On the Wrangell landslide, rural health worker safety and Mat-Su mailbox limbo

Those missing or killed in the Wrangell landslide included five family members and their neighbor, a commercial fisherman. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Email not displaying correctly? [View the web version]( Support independent reporting on what Alaskans care about most. [Subscribe today.]( Good afternoon. It’s Friday, Nov. 24. In today's newsletter: - In the wake of rising hostility toward health workers, Maniilaq Association is looking to hire security guards at four village clinics in Northwest Alaska to [help keep health aides safe](. - Authorities [identified]( the three people who died and the three people still missing in this week's landslide in Wrangell as road-clearing efforts get underway. - Questions over U.S. Postal Service policy are throwing Mat-Su residents who rent cluster mailboxes [into limbo](. Now that Thanksgiving has passed, we're in the thick of the [holiday shopping season](. Alaska travel columnist Scott McMurren says the time between Thanksgiving and Christmas is especially great [for finding discounts on offseason travel]( — and this year, that includes destinations across Europe, plus deals on lodging at national parks in the Lower 48. Anchorage weather We've got rain today with a high approaching 38 degrees. Looking ahead, Saturday will bring a chance of rain that, by Sunday, could potentially turn into snow. Elsewhere in Southcentral Alaska, forecasters are cautioning drivers and residents of the potential for freezing rain in the [Susitna Valley]( and [Copper River Basin](. Here’s what else is making headlines in Alaska today. — Vicky Ho, vho@adn.com [Authorities identify 3 confirmed dead and 3 still missing in Wrangell landslide →]( Those missing or killed in the slide included five family members and their neighbor, a commercial fisherman. Crews are working to clear a path to restore road access between town and homes on the other side of the debris. [To keep health aides safe, Northwest Alaska’s Maniilaq Association is hiring security guards →]( Rural health aides often respond to emergency calls where they need to de-escalate the situation. For many, it’s only gotten worse after a rise in hostility and violence directed at health workers since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. ADVERTISEMENT [Questions over USPS policy throw Mat-Su cluster mailbox holders into limbo →]( Residents, builders and mailbox companies say a new Palmer postmaster is telling them the rented boxes — used by a few thousand customers in the area — aren’t legal. The Postal Service says they are. [Alaska doesn’t have enough housing to keep survivors of domestic violence safe →]( Advocates say they have the money to house survivors, but no place to put them. (via Alaska Beacon) [Alaska’s pricey, fossil fuel-based power could thwart investment, mining executive says →]( Kinross Gold, whose Fairbanks-area mine employs 700 people, says its Alaska investments have “extremely high” energy costs and carbon emissions compared to other projects in its portfolio. (via Northern Journal) ADVERTISEMENT More from the ADN [Mat-Su wants to start court-ordered community service program →]( [Hamas and Israel carry out first swap of hostages and prisoners as Gaza cease-fire begins →]( [Maui residents wonder if their burned town can be made safe. The answer? No one knows →]( [South African Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius, in prison for killing girlfriend, is granted parole →]( [‘Teaming With Microbes’ podcast: How sound affects plants →]( 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