James Clinton, 20, is survivor of Anchorage attack involving 4 men | Alaska Dispatch News
A man held at the Anchorage jail and accused of fatally assaulting a fellow inmate Friday is the same man whowas brutally beaten as a teenager and found in an abandoned house more than two years ago, authorities confirmed Sunday.Anchorage police spokeswoman Renee Oistad confirmed that 20-year-old James Clinton -- now charged with first-degree murder in the death of 53-year-old inmate Mark Canul -- was the man critically injured in September 2013, in a beating that rendered him comatose for weeks..>> view originalReview faults former mayor's office in unpaid Anchorage Centennial bills | Alaska Dispatch News
A recent review by Anchorage’s internal auditor found nearly $100,000 in unpaid bills tied to the city’s Centennial celebrations and not enough money to cover the costs, a discrepancy the auditor blamed on bad recordkeeping by the Centennial project and poor supervision by the administration of former Mayor Dan Sullivan.In a Dec. 2 memo to Susanne Fleek-Green, chief of staff for Mayor Ethan Berkowitz, internal auditor Michael Chadwick said he found in a brief review that Centennial “contract adm..>> view original'Vertical farm' in Anchorage sends greens to market | Alaska News | newsminer
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Eight boxes of living basil made it to a handful of Anchorage grocery stores in the first week of December, marking the first deliveries of the first large-scale, commercial hydroponic grow operation in Alaska.Alaska Natural Organics founder and majority owner Jason Smith said eight boxes of basil — accounting for just under 100 plants — were delivered to some Anchorage-area grocery stores including Carrs/Safeway and New Sagaya. Smith would have it everywhere if he could..>> view originalBlizzard warning for Portage Valley, Turnagain Arm beginning...
Blizzard warning for Portage Valley, Turnagain Arm beginning Sunday eveningByKTVA CBS 11 News11:55 AM December 13, 2015ANCHORAGE –A blizzard warning is in effect from Sunday evening to Monday morning for Portage Valley and Turnagain Arm, says the National Weather Service.The warning is in effect from 6 p.m. Sunday to 6 a.m. Monday. Up to six inches of snow is expected in some areas, with falling and blowing snow reducing visibility to less than one quarter of a mile at times.NWS says travel and ..>> view originalAnchorage man charged with carload of offenses in Soldotna DUI stop | Alaska Dispatch News
An Anchorage man was taken into custody in Soldotna late last week by Alaska State Troopers, who say he was committing a litany of offenses when his vehicle was pulled over for a traffic stop.Troopers said in a Saturday dispatch they stopped 39-year-old Charles Perry just after midnight Thursday, after observing moving violations involving his vehicle near Kalifornsky Beach Road’s intersection with the Sterling Highway in the Kenai Peninsula community.“Investigation revealed Perry was impaired, ..>> view originalWarming the winter: Anchorage business surprises woman with new furnace | KTVA Anchorage CBS 11
Estimated read time1m 6sWarming the winter: Anchorage business surprises woman with new furnaceByLiz RainesPhotojournalist: Carolyn Hall -10:53 AM December 13, 2015ANCHORAGE –It doesn’t get cozy inside Donna Scism’s East Anchorage trailer, since her furnace went out last year. On her fixed income, she can’t afford a new one, so she spends more than 18 hours a day in bed. It’s the only room small enough to warm with a propane heater, under a few blankets.“I just exist,” said Scism, as she coughs ..>> view originalAnchorage officials nix proposed ballot language in effort to repeal LGBT ordinance - LGBTQ Nation
Anchorage,Alaska— Opponents ofAnchorage‘s lesbian, gay,bisexualandtransgendernon-discriminationlaw may need to get more specific in their ballot language seeking repeal.City attorneys approved the referendum effort while nixing language that asked whetherAnchorageOrdinance 96 shall remain law,the Alaska Dispatch News reported.City attorney Bill Falsey wrote in a Friday memo that the language didn’t accurately describe what the law does.Falsey was joined by other atto..>> view originalFreddie Gray case: Jury to begin deliberating
BALTIMORE, Maryland (CNN) -The fate of William Porter will be in the hands of the jury as early as Monday.Porter is the first of six Baltimore police officers to be tried for the death of Freddie Gray.His defense team rested its case Friday. Now, all that remains before the jury begins its deliberations are closing arguments by the prosecution and Porter's lawyers.After that, the jury -- comprised of three black men, three white women and two white men -- will determine Porter's guilt or innocen..>> view originalFrance's National Front thwarted in election
(CNN) -France's far-right National Front party has lost its bid to win control of a region for the first time.The anti-immigration party stunned the French political establishment last week when it claimed the largest share of the national vote in the first round of regional elections.It also led in six of France's 13 regions, prompting the governing Socialist Party to yank candidates who were trailing in key regions to avoid splitting the anti-National Front vote.That approach appeared to have ..>> view originalRussian warship fires on Turkish fishing boat
(CNN) -A Russian warship has fired warning shots at a Turkish boat as the two vessels threatened to collide.The incident occurred on Sunday 22 kilometers (13 miles) north of the Greek island of Limnos in the Aegean Sea, according to a statement from the Russian Defense Ministry.Relations between Russia and Turkey have been tense since a Russian jet operating in Syria was shot down by the Turkish military on Nov. 24, killing one pilot. Another Russian soldier died during a rescue mission that ret..>> view original
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