Multiple Alaska school districts receive emailed bomb threats

Plus: Anchorage Assembly approves $250K contract for outside law firm to handle Demboski lawsuit against mayor ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ 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, September 19. In today's newsletter: - The Anchorage Assembly voted to [hire an outside law firm]( to defend the city against a lawsuit brought by former municipal manager Amy Demboski over her abrupt firing by the mayor last year. - Multiple Alaska school districts, including Anchorage, [received emailed bomb threats today]( prompting some districts to evacuate students and staff. - Hundreds of people packed Bethel Regional High School’s gymnasium recently [to mourn Eugene “Buzzy” Peltola Jr.]( the husband of Alaska's sole U.S. representative, following his death in a plane crash last week. A convenience store on Anchorage's Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson was expecting its normal delivery of Krispy Kreme doughnuts this week, but [some hungry black bears had other ideas](. A sow and her cub raided the van while its doors were open. Undeterred by efforts to scare them off, the bruins munched on the van's sugary contents before eventually wandering off into the woods. Anchorage weather Today it's mostly sunny with a high near 55 degrees and a calm wind. The forecast calls for rain starting overnight and continuing Wednesday. A chance of precipitation will hang around through the end of the week, with daytime temperatures hovering in the low to mid-50s. Here’s what else is making headlines in Alaska today. — Megan Pacer, mpacer@adn.com [Anchorage Assembly approves $250K contract for outside law firm to handle Demboski lawsuit against mayor →]( Earlier this month, an attorney for former municipal manager Amy Demboski filed a[civil suit]( against Bronson, the city, and two unnamed individuals over allegations of retaliation, defamation, and discrimination related to her termination. The suit followed an [Assembly vote]( in May declining to pay a $550,000 settlement out of court over the allegations. ADVERTISEMENT [Multiple Alaska school districts receive bomb threats via email →]( The threat prompted some districts to take steps in response, including evacuation. The Anchorage School District said the threat was "broad in nature and lacks specific information” but is being taken seriously. [Hundreds of mourners gather in Bethel for funeral of Eugene ‘Buzzy’ Peltola Jr. →]( More than 500 people showed up to remember Peltola, who had a long career in public service and died when the plane he was piloting crashed shortly after taking off from a remote hunting camp in Southwest Alaska. (via KYUK) [New survey shows decline in number of Iñupiaq speakers but more interest in language revitalization →]( Knowing how many Iñupiaq speakers are left, where they live and what kind of resources they have access to can be helpful in applying for grants and creating a plan for language revitalization, said one member of the Iñupiaq language revitalization community. [Alaska begins process of examining workers’ pay for competitiveness →]( The state of Alaska has begun a sweeping analysis of state employees’ salaries to determine whether poor pay is contributing to ongoing hiring woes in the executive branch. (via Alaska Beacon) [Newborn otter recovering in Seward after encounter with orcas witnessed by wildlife rescuer →]( [The otter pup was brought to the Alaska SeaLife Center earlier this month after a staffer on a fishing trip in Homer helped with the rescue, center officials say.]( ADVERTISEMENT More from the ADN [Alaska DMV considers eliminating license plate stickers →]( [Woodward sisters lead Eagle River swimming team to surprising prosperity →]( [Republican states quit nation’s oldest library group amid culture war over books →]( [Book review: Alaska’s history with atomic testing, defense and Project Chariot is told through a personal lens and cartooning →]( [UAW threatens to expand strike if talks don’t yield progress soon →]( [Workplace: You’ve been reassigned to another department with no warning. Don’t jump to conclusions. →]( 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