Sunday, November 22, 2015

Last Top Stories: Moose with strange hooves crosses busy Anchorage street | Local News - KTUU

  • Moose with strange hooves crosses busy Anchorage street | Local News - KTUU

    Moose with strange hooves crosses busy Anchorage street | Local News - KTUU
    ANCHORAGE -A moose with oddly curved hooves was seen crossing the street Saturday morning near Lake Otis Parkway and Dowling Road.While the phenomenon is not very common among Anchorage's moose population, it has been seen before. Earlier this year, Channel 2 spoke with wildlife biologist David Battle to find out what causes this strange deformation.'Sleigh hoof?' Alaska biologist explains this odd Anchorage moose picJuly 7, 2015What's going on in this photo of an Anchorage moose with bizarrely ..
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  • Hahn, Abdihodzic excellent in Anchorage Civic Orchestra concert | Alaska Dispatch News

    Hahn, Abdihodzic excellent in Anchorage Civic Orchestra concert | Alaska Dispatch News
    The Anchorage Civic Orchestra drew a decent-sized crowd to the Sydney Laurence Theatre for its Friday concert and, happily, sounded as good as I've ever heard them to be. Possibly better.Tammy Vollom-Matturo, who has been part of the Kenai Peninsula music scene for 25 years and director of the Kenai Peninsula Orchestra since 2009, had the podium as a guest artist. She showed herself to be a highly competent conductor and a master of economic gestures. She maintained a crisp beat with the baton i..
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  • With snow piling up in Anchorage, when will the streets get plowed? | Alaska Dispatch News

    With snow piling up in Anchorage, when will the streets get plowed? | Alaska Dispatch News
    A fresh layer of snow blanketed Anchorage and the Matanuska Valley during a fast-moving storm that extended into Saturday, prompting Anchorage officials to declare the city’s first “plow-out” of the season for early Sunday morning.Four to 9 inches fell in Anchorage and Eagle River between Friday and Saturday afternoon. Starting at 6:30 a.m. Sunday, the city’s public works department will be engaged in an all-hands-on-deck effort to plow all city-maintained streets in 72 hours, said Alan Czajkows..
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  • Juha's Blast Evens Contest at Alaska Anchorage, 1-1 - Ice Hockey - Penn State University Official Athletic Site

    Juha's Blast Evens Contest at Alaska Anchorage, 1-1 - Ice Hockey - Penn State University Official Athletic Site
    1st2nd3rdOTFinalPenn State00101Alaska Anchorage10001SHOTS1st2nd3rdOTFinalPenn State8719337Alaska Anchorage836421POWER PLAY1st2nd3rdOTFinalPenn State0-00-11-20-01-3Alaska Anchorage0-10-20-10-00-4GOAL SUMMARYTeamScoringPd.TimeUAAMason Mitchell (3)Leask (3), Sevalrud (2)12:23PSULuke Juha(2) -- PPGGoodwin (9), Glen (8)36:31GOALTENDERSMinGASVPSUMatthew Skoff(T, 2-1-3)65:00120UAAOlivier Mantha(T, 5-4-2)65:00136Nov. 21, 2015ANCHORAGE, Alaska --The Penn State men's hockey team used aLuke Juha(Mississaug..
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  • A new start: Anchorage church opens senior housing complex | Alaska Dispatch News

    A new start: Anchorage church opens senior housing complex | Alaska Dispatch News
    When St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in Anchorage decided to build senior housing on its hill overlooking Lake Otis Parkway and Tudor Road, it chose an unusual design: windows that not only look outside from apartments but inside to a long hallway.It was part of an idea to maintain community among people who have been friends for decades. When the blinds are down, it means privacy, said the Rev. Michael Burke, the rector of St. Mary’s.“But if you open it up…” Burke rapped his knuckles on the glass. ..
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  • Nestle Toll House Café hopes to be Anchorage's 'coffee shop on steroids' | Alaska Dispatch News

    John Fox is a plumber by day and a cookie baker by night.While it might sound like an odd U-turn for the longtime Anchorage resident, Fox, who held a soft opening for the firstNestle Toll House Caféon Tuesday, said the two aren’t totally independent.“I’m a people person,” he said in his cafe Tuesday.The cafe is the first of its kind in Alaska and the latest chain restaurant to hit the state.Fox said the cafe focuses on cookies, noting that’s what the Toll House brand is known for. If you forget,..
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  • For this Anchorage couple caught in the midst of the Paris attacks, sightseeing turned into survival | Alaska Dispatch News

    On Thursday, Myra Wilson and her husband Jim Cehula sipped on glasses of French wine as they watched CNN’s replay coverage of the Nov. 13 Paris terror attacks from the comfort of their South Anchorage home. The news coverage was mesmerizing, Wilson said. But unlike most viewers, Wilson and Cehula had experienced it firsthand while they were vacationing in Paris during the attacks.While the couple was shocked by the attacks, it wasn't as traumatic an experience for them because they'd experienced..
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  • #7 Alaska Anchorage Dominates Rematch With UH-Hilo | Big Island Now

    #7 Alaska Anchorage Dominates Rematch With UH-Hilo | Big Island Now
    For a second straight night, Alaska Anchorage put on an all-around clinic against the University of Hawai’i at Hilo, using a stifling defense and a disciplined offense to dominate the Vulcans by the score of 80-33 at the Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium.A night earlier, Alaska Anchorage, ranked seventh in the nation, defeated UH-Hilo 92-39.“It’s easy to get worn down on back-to-back nights, but we physically competed with them, and then especially when the score gets out of hand, it’s easy to get d..
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  • With snow piling up in Anchorage, when will the streets get plowed? | Alaska Dispatch News

    With snow piling up in Anchorage, when will the streets get plowed? | Alaska Dispatch News
    A fresh layer of snow blanketed Anchorage and the Matanuska Valley during a fast-moving storm that extended into Saturday, prompting Anchorage officials to declare the city’s first “plow-out” of the season for early Sunday morning.Four to 9 inches fell in Anchorage and Eagle River between Friday and Saturday afternoon. Starting at 6:30 a.m. Sunday, the city’s public works department will be engaged in an all-hands-on-deck effort to plow all city-maintained streets in 72 hours, said Alan Czajkows..
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  • Iran sentences Washington Post journalist

    Iran sentences Washington Post journalist
    (CNN) -An Iranian court has sentenced Washington Post journalist Jason Rezaian to prison for spying, the semiofficial news agency Tasnim reported Sunday.The length of the sentence was not specified, Tasnim reported."The verdict has been issued but has not been officially handed down to the accused or his lawyer. ... Given the fact that the verdict has not been officially handed down, I cannot reveal the details but what I can say is that the accused has been sentenced to prison," judiciary spoke..
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