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• UPDATE: One person dead from South Anchorage house fire, according to fire officials | Local News - KTUU

  

  UPDATE (1:54 PM):An elderly man removed from a South Anchorage house fire on Friday has died, Anchorage Fire Department John See said. The person is not being identified yet pending notification of next of kin, he said.Investigators have said the home appeared to lack working smoke detectors and was in a state of disrepair, according to See. All but one door had been nailed shut.Anchorage Fire Capt. Matt McSorley said the man was not burned and his injuries appeared to result from smoke inhalation."We found the fire victim on the first floor," McSorley said. "It appear they they were trying to get themselves out of the building."A firefighter fell through a deck and also an interior floor wh..

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• Suspected shooter of two Anchorage teens indicted for attempted murder | Local News - KTUU

  

  A grand jury has indictedChristian Beier, 21, for the attempted murder of two Anchorage teenagers on Oct. 23, according to state prosecutors. His arraignment is scheduled for Monday afternoon in Superior Court.Beier, an Anchorage resident, faces two counts of attempted murder in the first degree, four counts of assault in the second degree, count count of tampering with physical evidence, and one count of failing to stop at the direction of a peace officer, according to a Law Department news release.Anchorage police received a 911 call reporting a young woman in the area of N Street in Downtown Anchorage walking with a towel around her head. The 19-year-old, later identified as Caia Delavern..

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• Anchorage police ask for help finding assault suspect | KTVA Anchorage CBS 11

  

  Anchorage police ask for help finding assault suspectByKTVA CBS 11 News12:43 PM November 6, 2015Courtesy APDANCHORAGE – Anchorage police are asking the public for help locating the suspect in a felony assault who was last seen by authorities in handcuffs.Shortly before 6 a.m. Friday, the Anchorage Police Department tried to take Armando “Tony” Walker into custody at a home on the 2400 block of West 34th Avenue. The 26-year-old had a warrant for his arrest, according to a statement from APD spokesperson Jennifer Castro.“While attempting to take Walker into custody, he fled from officers on foot,” Castro wrote.Walker was last seen running west on 34th Avenue and Iowa Street toward a bike path,..

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• Their school destroyed, Bethel immersion students perform in...

  ANCHORAGE -Days after a fire nearly destroyed a Yup'ik Immersion School in Bethel, some of those students are here in Anchorage, sharing their culture even at a  time when they have lost so much.RELATED:Bethel fire leaves 100s of students without classroomsThe students performed Friday in front of more than 100 people attending the Alaska Association of School Boards conference at the Hilton in downtown Anchorage.A donation basket was passed around to help the students and school. About $2,500 was donated by those in attendance, with another $10,000 donated by GCI.

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• Anchorage FBI seeks suspect in Debarr bank robbery | Local News - KTUU

  

  ANCHORAGE -The FBI Anchorage Division is searching for a suspect involved in a Friday bank robbery, investigators announced Friday.According to the FBI, a man in his twenties entered the Alaska USA Federal Credit Union on 2600 Debarr Road just after 1:30 p.m. Friday afternoon. The man displayed a demand note and left with an undisclosed amount of cash.The suspect was described as a white male wearing dark pants, a dark hoodie pulled over a baseball cap, and black gloves covering his hands, the FBI said.Investigators are asking that anyone with information contact them at 276-4441A spokesperson from Alaska USA Federal Credit Union was not immediately able to provide further detail on the robb..

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• School bus and Subaru collide in Anchorage; all 21 kids unharmed | Local News - KTUU

  

  ANCHORAGE -Police responded to an accident involving an Anchorage school bus and a Subaru near the intersection of Sitka Street and East 3rd Ave. early Friday morning.Paramedics responded but none of the 21 students on the bus sustained injuries, said Anchorage School District spokeswoman Heather D. Roach.The bus was heading to Clark Middle School in Mountain View at the time of the collision. The students were transferred to another bus and continued to school, Roach said.Both vehicles involved were towed, she said.No word yet on what may have caused the accident nor whether the occupants of the Subaru sustained injuries.Anchorage police spokeswoman Jennifer Castro is checking with the poli..

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• Brief morning earthquake rattles Southcentral Alaska

  

  Brief morning earthquake rattles Southcentral AlaskaByKTVA CBS 11 News5:56 AM November 6, 2015ANCHORAGE –A preliminary magnitude-4.5 earthquake rattled Southcentral Alaska Friday morning, waking many before their alarm clocks could go off.Earlyreportsby the U.S. Geological Survey say the quake struck at 5:26 a.m. about 53 miles north of Anchorage, with the epicenter located near Y, Alaska.It was recorded at a depth of 28 miles. There have been no reports of damage, according to the Alaska Earthquake Center.The quake woke many in the Anchorage area, according to posts on theKTVA Facebook page.

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• North Face store opens in downtown Anchorage with plans to hire for the holidays | KTVA Anchorage CBS 11

  

  ANCHORAGE –As promised by the “Opening Fall 2015″ sign posted in July, a new North Face flagship store has come to Anchorage.North Face’s 64th store in North America sits downtown at the corner of Fifth Avenue and C Street.Store manager EJ Reiser says he moved to Alaska just to open the new location. When asked why North Face thought Anchorage was the prime location to venture into, Reiser answered, “I think a better question is what took us so long?”“As a company focused on enabling outdoor exploration, we really wanted to find a shop with the biggest backyard,” Resier added. “We don’t have the same views in the Lower 48. So it’s great to be up here and be part of what we’re all about.”The ..

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• Wildcats unable to complete comeback at No

  

  ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Central Washington University’s volleyball team was unable to complete a comeback against No. 11 University of Alaska Anchorage.The No. 25 Wildcats (16-6, 12-3) battled back from a 2-set deficit but could not win the decisive fifth set, losing 3-2 ( 17-25. 12-25, 25-22, 25-20. 13-15).“We weren’t really competing in the first two sets,” said CWU head coach Mario Andaya. “Offensively we needed to do a better job.” We didn’t run the balanced offense we wanted to.”Anchorage came out strong in the first set with a commanding 11-2 lead. Central Washington cut the Seawolves’ lead down to four at 18-14 but could not get any closer and lost  25-17.The Seawolves kept their momentum..

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• 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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