Friday, November 6, 2015

Last Top Stories: Anchorage police on Spice dealers: ‘We know who they are’ but can't charge them | Alaska Dispatch News

  • Anchorage police on Spice dealers: ‘We know who they are’ but can't charge them | Alaska Dispatch News

    A group of Spice dealers are targeting homeless people and police know who they are, an Anchorage officer said Wednesday -- but they can’t do anything about it unless changes are made to city law.Anchorage Police Department Lt. Sean Case said that anordinanceheading to the Anchorage Assembly next week making Spice possession a crime could be a game-changer, but it won't be enough to address the deeper issues of this vulnerable population.In Anchorage, emergency medical calls related to suspected Spice use first spiked in mid-July, and so far there has been little respite. October was thebusiest month yet-- about one-fifth of all emergency transports were suspected to be Spice-related.Case sa..
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  • Aviation documentary now showing at Anchorage Museum | Alaska Dispatch News

    Anew filmfrom National Geographic, "Living in the Age of Airplanes," which includes footage filmed in Alaska, is showing at the Anchorage Museum planetarium.Director Brian Terwilliger and his crew filmed in 95 countries for the 47-minute film, which is narrated by actor and pilot Harrison Ford. The movie shows how aviation has changed the world, bringing people together in a way never before seen in human history.It presents this message in several ways, including the transportation of roses farmed in Kenya, packed in Amsterdam and then, eventually, delivered to Stevens International Airport in Anchorage. One rose ends up in a nearby home."We wanted to show how connected the world is, even i..
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  • Anchorage police seek suspect wanted for 2013 sexual assault | Local News - KTUU

    Anchorage police seek suspect wanted for 2013 sexual assault | Local News - KTUU
    ANCHORAGE -Anchorage Police are asking for the public's help in locating a 58-year-old man who is wanted on a felony warrant for a sexual assault committed in 2013. Police believe the man was involved in a separate non-sexual physical assault that happened in Anchorage last week.According to police, Young Chul Kim, also known as James Kim, fled the Anchorage area around Aug. 2013, shortly after a warrant was issued for his arrest for the sexual assault.Police now believe that Kim has returned to Anchorage based on surveillance footage taken when a physical assault occurred last week.APD was unable to immediately provide details about the physical assault or the sexual assault that occurred i..
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  • EPA fines firms in 2010 Anchorage hazardous waste case - Washington Times

    EPA fines firms in 2010 Anchorage hazardous waste case - Washington Times
    ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Two companies owned by an Alaska Native corporation are facing federal fines over mismanagement of hazardous Anchorage construction waste in 2010.The Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday that UIC Roofing and UIC Construction will pay more than $140,000 in connection with reported violations of the federal Resource Conversation and Recovery Act. The law requires hazardous waste be transported with EPA approval to EPA-approved facilities.Neither of the firms has admitted or denied the EPA’s allegations. UIC Roofing agreed to pay $59,724, and UIC Construction agreed to pay $80,456, the Alaska Dispatch News reported (http://bit.ly/1PdTFMK).According to the..
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  • CWU volleyball falls at Anchorage | CWU Sports | yakimaherald

    ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Linden Firethorne produced 12 kills and Catie Fry totaled 38 assists, six kills, five blocks and four digs for 25th-ranked Central Washington on Thursday night, but the Wildcats fell 3-2 to 11th-ranked Alaska Anchorage in a GNAC volleyball match at the Alaska Airlines Center.UAA prevailed 25-17, 25-12, 22-25, 20-25, 15-13.CWU’s loss knocked the Wildcats out of a tie for first place with the Seawolves, Western Washington and Northwest Nazarene. Central is in fourth place at 12-3 in the conference and 16-6 overall going into a Saturday night match at Alaska Fairbanks.Central, which fell 3-1 to Anchorage on Oct. 10 in Ellensburg, has five regular-season matches left.The Wild..
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  • Anchorage man charged with smuggling heroin from Vegas to Alaska | Local News - KTUU

    Anchorage man charged with smuggling heroin from Vegas to Alaska | Local News - KTUU
    An Anchorage man is accused of flying to Las Vegas more than two dozen times over the past year in an operation that involved couriers smuggling heroin to Alaska in body cavities.Alaska State Troopers arrested James E. Dickinson at his home on W. 84th Avenue on Sept. 21 after an investigation resulting from a tip to Crimestoppers, an anonymous crime tip reporting line, according to charging documents.As Alaska communitiesandstate health officialsgrapple with heroin abuse and related crime, the charges filed this week in federal court reveal one way the drug is arriving in Anchorage, according to police. Based on what appear to his drug ledgers, Dickinson is believed to have distributed about..
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  • Alaska-Anchorage hopes winning in Lower 48 will help in changing its culture :: USCHO

    Alaska-Anchorage hopes winning in Lower 48 will help in changing its culture :: USCHO
    Alaska-Anchorage’s Blake Tatchell leads the WCHA with 10 points (photo: Sam Wasson/UAA Athletics).Alaska-Anchorage has had good starts to the season before. Since 2010, the Seawolves haven’t lost more than one of their first four games — always back-to-back tournaments in Anchorage and Fairbanks.What happened after leaving Alaska was usually the problem.Until this year, anyway.When Anchorage won at Alabama-Huntsville on Oct. 24, it marked the first time the Seawolves had won a game outside of Alaska in 19 games, snapping a streak of 0-16-2.Coach Matt Thomas was aware of that streak, having lived through it last season, but he was reminded by an assistant about another one that began before h..
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  • Victim in Eagle River shooting had earlier fired shots at killer...

    Victim in Eagle River shooting had earlier fired shots at killer...
    A man shot and killed Friday morning in an Eagle River parking lot had earlier fired shots at his killer, according to charges filed in the case.U.S. Marshals on Wednesday night caught Aaron Nathaniel Trejo, 26, who has been charged with murder in the killing of Spencer Ballenger, also 26. Authorities say the attack came minutes after an armed argument at a nearby motel, during which the victim, Ballenger, had opened fire.Parts of the encounter at the motel and -- a few blocks away -- the shooting at the Eagle River Carrs store were caught on surveillance cameras. Police were careful to say that Ballenger was not seen reaching for his weapon or attempting to attack anyone in the moments befo..
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  • Anchorage students explore new Little Iditarod Trail | KTVA Anchorage CBS 11

    Anchorage students explore new Little Iditarod Trail | KTVA Anchorage CBS 11
    Anchorage students explore new Little Iditarod TrailByBonney Bowman8:37 PM November 5, 2015ANCHORAGE –A group of young students explored a new way to get to their neighborhood park today as part of the Schools on Trails program.The first graders from Turnagain Elementary cut the ribbon on the new Little Iditarod Trail. It connects their school to the Balto Seppala Park. The trail features signs with pictures and information about the Last Great Race.Beth Nordlund, executive director for the Anchorage Park Foundation, says working together with the schools can help students lead a more active life.“We were happy to work with Turnagain Elementary to get their P.E. teacher familiar with the tra..
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  • Filmmakers prep for Anchorage International Film Festival | KTVA Anchorage CBS 11

    ANCHORAGE –When the Anchorage International Film Festival kicks off on Dec. 5, it will provide movie buffs with a unique chance to connect with filmmakers.“A film festival brings together not only people who’re excited about watching a story or participating in a story, but the people who actually told the story and sometimes the people that the story is about,” said Rebecca Pottebaum, the festival director.More than 10,000 people are expected to attend the event, now in its 15thyear. Documentaries, shorts, features and animated films from 23 different countries will be shown. Directors, producers and other filmmakers will be traveling to Anchorage to participate in discussions following the..
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