Embattled private guardian for vulnerable Alaskans surrenders license

And: Bethel Wells Fargo branch files to hold union elections, in effort to create first union at bank ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Email not displaying correctly? [View the web version]( Today's sponsor: Support independent reporting on what Alaskans care about most. [Subscribe today.]( Good afternoon. It’s Tuesday, November 28. In today's newsletter: - An Anchorage judge has [reassigned dozens of cases from a private guardian]( facing allegations of neglect, sending them back to a state agency that had previously sought to offload some of its cases to the private guardian. - Five Wells Fargo employees in the Western Alaska hub of Bethel [have filed a petition]( in an effort to create what they say could be the first-ever union at the bank. - Landslide debris has effectively cut the Southeast community of Wrangell in two, and dozens of homes still lack internet and road access. [One man's dock]( has become a lifeline. Histories of Alaska: In 1955, musher Charlie Cannon confessed to police that he killed his wife at Lake Louise and walked them through what happened — but, [as historian David Reamer recounts]( a grand jury refused to indict him due to a lack of evidence, and her body was never found. Anchorage weather It's cloudy today with a high near 37 degrees. Forecasters are [warning of strong, gusty winds]( increasing into this afternoon and evening, making for potentially hazardous walking and driving conditions in Anchorage and around Southcentral Alaska. Here’s what else is making headlines in Alaska today. — Megan Pacer, mpacer@adn.com [Private guardian surrenders license, sending vulnerable Alaskans back to public agency near collapse →]( Tom McDuffie surrendered his guardianship license last week, rendering him unable to serve as guardian or conservator in the more than 100 cases that had been assigned to him and his nonprofit. But the Office of Public Advocacy, facing a staff shortage, will not be able to accept all the cases being sent back to the agency, its director said. ADVERTISEMENT [Bethel Wells Fargo branch files to hold union elections, in effort to create first union at bank →]( [The leader of the effort in Bethel said the concerns include inadequate pay and benefits. A Wells Fargo representative said they’ve improved staffing, benefits and pay.]( [A Wrangell man’s retirement project has become a lifeline for families cut off by deadly landslide →]( The dock at Charlie Hazel's home outside Wrangell was an unfinished retirement hobby. Now, the community is using it to get fuel, food and support to the dozens of people cut off from the rest of the island by landslide debris. (via KTOO Public Media) [Healy man cited for negligent driving after hitting dog team with snowmachine →]( Alaska State Troopers say a 28-year-old man cited last week after hitting a dog team on the Denali Highway was the second in a group of snowmachiners passing in the opposite direction. [Cities crack down on homeless encampments. Advocates say that’s not the answer →]( Records obtained by The Associated Press show attempts to clear or to mitigate homeless encampments increased in cities from Los Angeles to New York as public pressure grew on officials. ADVERTISEMENT More from the ADN [Fragile truce in Gaza holds as talks go on to extend Israel-Hamas cease-fire →]( [Evolving overdose crisis shakes previously effective treatments →]( [The sound of crunching chips is annoying. Doritos has made a silencer. →]( [Rescuers in India pull out all 41 workers who were trapped in a tunnel for 17 days →]( [Workplace advice: Dealing with gaslighting in the workplace →]( 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