WKU Wins 2015 GCI Great Alaska Shootout 62-58 over Alaska...
Nov. 26, 2015Final Stats (PDF)|Postgame NotesANCHORAGE, Alaska- WKU captured the 2015 GCI Great Alaska Shootout championship with a 62-58 victory over the host Alaska-Anchorage on Wednesday evening behind a 21-point, 14-rebound performance from sophomoreIvy Brown.WKU improved to 3-1 on the season, while the contest counted as an exhibition for Alaska-Anchorage. The Seawolves are currently ranked No. 5 in the latest NCAA Division II Coaches Poll with a perfect 11-0 record this season.Ivy Brownnot..>> view originalDifficult driving conditions persist on Parks Highway between...
Difficult driving conditions persist on Parks Highway between Fairbanks and AnchorageByKTVA CBS 11 News10:14 AM November 26, 2015ANCHORAGE –Road conditions are still difficult on much of the Parks Highway between Fairbanks and Anchorage, state transportation officials say.“Travel is still not advised on much of the Parks Highway through the Interior,” the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities said on itsFacebook pageThanksgiving Day morning.Built-up ice, blowing snow and rou..>> view originalAnchorage teachers union votes to accept contract extension for 2016-17 | Local News - KTUU
ANCHORAGE -Members of the Anchorage Education Association have voted to approve a one year contract extension that will provide around 3,500 teachers, librarians, and counselors with a one percent salary increase and a $40 increase to monthly healthcare contributions.The contract extension will also provide a $1,000 bonus to all eligible members, $500 less than was provided during the current school year.AEA reached a tentative agreement on the contract extension with the Anchorage School Distri..>> view originalAnchorage campaign to help refugees shares message of hope | Alaska Dispatch News
The refugee children from Syria aren’t asking all that much, the speaker told the Anchorage audience.“They ran away from violence and don’t want to see any more of it,” he said. “They ran away from their homes and when some of them come here to make a new home -- we should welcome them.”Then he delivered a greeting in Arabic to Syrian refugees and translated it into English for the crowd of nearly 500 at the Dena’ina Center: “You are welcome here.”Some will scoff at this childlike view of Americ..>> view originalAssembly member to propose Anchorage 5 percent sales tax | Local News - KTUU
ANCHORAGE -South Anchorage assembly member Bill Evans plans to propose an Anchorage sales tax to diversify the city's income and chip away at the budget deficit.Evans says the proposed sales tax will help ease the burden on Anchorage homeowners after the Assembly recently voted to approve a budget plan that includes increased property taxes. The five percent sales tax would reduce property taxes by $1 for every dollar the tax brings in, Evans said."I've also added a little catch to it that three..>> view original#OptOutside with Anchorage Mat-Su Tiny Trekkers for a Family Friendly Hike | Alaska Dispatch News
Join Anchorage Matsu Tiny Trekkers at the Eagle River Nature Center while we #optoutside and trek at the ERNC on Black Friday. Parking will be free on this ...>> view originalPope delivers stern warning on climate change
(CNN) -Pope Francis celebrated a historic Mass in Kenya Thursday before delivering a stern environmental warning to the world, just days ahead of a potentially pivotal climate change conference in Paris."It would be sad, and I dare say even catastrophic, were particular interests to prevail over the common good and lead to manipulating information in order to protect their own plans and projects," the Pope said, urging nations to reach agreement over curbing fossil fuel emissions.He said politic..>> view originalAnchorage police: Man dies in rollover truck crash | Alaska News | newsminer
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Anchorage police say a man is dead after the truck he was driving carrying a female passenger and five dogs crashed.Police say the dogs were taken to animal control while the female passenger underwent treatment for non-life threatening injuries from Wednesday's crash.The truck was traveling outbound on the Glenn Highway when the driver lost control just past the Mirror Lake area, crossed the center divider and rolled over.The driver was pronounced dead at a hospital.The..>> view originalAnchorage jury convicts sex offender of molesting child | Alaska News | newsminer
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - An Anchorage jury has found a man guilty of sexually abusing a child.The state Attorney General's office says jurors reached a verdict Wednesday, convicting Arthur Hapoff of sexual abuse of a minor. The trial lasted seven days.Prosecutors say the 6-year-old victim was sexually assaulted in 2014.Hapoff was previously convicted of an attempted sexual assault in 2003 and felony failure to register as a sex offender in 2013.He faces 20 to 35 years in prison when he's sentenc..>> view originalDonald Trump denies mocking reporter's disability
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -The New York Times is angry that Donald Trump appeared to mock one of its reporters who has a physical disability, but the candidate denied Thursday that he was mimicking the reporter.Trump accused the reporter of "using his disability to grandstand."Trump waved his arms in an awkward manner at a rally in South Carolina Tuesday night while talking about a comment made by Serge Kovaleski. Kovaleski has a chronic condition called arthrogryposis, which limits the movement of hi..>> view original
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