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Good afternoon. It’s Monday, August 3.

In today's newsletter:

This winter, Anchorage plans to open night-only emergency shelters that city leaders say will help them respond more quickly to dangerously cold weather.
Rural Alaska school and library officials say that federal subsidies for internet service remain critical to keeping their institutions connected. The FCC is considering whether to scale back or possibly eliminate the program.
For the past two decades, an entomologist at the University of Alaska Fairbanks has been striving to identify Alaska's tens of thousands of insects — one beetle, fly and bee at a time.

During the summer salmon fishing flurry, Alaskans are coming home with coolers full of fillets. From our archives, we're sharing expert fish advice and several reader-favorite recipes. Grilling? Smoking? Freezing? Here are some how-tos from fellow Alaskans.

Anchorage weather

It's cloudy today with a chance of rain, with a high around 63 degrees. There's a wind advisory in effect for Anchorage through Tuesday morning, and it calls for gusts of up to 60 mph on the Hillside.

Here’s what else is making headlines in Alaska today.

— Megan Pacer, mpacer@adn.com

After a cold winter strained shelters, Anchorage now seeks more capacity before temperatures drop →

The Anchorage Health Department is seeking new contractors that can offer overnight-only bed space when harsh winter conditions arise.

One entomologist is on a quest to pin down every Alaska insect. Thousands remain. →

Alaska may contain as many as 30,000 insect species. Scientists have identified only about 9,000 of them.

The FCC spends hundreds of millions subsidizing internet for Alaska schools and libraries. Now it might cut the program. →

In Alaska, more than 100 schools and libraries received over $200 million through the program in 2025 alone.

Anchorage forklift operator injured by falling shipping container, officials say →

The worker was trapped in the cab after a shipping container fell several stories, landing on the machine he was operating, a fire department spokesperson said.

Motorcyclist dies in Spenard Road collision →

The man, who has not been identified, was riding west on Spenard when the driver of an oncoming Buick made a left turn onto Wisconsin Street, the Anchorage Police Department said.