More snow forecast for Anchorage area Friday night and Saturday | Alaska Dispatch News
Get ready for more snow.The National Weather Service said a fast-moving storm system will drop4 to 10 inches of snow on Anchoragebetween Friday night and Saturday afternoon.As usual, the Hillside and East Anchorage will get the most snow, with lower accumulations forecast for across town, said meteorologist Jason Ahsenmacher.But before the snow, some parts of Anchorage will likely get hit with freezing rain, Ahsenmacher said. By 4:30 p.m. he said the weather service had started to get a few repo..>> view originalChris Thompson: Anchorage Thanksgiving is cornucopia of community effort | Alaska Dispatch News
This coming Thursday, Thanksgiving will be celebrated across the U.S. Our community goes out of its way to ensure everyone has a place at the table for a hearty and filling Thanksgiving meal. One way this is accomplished is through the local Thanksgiving Blessing, coordinated by the Food Bank of Alaska with the support of the local faith and nonprofit community. Over 8,000 families will be served in this year’s Thanksgiving Blessing in Anchorage, with an additional 2,000 in the Valley.Thanksgivi..>> view originalPenn State hockey team defeats Alaska Anchorage
(Photo: Patrick Koerbler, 247Sports)Penn State (7-2-2) showed no signs of fatigue after a cross-country trip from State College as it defeated the Alaska Anchorage Seawolves (6-4-1) 5-2 in game one of the two-game series. Forward Andrew Sturtz got the scoring started for the Nittany Lions with a top-shelf blast, putting Penn State up 1-0, but Sturtz wasn’t done. Just a few minutes later the freshman would score his second goal of the night, extending Penn State’s lead to 2-0. Although Al..>> view originalAnchorage officials looking for missing 31-year-old woman | KTVA Anchorage CBS 11
Anchorage officials looking for missing 31-year-old womanByKTVA CBS 11 News9:00 PM November 20, 2015Sophia George. Photo: Anchorage Police DepartmentANCHORAGE – The Anchorage Police Department is trying to find 31-year-old Sophia George, last seen downtown Friday evening.She was reportedly walking near the area of East Fourth Avenue and Post Road around 5:45 p.m., according to a statement from police.She was last seen wearing a puffy light gray jacket, blue jeans and tennis shoes.“There is conce..>> view originalPolice seek two potential witnesses to South Anchorage shooting | Alaska Dispatch News
Anchorage police are looking for two people who may have witnessed the South Anchorage shooting that left a woman in critical condition Tuesday.That night, a37-year-old woman was hit by a bullet while helping her 6-year-old with homework inside a duplex on Forest Village Drive, across from Dimond High School.On Friday, the Anchorage Police Department said no suspects had been taken into custody.Police believe a bicyclist was riding down West 88th Avenue, which intersects with Forest Village Driv..>> view originalAnchorage police: Beware fake ‘troopers’ extorting fines by phone | Alaska Dispatch News
Anchorage police are warning people not to fall victim to a phone scam in which residents are called by people claiming to be Alaska State Troopers to extort fraudulent “fines” from them.Police spokeswoman Jennifer Castro said officers have received four reports of the scam this week, involving significant losses by the victims.“In one of these, there were $987 taken,” Castro said. “There was another case where they were scammed out of $4,700.”Castro emphasized that people should not pay the sca..>> view originalMan gets 7-year prison sentence for Anchorage burglary, assault | Alaska Dispatch News
A Superior Court judge sentenced 24-year-old Shane Mike to seven years in prison afterhe broke into three Anchorage apartments earlier this yearand stabbed one of the residents in the back, the Attorney General's Office said Friday in a statement.Mike pleaded guilty in June to one count of first-degree burglary and one count of second-degree assault. Prosecutors dismissed other burglary, theft and assault charges, according to online court records.Anchorage police arrested Mike on April 2 after ..>> view originalATP Finals: Djokovic beats Nadal, makes final
(CNN) -On Saturday, a global audience of about 400 million people is expected to watch "El Clasico" between Real Madrid and Barcelona. The Spanish football game hardly ever disappoints as a spectacle.In London on Saturday afternoon, Novak Djokovic's hotly anticipated clash with Rafael Nadal -- a Real Madrid fan -- was far from a classic. Thank Djokovic's genius for that.Their rivalry has produced some of the most dramatic matches in tennis history -- think of the 2012 Australian Open final, when..>> view originalThe Alaska Museum of Science and Nature
“Watch out for that polar bear,” she said over her shoulder while I squeezed between the rolling shelving and the edge of a long, wide table. I had followed Monica Garcia-Itchoak into a dark room on the top level of the Alaska Museum of Science and Nature (AMSN).Patrons know the museum for the array of dinosaur bones, but few know that the building is also home to many more artifacts hidden away in the 6,000 feet of storage above. Inside the dim room, a woman sat at the end of the table, her fac..>> view originalTension over Minneapolis police shooting
(CNN) -As protesters remain outside Minneapolis' 4th Precinct headquarters, some police officers are worried that the situation could turn violent.Protesters have been gathering for days, denouncing Sunday's fatal police shooting of Jamar Clark. They say Clark was handcuffed when he was killed, but the head of the city's police union and a lawyer for one of the two police officers involved in the shooting say that's not true.The lawyer says Clark had control of the officer's gun when he was shot..>> view original
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