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Good afternoon. It’s Wednesday, June 25.

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Numerous fires burning around Interior Alaska showed little growth as rain and clouds coincided with the arrival of new crews and management teams, some from the Lower 48.
The revelations in Sen. Lisa Murkowski's memoir include details on private meetings with President Trump, candid assessments of major political figures — and how her personal experience has spurred her to refuse to be silent about abuse.
Anchorage police have issued a felony arrest warrant for a man they now say was the hit-and-run driver accused of crashing into a downtown restaurant in April.

In his latest column, historian David Reamer rounds up a collection of borrowed, copied and stolen names for bars in Alaska, with multiple drinking establishments named Mecca, Polaris, Pioneer, Sourdough and Arctic, and some with monikers taken from movies or poems.

Anchorage weather

It's mostly cloudy today with a high of 65 degrees, and there's a slight chance of rain showers later this afternoon. The forecast calls for a chance of rain on Thursday and mostly cloudy skies on Friday. Daytime temperatures will hover in the mid-60s over the next several days.

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

— Megan Pacer, mpacer@adn.com

Thousands still under evacuation orders as cloudy weather and new crews improve outlook on Interior Alaska fires →

Several of the more significant blazes near Fairbanks and Healy prompted continued high-level evacuation alerts, with damage reports still pending. Officials continue to warn of potential delays on several roads including the Parks Highway.

In new memoir, Murkowski pulls back the curtain on big political events and decisions →

The memoir, Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s first, is filled with intentional candor and color often tying into larger political or personal points.

Police issue warrant for hit-and-run driver accused of crashing into downtown Anchorage restaurant →

An employee who was inside the Anchorage Pel’Meni dumpling restaurant during the April incident may lose an eye, according to a criminal complaint.

Second breach confirmed in Matanuska River flooding near Palmer →

Construction crews were expected to finish initial Matanuska River bank repairs today as part of the ongoing response to flooding along the Old Glenn Highway in Butte, even as a second revetment breach was confirmed. (via Mat-Su Sentinel)

Cargo ship carrying vehicles to Mexico sinks off Aleutian Islands weeks after catching fire →

A cargo ship that had been delivering vehicles to Mexico sank in the North Pacific Ocean, weeks after crew members abandoned ship when they couldn’t extinguish an onboard fire that left the carrier dead in the water.

More from the ADN

Trump administration is preparing to test budget law by refusing to spend funds mandated by Congress, officials say →

How Trump pivoted from bombing Iran to announcing a ceasefire →

Here’s what’s in, and out, of Trump’s big bill as the Senate races to meet July 4 deadline →

The surprising ways food packaging is exposing us to microplastics →

Federal court says copyrighted books are fair use for AI training →

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