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  • Videotaped beating of Anchorage teen led to police investigation | Local News - KTUU

    Videotaped beating of Anchorage teen led to police investigation | Local News - KTUU
    The Anchorage Police Department has completed an investigation of a video showing an Anchorage teenager apparently being assaulted in a garage by several other female juveniles.Anchorage police say they first learned of the incident on July 26 and started an investigationPolice received the graphic video about two weeks after the initial report. They concluded their investigation and sent a report to the Alaska Division of Juvenile Justice.Police say the names of those involved cannot be release..
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  • Antique lighter bought in Anchorage spurs search by Texas sheriff's office | Alaska Dispatch News

    Antique lighter bought in Anchorage spurs search by Texas sheriff's office | Alaska Dispatch News
    SAN ANTONIO -- A Texas sheriff's office on Monday turned to social media in an effort to track down the owner of a cigarette lighter used by a deputy more than 50 years ago but recently purchased in Alaska.The hunt began when the Bexar County Sheriff's Officeposted a photo of the lighter on its Facebook pageMonday morning.Sheriff's officials in San Antonio were checking the records for a Deputy Mitchell, who apparently served in the 1940s or 1950s.A former San Antonio man, Doug Williams, saw the..
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  • Anchorage Fire dispatch coaches 911 callers through CPR to save lives | KTVA Anchorage CBS 11

    Anchorage Fire dispatch coaches 911 callers through CPR to save lives | KTVA Anchorage CBS 11
    ANCHORAGE –Stephenie Wolf says having to dial 911 after a loved one suffers cardiac arrest is stressful, to say the least.“It’s the worst day of their life, and they’re not trained to call 911,” said Wolf, lead dispatcher for the Anchorage Fire Department.In her experience, Wolf says a lot of people think the dispatcher is the barrier to help — “stop asking me the questions because help’s not coming,” she gave as an example.But Wolf says it’s quite the opposite. When it comes to saving the life ..
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  • Former BPD officers accused of misconduct still have police...

    Former BPD officers accused of misconduct still have police...
    This story originates fromKYUK Public Mediaand was published with permission.BETHEL — In a little over a year, the Bethel Police Department has had two high profile cases of police misconduct–one involving police brutality and the other an attempted rape.The department is still working to improve its hiring practices, and its unclear if either of these men still have their police certification.In early November, former Bethel police officer Aaron Fedolfi was caught in Anchorage after evading arr..
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  • Anchorage's only fire investigator to get long-needed help | Juneau Empire - Alaska's Capital City Online Newspaper

    Anchorage's only fire investigator to get long-needed help | Juneau Empire - Alaska's Capital City Online Newspaper
    ANCHORAGE —One of the most recent graduates from the Anchorage Police Department academy will soon bring long-needed help to Anchorage’s only fire investigator and his heavy workload.Fire inspector Brian Dean went through the academy class to learn more about arson investigations. He needs to complete months of field training before he can lead and finish investigations on his own, the Alaska Dispatch News reported.He had been filling in whenever fire investigator Brian Balega was unavailable.Ba..
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  • Can the headphone jack survive a thinner iPhone?

    Can the headphone jack survive a thinner iPhone?
    NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -If you believe the rumors, your next iPhone might come without a headphone jack.Japanese Apple blog Macotakara, citing a "reliable source," reported that the iPhone 7 will be too thin to include a standard 3.5-millimeter headphone jack. Instead, iPhone 7 customers will need to use Bluetooth headphones or buy an adapter that plugs into the Lightning port.Rumors about upcoming Apple products are common. It's kind of a sport. And for sure, this rumor might not be true. Apple di..
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  • No bond for Planned Parenthood shooting suspect

    No bond for Planned Parenthood shooting suspect
    COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (CNN) -The man accused of killing three people at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs made his first court appearance on Monday.A judge advised Robert Lewis Dear, 57, that he's being held on suspicion of first-degree murder, a charge that could carry a minimum penalty of life in prison or a maximum penalty of death if he's convicted. The formal filing of charges in the case, and the next hearing for Dear, is set for December 9.Dear, who's being held without..
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  • Teacher of the Week: Sam Struempler

    Teacher of the Week: Sam Struempler
    ANCHORAGE –Sam Struempler says if you think you have middle-schoolers figured out, think again.“It’s right at that [age] where they start making decisions,” said Struempler, a music and drama teacher at Golden View Middle School. “To be there at that moment is pretty cool.”Struempler has been helping his students find their voices for the past 25 years — 16 of those years have been at Golden View.“Music is the hardest thing I’ve ever done,” Struempler said. “I’m still a student. I’m still learni..
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  • Target site overwhelmed with traffic on Cyber Monday

    Target site overwhelmed with traffic on Cyber Monday
    NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -Target's website was intermittently unavailable on Cyber Monday, one of the biggest shopping days of the year.The mega-retailer is offering 15% off every online order on Monday, along with 30% off select clothing, shoes and toys. Target also featured discounts on a large host of household items on Cyber Monday.A message on Target's website stated that the site error was caused by abnormally high traffic. The company said midday that its website had already received twice as ..
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  • Chicago cop who shot teen posts bond

    Chicago cop who shot teen posts bond
    The Chicago police officer charged with murder in the shooting death of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald posted bond Monday, authorities said.Bond had been set for Jason Van Dyke at $1.5 million.Van Dyke was charged with murder last week after dashboard camera footage showed him shooting teenager Laquan McDonald 16 times.A judge ordered the bail after reviewing video footage of the fatal shooting and showing it to Van Dyke and his attorney.Anger has been simmering in Chicago for months about the shoo..
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