Anchorage Daily News]( Support independent reporting on what Alaskans care about most. [Subscribe today.]( Good afternoon. It’s Wednesday, December 14. In today's newsletter: - A third major storm is bearing down on Southcentral Alaska as the National Weather Service predicts a “significant snow event” will bring even more accumulation to Anchorage. - A Wasilla lawmaker is at the center of a trial that began this week to determine whether his membership in the far-right Oath Keepers group bars him from holding public office. - Students braved towering berms, and more than two dozen school buses were stuck in the snow when the Anchorage School District reopened schools Tuesday. Whether it be a big earthquake or a major snowstorm, it seems hard times are when our friends and neighbors step up for us. We want to recognize the acts of neighborliness, big and small, that make this a great place to live. Has someone pulled your car out of a snowbank? Shoveled away the berm at the end of your driveway? [Send us a letter]( and tell us about it. 🌨️ Anchorage weather It'll be snowy today, mainly after 4 p.m. and overnight. There's a daytime high of 25 degrees. The snow will continue into Thursday, before we get a dose of sunny skies on Friday. Temperatures will drop to the single digits by the weekend. Here’s what else is making headlines in Alaska today. — Megan Pacer, mpacer@adn.com [Freezing rain coats Anchorage roads ahead of next ‘significant snow event’ ]( [Freezing rain coats Anchorage roads ahead of next ‘significant snow event’]( The National Weather Service warned of slick roads for the Anchorage Bowl and Matanuska Valley through early this afternoon due to intermittent freezing drizzle and light snow. The next storm is forecast to dump up to 10 more inches of snow on Anchorage overnight. [Read More]( [Trial begins over office eligibility of Wasilla lawmaker with Oath Keepers ties]( [Trial begins over office eligibility of Wasilla lawmaker with Oath Keepers ties]( The lawsuit filed earlier this year challenging Republican Rep. David Eastman's eligibility to hold office will be the first to test a clause in the Alaska state constitution that forbids someone from holding public office if they aid or belong to a group that advocates the overthrow of the U.S. government. [Read More]( [Students returning to school in Anchorage faced with stuck buses and snow berm-covered sidewalks ]( [Students returning to school in Anchorage faced with stuck buses and snow berm-covered sidewalks]( One parent said a bus was stuck near her house for more than hour while people tried to dig it out. Another parent said that on her drive to school, she saw students walking in the street to avoid clambering through snow berms. [Read More]( ADVERTISEMENT [Warmer, wetter, stormier climate brings typhoons, fires and more rain to the Arctic, report shows ]( [Warmer, wetter, stormier climate brings typhoons, fires and more rain to the Arctic, report shows]( According to the Arctic Report Card 2022, climate-driven events like Typhoon Merbok, which flooded Western and northern Alaska communities in September, show how the north is growing warmer and wetter. [Read More]( [Ahead of first-draft state budget, oil prices are driving a tighter Alaska fiscal picture]( [Ahead of first-draft state budget, oil prices are driving a tighter Alaska fiscal picture]( This week, Gov. Mike Dunleavy will unveil his first budget plan of his second term. Accompanying that plan will be a significantly smaller state revenue forecast. (Via Alaska Beacon) [Read More]( ADVERTISEMENT More from the ADN [State officer killed by musk ox in Nome]( [State officer killed by musk ox in Nome]( [Read More]( [Court hears arguments in Alaska refuge road dispute]( [Court hears arguments in Alaska refuge road dispute]( [Read More]( [Driver dies in collision with moose and second vehicle on Kenai Peninsula]( [Driver dies in collision with moose and second vehicle on Kenai Peninsula]( [Read More]( [Long COVID can be deadly, CDC study finds]( [Long COVID can be deadly, CDC study finds]( [Read More]( [Photos: Best of December 2022]( [Photos: Best of December 2022]( [Read More]( [Federal Reserve raises key interest rate by half-point, slowing its fight against inflation]( [Federal Reserve raises key interest rate by half-point, slowing its fight against inflation]( [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