Transportation secretary touts port, ferry investments in Alaska visit

And: Alaska Airlines flight attendants protest at Ted Stevens Anchorage airport ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Email not displaying correctly? [View the web version]( Support independent reporting on what Alaskans care about most. [Subscribe today.]( Good afternoon. It’s Wednesday, August 16. In today's newsletter: - Transportation Secretary [Pete Buttigieg toured the Port of Alaska]( alongside Mayor Bronson this week and said a $68 million grant awarded to the port would “pay off for the American people.” - More than 150 Alaska Airlines[flight attendants demonstrated]( outside the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport on Tuesday as part of a broader national protest over pay. - Police said they were [still looking for the suspects]( involved in three separate shootings Sunday and Monday that left four people injured in East Anchorage neighborhoods. A few hundred people gathered at Anchorage Memorial Cemetery Park over the weekend for this summer's last installment of Stories at the Cemetery. The event helps [share the history and stories of notable Alaskans]( who helped make Anchorage the city we know today. From a talented aircraft mechanic to a pioneer of radio and television, "There are so many characters here and the cemetery is full of them," said one of the organizers. Anchorage weather The rain continues today, and there's a [flood advisory]( from the National Weather Service in effect for Anchorage through 3:45 p.m. mostly impacting the Chester Creek Basin and surrounding areas. Mostly sunny skies should return on Thursday, and daytime temperatures will hover in the high 60s for the next few days. Here’s what else is making headlines in Alaska today. — Megan Pacer, [mpacer@adn.com](mailto:@adn.com) [U.S. transportation secretary touts federal investments in port, ferries during Alaska visit →]( Buttigieg’s first trip to Alaska came as part of a multi-destination tour touting impacts of the federal infrastructure bill. He said the $68.7 million award to Anchorage’s port is the largest one given so far through the Department of Transportation’s port modernization grant program. ADVERTISEMENT [Alaska Airlines flight attendants protest at Ted Stevens Anchorage airport →]( Over the last year, the airline’s flight attendants have been trying to negotiate a new contract for the first time since 2014. [No arrests as search for suspects continues in three Anchorage shootings over two days →]( Police said they were still investigating whether there’s any connection between the shootings. The most recent incident on Monday in Mountain View involved two people who knew each other, police said. [NOAA increases reward to $20K for information on endangered sea lion killings →]( So far, 22 sea lions have been found in the Copper River Delta area, with signs of human interaction, including gunshot wounds. [Federal grants will replace tunnels beneath roads that let water pass but not fish →]( The most expensive project announced today is $25 million for Alaska to replace a dozen culvert sites on the Parks Highway with three new bridges and other fish-friendly structures. ADVERTISEMENT More from the ADN [Warrant for Kansas newspaper raid withdrawn by prosecutor for ‘insufficient evidence’ →]( [As Georgia Republicans rebuke Trump, they are lonely voices in the GOP →]( [Refrigerate your eggs! Here’s why. →]( [Some abortion drug restrictions are upheld by an appeals court in a case bound for the Supreme Court →]( [A plane was at cruising altitude — then dropped 15,000 feet in 3 minutes →]( The ADN relies on readers like you. [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 Ave, Anchorage, AK 99503, United States