An Anchorage standoff, Portage bear attack and Prudhoe Bay petrochemical plans

And: Japanese climbers are first to complete a complicated Denali route, thanks to help from Alaskans ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Email not displaying correctly? [View the web version]( Today's sponsor: [Today's sponsor: Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities]( Good afternoon. It’s Thursday, June 20. In today's newsletter: - The North Slope Borough has expressed support for a state agency’s financing of [a new methanol plant]( that would be the first petrochemical facility in the U.S. Arctic. - A confrontation yesterday afternoon between an armed woman and an unarmed neighbor in East Anchorage[ended with the woman dead]( following a standoff with officers, the police department said. - Two U.S. Forest Service campgrounds in the Portage Valley will be closed to some users until the end of the month [after a black bear attack]( involving two people sleeping in a tent last week. As Alaskans prepare to make the most of our relatively short summer, it's important to find good food to fuel those upcoming adventures. A new roadhouse south of Anchorage just outside the community of Indian could be the perfect place to break up the drive to wherever you're off to. According to food reviewer Mara Severin, [TurnAgains Fish House]( could become an essential Seward Highway stop. Anchorage weather It's mostly cloudy today with a high near 67 degrees. We'll see more of the same on Friday, and Saturday will bring a mix of clouds and some sun as well. The forecast calls for a chance of rain starting on Sunday, and daytime temperatures should be in the low to mid-70s for the next several days. Here’s what else is making headlines in Alaska today. — Megan Pacer, mpacer@adn.com [North Slope Borough backs state agency’s financing of first methanol plant in U.S. Arctic →]( The founder of the Alyeschem project, planned for Prudhoe Bay over the next few years, says it could advance economic development and decrease emissions in the region. The plant would use existing natural gas to create two chemicals that are currently imported into the oilfield area in great volumes. ADVERTISEMENT [Woman found dead in East Anchorage home after standoff with police involving gunfire →]( Police said officers responded to the Chester Valley neighborhood yesterday for a report of a “disturbance” between an armed woman and a neighbor. [2 campgrounds in Portage Valley close to some users after bear attacks tent campers →]( The black bear ripped into an occupied tent, injuring a woman late last week at the Williwaw Campground, officials said. [Japanese climbers are first to complete a complicated Denali route, thanks to help from Alaskans →]( After their gear was stolen in Anchorage, the three thought their expedition was ruined. The local climbing community came to the rescue. (via Alaska Public Media) [Want to run for president in Alaska? You’ll need a few thousand friends. →]( Supporters of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. turned in more than 5,900 signatures to the Alaska Division of Elections, hoping to get the independent presidential candidate on this fall’s ballot. (via Alaska Beacon) ADVERTISEMENT More from the ADN [Sinkholes in Anchorage and Mat-Su trigger partial road closures →]( [‘Not the end of the road’: Alaska’s Lydia Jacoby looks ahead after US swimming trials →]( [Today is summer solstice, the earliest on the calendar since 1796 →]( [Alaska gardening: An ode to the dandelion, an unfairly maligned but pesky perennial →]( [Biden administration plan for old-growth forests doesn’t ban logging but still angers industry →]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Click here to unsubscribe and manage your email subscriptions.]( Anchorage Daily News, 300 W 31st Ave, Anchorage, AK 99503, United States