Rare white raven grabs attention in Anchorage

Plus: Mat-Su school staff issue ‘no confidence’ vote to leadership ahead of planned student walkout ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Email not displaying correctly? [View the web version]( Today's sponsor: [Today's sponsor: Sylvan Learning]( Support independent reporting on what Alaskans care about most. [Subscribe today.]( Good afternoon. It’s Wednesday, Oct. 25. In today's newsletter: - Members of an employee union this week [issued a vote of “no confidence”]( in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District’s school board and superintendent. - An unusual [white raven has been seen]( repeatedly around Anchorage in recent days, captivating birders, photographers and amateur wildlife enthusiasts. - A Delta Junction woman [accused of fatally striking a man with her pickup]( earlier this year later sprinkled moose hair over the engine to make it look like she’d hit an animal instead, according to an affidavit. The three giant pandas at Washington D.C.'s National Zoo are getting ready to say goodbye. The zoo will be without the charismatic black-and-white bears for the first time in 23 years, as the lease agreement with China allowing the animals to be in the U.S. expires soon. The National Zoo hopes to host giant pandas again in the future, but for now, these three are [leaving on a jet plane loaded with bamboo]( water and biscuits, headed for their new home. Anchorage weather It's mostly sunny today with a high near 40 degrees. We'll also see sunny skies on Thursday and Friday, but clouds will return to the forecast in time for the weekend. Daytime temperatures will hover in the low 40s. Here’s what else is making headlines in Alaska today. — Megan Pacer, mpacer@adn.com [Mat-Su school staff issue ‘no confidence’ vote to leadership ahead of planned student walkout →]( The vote comes as students plan an Oct. 31 walkout in protest of a series of recent school board decisions that organizers say negatively affect students. ADVERTISEMENT [Rare white raven grabs attention in Anchorage →]( The raven appears to have a condition known as leucism, a lack of melanin pigments in some or all feathers. Some experts believe it could be the same white raven that was spotted earlier this year on the Kenai Peninsula. [Delta Junction woman used moose hair to cover up pickup damage after fatal pedestrian hit-and-run, charges say →]( A 32-year-old woman was arrested last week on charges of criminally negligent homicide, tampering with evidence and leaving the scene of the accident. Her mother was also arrested on a charge of evidence tampering. [OPINION: How Vic Fischer’s love and optimism grew from a place of darkness →]( With Vic Fischer’s death over the weekend, Alaska lost the last of its statehood leaders. His life had transformed the 20th century’s deepest traumas into hope for a new state. [How two Anchorage football players became college rivals and remained great friends →]( Alani Makihele and Thomas Witte met as juniors on the West Anchorage High football team in 2018. Earlier this month, they put their friendship aside for 60 minutes to face off against each other playing for rival college football programs. ADVERTISEMENT More from the ADN [Mike Johnson of Louisiana, a staunch conservative, elected House speaker after weeks of GOP infighting →]( [Judge fines Trump $10,000 for violation of gag order during New York civil fraud trial →]( [Police love Google’s surveillance data. Here’s how to protect your privacy. →]( [24 U.S. troops injured in attacks since Gaza war began, officials say →]( [5 ways to be a good visitor on Maui as tourism reopens →]( [Companies capture a lot of CO2. Most of it is going into new oil. →]( 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