Burglary victim leads Anchorage police to stolen goods using find ... and other top stories.

• Burglary victim leads Anchorage police to stolen goods using find ...

  

  ANCHORAGE (KTUU) Daniel Smith returned to his Honda CRV after a walk at Earthquake Park Wednesday to find a window shattered and his backpack missing. Two iPhones, paperwork, a wallet – all gone in yet another Anchorage smash-and-grab. It wasn’t until this morning, as he filled out an online police report, that Smith realized one of the vanished phones might still be active. “I was thinking, 'Let's go ahead and try and pull up iCloud,” he said. The phone was somewhere in Mountain View accordi..

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• 1 person injured in Anchorage trailer home fire

  

  The Anchorage Fire Department quickly extinguished a trailer home fire that left one man injured Thursday, fire officials said. Smoke still curled from the partially charred trailer shortly after 1 p.m. after firefighters had stopped the fire on Fiji Street in the Manoog's Isle trailer park, near the intersection of Dowling Road and Lake Otis Parkway. The fire was heaviest in a back bedroom, but several rooms were affected, said acting Capt. Scott Paschall. Several people were inside..

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• Anchorage business owners vent frustrations about crime

  

  In a private meeting Wednesday night, a group of Anchorage business owners fiercely questioned Alaska legislators, the district attorney and a police union representative about their growing frustrations with Alaska's criminal justice reform bill and what they see as out-of-control crime. The meeting at a downtown marketing agency was organized by Shawn Williams, owner of an event production business. He said his friends who own businesses have complained of increases in theft and other pr..

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• Ekwok man awaits trial on Anchorage rape charges

  Fred Tom Hurley, III, 26, is being held in custody on six rape charges against two women. The young man from Ekwok had been out of custody less than two days before the alleged rapes occurred in Anchorage. Dating to 2010, Hurley has accrued a lengthy criminal record of increasingly violent behavior, including multiple escape and resisting arrest charges that have kept law enforcement officers on high alert when dealing with him. Last fall a host of charges from an alleged crime spree between Ekw..

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• VP Pence calls in to Anchorage talk radio

  

  The future of the Affordable Care Act appears to rest on how Sen. Lisa Murkowski will vote next week. And that means Alaska is getting a lot of extra attention, ...

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• UPDATE: South Anchorage intersection reopened following natural ...

  

  ANCHORAGE (KTUU) - 12:00 p.m. Update: In a statement issued by the Anchorage Fire Department, who responded to the road closure, the roads have been reopened along O'Malley and Lake Otis. The surrounding area traffic will not be restricted, AFD said. Original Story: An intersection in South Anchorage was closed Thursday morning due to what the Alaska Department of Transportation called a "gas leak." The leak closed down the intersection of Lake Otis and O'Malley early Thursday, and stemmed fro..

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• 2 people rescued from car wreck near Government Hill bridge

  

  Rescuers used special cutting tools to pull two adults from a severe car crash beneath the Government Hill bridge on Thursday morning. The victims suffered non-life-threatening injuries, said Renee Oistad, Anchorage Police Department spokeswoman. The crash appears to have occurred when a sedan hit another car parked off the road near the bridge's curving southbound entrance ramp, police at the scene said. Police walk down an embankment that the car traveled over near Government Hill..

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• AK Anchorage AK Zone Forecast

  

  AK Anchorage AK Zone Forecast for Thursday, September 21, 2017 ————— AFCZFPAER FPAK51 PAFC 212121 AAA ZFPAER Alaska Zone Weather Forecasts...UPDATED National Weather Service Anchorage AK 121 PM AKDT Thu Sep 21 2017 Spot temperatures and probabilities of measurable precipitation are for the rest of today, tonight, and Friday. AKZ101-220015- Anchorage- Including the cities of Anchorage, Eagle River, Indian, and Eklutna 121 PM AKDT Thu Sep 21 2017 .REST OF TODAY...Rain. Highs in the mid 40s to l..

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• There was a parking spot, now it's all covered with flowers

  

  Last Friday you may have noticed something unusual but uniquely cool going on downtown.During business hours, spread across various locations, Anchorage’s parking authority, EasyPark, along with artists, activists, and neighborhood organizations came together to allow other local businesses and organizations to temporarily transform metered parking spots into greener "Park(ing)" spaces.It was Park(ing) Day in Anchorage, where parking spots became miniature public pieces of land  for people to s..

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• East Anchorage residents wary of bus depot move meant to make ...

  ANCHORAGE (KTUU) - Buses rambling forward and beeping in reverse, diesel fume clouds stretching from exhaust pipes, and a long yellow line of traffic: these are things residents of a Muldoon neighborhood fear they will put up with all the time if a city development plan moves forward. Earlier this week, there was a preview of what the addition of a new bus barn to the quiet stretch of East Anchorage would look and sound like, and community leaders are gearing up for a Thursday meeting to addres..

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2 dead after SWAT standoff in South Anchorage .	2 dead after SWAT standoff in South Anchorage .
Eggs of Mosquito That Can Transmit Zika Found in Pasadena .	Police identify suspect, victims in Alaska triple homicide .

Another Anchorage footbridge collapses, this one on the Campbell ... and other top stories.

• Another Anchorage footbridge collapses, this one on the Campbell ...

  

  No one was injured, Rodda said. He also said the equipment, which resembles a tractor and weighed roughly 7,800 pounds, fell through the bridge decking to the creekbed below but apparently wasn't damaged.

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• Study shows extent of human trafficking among homeless ...

  

  Tackling a problem as complex as trafficking means getting to the root of the reasons homeless young people are so vulnerable to begin with, say Murphy and Louwerse: poverty, addiction, childhood trauma, mental health issues. Sometimes all at once, Louwerse said. But the research is a starting point.

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• Anchorage dentist charged with Medicaid fraud, 'unlawful dental acts'

  

  Crime & Courts Anchorage dentist charged with Medicaid fraud, ‘unlawful dental acts’ Anchorage dentist Seth Lookhart confers with his attorney, Michael Moberly, at his bail hearing on Wednesday before District Court Judge Jennifer Henderson. (Laurel Andrews / Alaska Dispatch News)

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• Missing man's body found in East Anchorage; no foul play suspected

  

  Anchorage Missing man's body found in East Anchorage; no foul play suspected Author: Chris Klint Updated: 10 hours ago Published 13 hours ago Jimmy Ekstrom, 44, was last seen at a Penland Parkway home on March 10. His body was found on the east side of the Penland Park neighborhood on April 15. (From Anchorage Police Department)

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• Anchorage assembly says goodbyes and hellos to members

  

  Bill Evans gives a farewell handshake to Forrest Dunbar during his final Assembly meeting (Photo: Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media) During a meeting Tuesday night, the Anchorage Assembly certified the results of this month’s municipal elections. It was also the last time the body’s current members will all share the dais. Though the Assembly deals mostly with the nuts-and-bolts of municipal governance, the occasion was a rare glimpse of personality and sentiment. LISTEN NOW Of the 11 peopl..

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• Woman dead, boyfriend wounded in South Anchorage gunfire

  

  Crime & Courts Woman dead, boyfriend wounded in South Anchorage gunfire Author: Chris Klint Updated: 6 hours ago Published 19 hours ago Anchorage police responded to a double shooting on the 5600 block of Lake Otis Parkway on Wednesday. One woman was killed, and a wounded man was hospitalized. (Chris Klint / Alaska Dispatch News)

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• Eagle River couple has high hopes for Anchorage pot business

  

  While marijuana businesses continue to crop up across the Anchorage Bowl, they’re nowhere to be found in Chugiak-Eagle River. Instead, locals involved in the blossoming industry are setting their sights elsewhere. “The zoning is the biggest issue,” said Eagle River resident Katherine Ferguson, who’s in the process of building several marijuana businesses with her husband, Adam Ferguson, and their business partner, Orlo Smith. Earlier this month, the trio received the state’s approval to open The..

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• INSIDE REAL ESTATE: Anchorage commercial permits up in 1Q

  

  The Municipality of Anchorage has reported that the total value for all categories of building permits in the first quarter of 2017 has increased by $15.26 million when compared to the first quarter of 2016. This increase is directly related to commercial permits rather than residential permits, which remain at historic low levels. New commercial activity for the first quarter of this year includes a $27 million-plus permit for an ODOM Distribution Warehouse. Other permits include a veterinarian..

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• Among other changes, plans for hotel on Anchorage airport property ...

  

  ANCHORAGE (KTUU) - If you're needing to spend the night and want to stay on airport grounds without camping out on a row of chairs, you may be in luck. In the midst of various alterations on airport property, including the switch of one food joint to another within the airport itself, visitors to Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport will likely be seeing an even larger change in the near future: A hotel just a stone's throw away from the main terminal. "We do plan to build a hotel on the..

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• Controversial painting at UAA gallery sparks 'spirited discussions'

  

  ANCHORAGE – A painting hanging in an art gallery at the University of Alaska Anchorage has “sparked spirited discussions” about whether or not it’s appropriate to hang at the public university, according to UAA chancellor Tom Case. The painting, “Everything,” by Thomas Chung, makes political and religious statements. It depicts a naked man — actor Chris Evans, who recently appeared as Captain America — with blurred out genitals, holding in one hand a white sign, with red lettering that state..

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Need a walker or wheelchair? This huge 'closet' of medical ... .	Vote to support social justice in Anchorage .
Alaska Waste wants to know why so few Anchorage customers opt ... .	Marijuana's Expansion Could Turn Into a Nightmare for Employers .

Anchorage police search for inn shooting suspect and other top stories.

• Anchorage police search for inn shooting suspect

  

  Police identified the suspect as Ernest "Flex" Jacobsson, 37, described as 5 feet 9 inches tall, weighing 180 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. Police said he was last seeing wearing all black clothing and a black baseball cap.

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• Orphaned cubs headed to Anchorage from Cold Bay; final ...

  

  Yereth Rosen has been a journalist in Alaska since 1987. For most of that time, she was the sole Alaska-based reporter for Reuters. She has been reporting on energy issues, the environment, politics and all things Alaska – from oil spills to sled-dog races. She enjoys running, skiing and other outdoors pursuits. She lives in Anchorage with her family.

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• New Anchorage parking rule on Saturdays: For a 2-hour stay ...

  

  Anchorage – Drivers parking in Downtown Anchorage’s on-street spaces during the weekend don’t have to feed the meter — but taking your time on a Saturday could net you an unexpected ticket, under a new program taking effect this month. Wisconsin resident Angelo Fico, a first-time visitor to Alaska face-to-face with a Downtown meter Saturday, said he was unsure “whether I needed to put money in it or not.” On weekends the answer is still no, but as of Aug. 1 Anchorage parking authority EasyPark..

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• Cuomo and state reps differ on urgency of Hudson River anchorage ...

  

  ALBANY, N.Y. >> Gov. Andrew Cuomo has given no indication whether he will sign a bill that would grant the state the power to closely scrutinize Hudson River anchorage proposals. The bill has passed both houses of the state Legislature and is awaiting action by the governor. Ten new anchorage sites for commercial ships have been proposed between Kingston and Yonkers. Advertisement In an email, Cuomo spokesman James Allen stated, “This is one of more than 400 bills that passed both ..

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• Drivers plagued with delays due to construction at Glenn Highway ...

  

  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) Several drivers in East Anchorage said they’ve been sitting for hours, completely stopped due to a weekend road closure and construction project. Disgruntled drivers have reached out to Channel 2 News to report being “stuck” in the parking lots of the Tikhatnu Commons shopping area. The Anchorage Police Department’s Public Information Officer, MJ Thim, said APD has received multiple calls to 911 from drivers. In a tweet, APD advised drivers to expect long wait times due..

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• UPDATE: Police identify a suspect involved in the Black Angus Inn ...

  

  ANCHORAGE (KTUU) UPDATE: Police have identified a man involved in Friday night's Black Angus Inn shooting. The Anchorage Police Department has issued an arrest warrant for 37-year-old Ernest “Flex” Jacobsson. According to Police Information Officer MJ Thim, Jacobsson faces multiple charges including misconduct with a weapon and criminal mischief. Police say at around 8:49 p.m. Friday, Jacobsson fired two guns, multiple times, into a room with people inside it. Before leaving the scene, po..

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• 'Threadbare' portrays real Alaska, not Hollywood version

  

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• Bevin Wins Property Tax Appeal Over Anchorage Home

  

  Gov. Matt Bevin has won an appeal over the official value of his mansion on the outskirts of Louisville. The governor had appealed the official assessment after the Courier-Journal first reported that Bevin paid nearly $1 million less for the property than the county’s estimate of its worth.Now, the Jefferson County Board of Assessment Appeals says that Bevin’s house and surrounding property is worth $2.15 million instead of the $2.97 million value originally set by the Jefferson County Propert..

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• Johnson, Baxter in top 3 in State Am golf tournament

  FAIRBANKS — Two golfers with connections to Fairbanks are in the top three of their flights of Alaska State Amateur Championship heading into today’s final rounds at the Moose Run Golf Course at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.Fairbanks resident Connie Johnson holds second place in the women’s second flight with a two-round total of 187, four shots behind leader Tonnette Jackson, of Anchorage.Johnson led the first round Friday with a 90 and she registered a 97 on Saturday. Jackson posted scores..

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• Alaska is center of the world for logistics professor and textbook author

  Alaska is center of the world for logistics professor and textbook authorUAA professor calls state “most expansive logistics laboratory in the country” By J. Besl, University of Alaska AnchorageAlaska is the center of the shipping world for textbook author Darren Prokop, professor of logistics and supply chains at University of Alaska Anchorage (Photo by Ted Kincaid / University of Alaska Anchorage).For logistics professionals, the North isn’t an outpost. It’s the center of the world. Just ask ..

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Microsoft just fixed a serious Windows Defender bug .	Anchorage residents mock city hot-weather advisory .
Anchorage 'bathroom bill' will appear on the April 2018 ballot .	NTSB: Pilot killed in Anchorage crash had carbon monoxide in system .

8 killed when helicopter helping Indonesian volcano victims crashes and other top stories.

• 8 killed when helicopter helping Indonesian volcano victims crashes

  

  Associated Press Published 3:42 a.m. ET July 3, 2017 | Updated 3:42 a.m. ET July 3, 2017Members of the National Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS) hold FDR (Flight Data Recorder) of a crashed rescue helicopter in Temanggung, Central Java province, Indonesia, Monday, July 3, 2017.(Photo: AP)JAKARTA, Indonesia - A rescue helicopter crashed while heading to help evacuate residents near an active volcano on Indonesia’s main island, killing all eight people on board, offici..

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• Recent developments surrounding the South China Sea

  

  BEIJING — A look at recent developments in the South China Sea, where China is pitted against smaller neighbors in multiple disputes over islands, coral reefs and lagoons in waters crucial for global commerce and rich in fish and potential oil and gas reserves: ___ EDITOR’S NOTE: This is a weekly look at the latest developments in the South China Sea, the location of several territorial conflicts that have raised tensions in the region. ___ CHINA’S LIAONING AIRCRAFT CARRIER HEADED SOUTH ON TRAI..

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• Putin made a lot of promises to Russians on his call-in TV show. Now, he's delivering.

  

  MOSCOW — It was Russian President Vladi­mir Putin. In the flesh. Standing in front of the dilapidated wooden barracks where Anastasia Votintseva shares a single room with her sister and three children.   The Russian leader had come on Votintseva’s 27th birthday, bearing flowers, gifts and good news. Soon, she and her family would have a new home. But first, they were going on a seaside vacation, courtesy of the Kremlin! If that sounds like a fairy tale about a benevolent czar, it’s supposed to..

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• Arab nations extend deadline for Qatar to meet demands

  

  DOHA, Qatar -- A group of Arab nations early on Monday extended a deadline for Qatar to respond to their list of demands in a diplomatic crisis roiling the Gulf, saying Kuwait's emir requested the delay as part of his efforts to mediate the dispute.Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Bahrain cut off ties with 2022 FIFA World Cup host Qatar on June 5, restricting access to their airspace and ports and sealing Qatar's only land border, which it shares with Saudi Arabia.They issued a ..

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• As Trump wages war on the media, the echoes of Erdogan grow louder

  

  Want smart analysis of the most important news in your inbox every weekday along with other global reads, interesting ideas and opinions to know? Sign up for the Today's WorldView newsletter. There is a surreal goofiness to President Trump’s relentless war on America’s mainstream media. The disgruntled president responds to negative covfefe with cheesy hashtags and nicknames for his perceived adversaries: There’s “psycho” Joe Scarborough and “low I.Q. crazy” Mika Brzezinski of MSNBC, the “faili..

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• Illinois House passes $5 billion tax package

  

  CHICAGO Illinois' Democratic-controlled House of Representatives passed big, permanent income-tax rate increases on Sunday with the help of some Republican votes as the cash-strapped state scrambled to piece together a budget and revenue plan to stave off a bond rating downgrade to junk. The $5 billion tax package, which passed in a 72-45 vote, would boost the personal income tax rate to 4.95 percent from 3.75 percent and the corporate rate to 7 percent from 5.25 percent. It would also clos..

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• Trump Presses Xi for Help in Addressing 'Growing Threat' of North Korea

  

  But Mr. Trump acknowledged recently that those efforts had failed. As a result, he has sharply escalated pressure on Mr. Xi to do more to punish the North. The Trump administration last week imposed sanctions on a Chinese bank, accusing it of acting as a conduit for illicit North Korean financial activity. And Washington has taken a series of additional steps recently seen as affronts to Beijing, including accusing the Chinese government of human rights violations and selling $1.4 billion in we..

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• Avignon shooting: Eight injured near French mosque

  

  Image copyright Reuters Image caption A seven-year-old girl was reportedly among those injured in the attack in Avignon, France Eight people have been injured in a shooting outside a mosque in southern France, officials have confirmed.Worshippers leaving the Arrahma mosque in Avignon were approached by two hooded suspects at about 22:30 local time (21:30 GMT) on Sunday.The suspects, carrying a handgun and a shotgun, arrived in a Renault Clio before op..

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• Tough questions still to tackle before G20 summit, Germany says

  

  BERLIN There are still many difficult issues to be resolved ahead of a summit of the Group of 20 leading economies (G20) in Hamburg later this week, a German government spokesman said on Monday. "Tomorrow the final sherpa round starts and without going into details here, I can say that there are still a lot of difficult questions pending," spokesman Steffen Seibert told a news conference. (Reporting by Paul Carrel; Writing by Michelle Martin)

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• Many missing, feared dead in fiery bus-truck collision

  

  Last Updated Jul 3, 2017 7:16 AM EDT German officials confirmed Monday that there were a number of fatalities in a fiery collision between a bus and a truck. "Unfortunately numerous people -- a tour group from (the eastern German state of) Saxony -- lost their lives in this burning bus," spokesman Steffen Seibert said at a news conference. He didn't give any further detail, but a Bavarian Police spokesman said at least 18 people were missing and believed to be dead inside the charred bus.The ..

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Top Dem: Pentagon decision to delay transgender troop enlistment 'outrageous' .	Police academy graduates add 29 officers to Anchorage force .
Growing pot industry offers breaks to entice minorities .	Petro Star to buy fuel storage terminal at Anchorage port .

Anchorage Assembly gives the Port of Anchorage a new name and other top stories.

• Anchorage Assembly gives the Port of Anchorage a new name

  

  Anchorage (KTUU) The Port of Anchorage will now be known as the Port of Alaska. On Tuesday night the Anchorage Assembly approved the name change after a public hearing. Assembly Chair Dick Traini introduced the ordinance, saying not all lawmakers in Juneau are aware of the port’s role in making goods available outside of the city. “I just think this is something that really reflects reality,” said Assembly member Amy Demboski. Port Director Steve Ribuffo says the port is suffering from corro..

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• Anchorage robber pulls knife on store employee, drops keys to ...

  

  ANCHORAGE (KTUU) - An Anchorage hardware store faced an armed robbery after an employee confronted a man trying to steal items. However, the suspected thief didn't get away as planned, after he dropped the keys to his getaway car inside the business. In an alert, Anchorage police say that the ACE Hardware store on Muldoon called in the incident just before noon on Monday. They say after the employee spoke to the man with their suspicions of theft, the suspect pulled out a knife and threatened ..

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• Wounded Anchorage firefighter on road to recovery in Colorado

  

  ANCHORAGE (KTUU) - The Anchorage firefighter who was injured this summer is making progress towards his recovery, his father said in an interview. Ben Schultz, an AFD firefighter who fell off a ladder during training and sustained serious injuries, was moved to a rehabilitation center in Denver, Colorado. It's been four months since Ben was critically injured, and continues on his road to recovery. "Ben is doing much better than he was when he got here on July 6," said Jeff Schultz, Ben's fat..

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• 'Cinderella' brings kindness, magic to Anchorage

  

  Rogers and Hammerstein’s “Cinderella” was originally a television musical that aired in 1957, starring Julie Andrews. It was remade twice - in 1965 with Lesley Ann Warren and 1997 with Brandy Norwood. The most recent revival hit Broadway in 2013; Anchorage gets the touring version of the show at the Atwood Concert Hall from Oct. 24-29. Everything you can imagine about a Broadway show — a massive orchestral score, impressive set pieces, wigs and costumes, amazing performances — will all be there..

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• Iditarod champ blames 'malicious' sabotage over doped-up dogs

  

  ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Four-time Iditarod champion Dallas Seavey denied Monday that he administered banned drugs to his dogs in this year’s race and said he has withdrawn from the 2018 race in protest of the allegation. “I have never given any banned substance to my dogs,” Seavey said in a video posted to his Facebook page. He didn’t immediately return calls to The Associated Press after the Iditarod Trail Committee identified him as the musher who had four dogs test positive for a banned opioid p..

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• Alaskans have a right to the PFD. Let's write it in stone.

  

  Now is the time to enshrine Permanent Fund dividends in the Alaska Constitution to protect your share of Alaska's mineral wealth from politicians, and to tell your legislators that they must do the hard work to eliminate the deficit. For the last three years, a debate has raged about Alaska's fiscal future — how are we going to pay for the essential state services we all need to maintain the quality of life we all expect? Due to our near total dependence on oil revenue and the continued..

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• AK Anchorage AK Zone Forecast

  

  AK Anchorage AK Zone Forecast for Tuesday, October 24, 2017 ————— AFCZFPAER FPAK51 PAFC 250456 AAA ZFPAER Alaska Zone Weather Forecasts...UPDATED National Weather Service Anchorage AK 856 PM AKDT Tue Oct 24 2017 Spot temperatures and probabilities of measurable precipitation are for tonight, Wednesday, Wednesday night, and Thursday. AKZ101-251215- Anchorage- Including the cities of Anchorage, Eagle River, Indian, and Eklutna 856 PM AKDT Tue Oct 24 2017 ...STRONG WIND WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH..

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• Miss Alaska, there and back again

  

  PALMER — Angelina Klapperich has lived in Alaska all her life. She grew up in the Mat-Su Valley and has seen a lot of changes. Just in the past year, a lot has changed for her. She completed her bachelor’s degree in psychology and has traveled all around her home state, into the Lower 48 and out of the country. One year after becoming Miss Anchorage, she is returning to West High School to play piano and emcee the 2017 pageant as Miss Alaska, a top 15 finalist in Miss America and as Miss Congen..

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• Key critic says the votes aren't there for full repeal of crime bill

  

  Anchorage Republican Rep. Charisse Millett is seeking to amend the bill. She expects that some representatives will introduce a repeal of last year's Senate Bill ...

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• Fourth special session opens with differences over crime, tax bills

  

  Rep. Charisse Millett, R-Anchorage, speaks about crime legislation on Monday. She said the Legislature should take time to consider what changes should be ...

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The Latest: Neighbor says kids 'sweetest girls in the world' .	The Latest: Neighbor says kids 'sweetest girls in the world' .
Alaskans Hold Anchorage “Stay Strong Lisa Rally” .	Popular Quyana Alaska dance performances are back in Anchorage ... .

The Latest: Neighbor says kids 'sweetest girls in the world' and other top stories.

• The Latest: Neighbor says kids 'sweetest girls in the world'

  

  By Associated Press By Associated Press September 7 at 7:46 PM ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Latest on the deaths of five children in a fire northeast of Anchorage (all times local): 4:40 p.m. A man who lives next door to a trailer where a fire killed five girls between the ages of 3 and 12 called them the “sweetest girls in the world.” Ron Alcock says they would always be over at his trailer playing with his children, and their dogs would also be out playing. Alcock says he has a very difficul..

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• Campion stepping down as Anchorage DA

  After 28 months on the job, veteran prosecutor Clint Campion announced Friday he is stepping down as the Anchorage District Attorney. Campion took over in May, 2015, after Sharon Marshall retired. KDLG's Dave Bendinger reports ... Campion said Monday that he had accepted a job with Anchorage-based law firm Sedor Wendlandt Evans & Filippi. “I’ve gotten to know the people at the firm, and I think it’s a really good opportunity for me personally and professionally, and I just want to take a..

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• 5 children die in trailer-home fire in suburban Anchorage

  

  PALMER, Alaska – Five children, all believed to be girls between the ages of 3 and 12, died in a trailer fire in suburban Anchorage on Thursday morning, authorities said. The bodies will be sent to Anchorage for autopsies and to determine positive identification. Officials were not releasing much information, saying they have a complicated investigation ahead of them. It was not immediately known if the girls were related or if there were adults in the trailer home at the time of the fire. ..

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• Anchorage senator will run for lieutenant governor

  

  JUNEAU EMPIRE The race for lieutenant governor has a new contender. On Thursday morning, Sen. Kevin Meyer, R-Anchorage, filed his application with the Alaska Division of Elections. The filing took place at the division’s Anchorage office. In a press release announcing his candidacy, Meyer said Alaska has suffered from a “leadership deficit” under the administration of Gov. Bill Walker. Meyer is employed by ConocoPhillips and served as Senate President between 2014 and 2016. He was Senate Majori..

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• Ahead of her Alaska debut, Melissa Etheridge talks music and ...

  

  If you're browsing an Anchorage marijuana shop next week, you may hear a famously raspy voice posing questions and placing orders. Melissa Etheridge said she plans on perusing Alaska's legal pot scene while she's in town for shows at the Alaska Center for the Performing Arts. "I'm absolutely going to be wanting to see what's available," Etheridge said. "I'm very much into the industry down here (in California). It's kind of the Wild West right now." Don't worry. She won't get so roll..

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• Amendment to Defund Future Anchorage Plans on Hudson Passes ...

  

  WASHINGTON – After working to kill the Coast Guard’s initial proposal to install ten new anchorage sites on the Hudson River, Representative Sean Patrick Maloney (NY-18) announced that his amendment to defund future attempts to establish these sites passed with unanimous support in the House of Representatives.Photo credit: River Keeper.orgThe amendment, attached to a bill which funds the Coast Guard, would prohibit the agency from establishing any anchorages along the Hudson River between Yonke..

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• Delivery service gets Alaska farmers' produce into Anchorage homes

  

  PALMER, Alaska (KTUU) - Despite having lots of sunlight during the summer months, many people - especially visitors to Alaska - might be surprised to hear that tons of crops are being grown in Alaska. But whether it's in the south, around Anchorage, or closer to the Arctic Circle, fresh farm-to-table food is possible in the Last Frontier. And, there's even a delivery service that will help get it to your table at home. "The exciting part is seeing what you get in your box," said Kristin Platt, ..

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• APD Seeking Information on Missing Anchorage Woman

  

  APD Seeking Information on Missing Anchorage Woman APD is seeking information on Kimberly Charlie, who has been missing since August 20th. Image-APD Anchorage police are seeking information on an Anchorage woman who’s family says has been out of contact with them since August 20th, APD reported on Nixle. 32-year-old Kimberly Charlie became a subject of a “locate” as of Wednesday, after her family has made numerous  attempts to contact her without success. Charlie is described a..

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• Wilmington police standoff in Browntown ends; shooting victim dies

  

  CLOSE A police standoff stemming from an early Thursday afternoon shooting of a man in Wilmington's Browntown neighborhood has ended. Jerry Habraken / The News JournalBuy PhotoMembers of the Wilmington Police Department work the scene of a shooting and standoff on Cedar Street. (Photo: Jerry Habraken, The News Journal)Buy PhotoA police standoff stemming from an early Thursday afternoon shooting of a man in Wilmington's Browntown neighborhood has ended.A suspect, however, has not been tak..

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• No injuries when medical transport plane crashes in Alaska

  

  No injuries when medical transport plane crashes in Alaska By Frank Kovalchek from Anchorage, Alaska, USA - Anchorage International with a 747 landing at the bottom (P1050154a), CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=16509391 ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) – No injuries were reported after part of the landing gear on a medical transport plane collapsed when arriving Wednesday at the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport. Clint Johnson, head of the National Transportation S..

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Bacteria level drops significantly at Anchorage duck pond .	Pride Fest celebrates 40 years in Anchorage .
New hours for The Anchorage .	New hours for The Anchorage .