Anchorage, Mat-Su host events to celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr ...
Estimated read time 1m 15s Anchorage, Mat-Su host events to celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day By Daybreak Staff 7:51 AM January 18, 2016 ANCHORAGE – MLK, Jr. Day Service Outing WHO: Anchorage NAACP Youth Council and the Alaska Chapter of the Sierra Club WHAT: A guided walk through Mountain View, “making our winter walkways safer.” WHEN : Mon., Jan. 18, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. WHERE: Mt. View Lions Club Den, 501 N. Pine St. RSVP: www.sc.org/MLKAnchorage Shiloh Baptist Church MLK, ..>> view originalEast Anchorage liquor store employee fires 'multiple rounds' at ...
Estimated read time 1m 30s East Anchorage liquor store employee fires ‘multiple rounds’ at armed robbers By KTVA CBS 11 News 10:10 AM January 18, 2016 ANCHORAGE – Anchorage police are investigating an armed robbery that occurred at an East Anchorage liquor store late Sunday evening. Two men with hoodies and clothing covering their faces entered the Brown Jug at 1555 Bragaw St. shortly before 12 a.m. and attempted to rob the lone employee, according to a Monday release from the Anchor..>> view originalAnchorage bus driver recalls Thursday attack by man trying to board ...
A local bus driver is recovering from injuries after an unruly man attempting to get on her bus Thursday allegedly beat her and left her bruised.Kathy Williams says she recognized two men who were waiting at a bus stop close to a bowling alley in Spenard."The one gentleman is a pretty regular rider," Williams said. "The other man who was highly intoxicated before I've given him several free rides, but I've let him know I'm not gonna do any more free rides."When Williams asked the second man to ..>> view originalOfficials: Earthquake widely felt in Anchorage area
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Officials say a moderate earthquake was widely felt as it rumbled beneath the Anchorage area, but there were no immediate reports of damage.The Alaska Earthquake Center says the magnitude-4.8 temblor struck at 7:05 p.m. Sunday and was centered about 70 miles northwest of Anchorage.The center says that the quake was widely felt in the Anchorage area, but it had no immediate reports of any damage.Scores of respondents in Anchorage and surrounding communities reported feeling t..>> view originalSpike Lee, Jada Pinkett Smith to boycott Oscars
(CNN) - Invoking the Rev. Martin Luther King's legacy on his birthday, two prominent African-Americans announced Monday that they will boycott this year's Academy Awards over a lack of diversity among nominees. Filmmaker Spike Lee and actress Jada Pinkett Smith posted separate messages Monday saying they would not be attending the February 28 ceremony. The Oscars have drawn criticism after an all-white slate of major nominees was announced Thursday for the second year in a row."We cannot supp..>> view originalPOLICE: Good Samaritan with gun helped subdue armed robber at ...
Anchorage police responded to an attempted armed robbery at Anchorage 5th Avenue Mall Sunday afternoon, police wrote in a press release. Police say just after noon, 18-year-old Yan Bangout walked into the Buckle Clothing Store and "asked to see several expensive pairs of designer jeans." "Employees believed the man was attempting to conceal the clothing in a bag while in the fitting room and alerted mall security," police wrote. As Bangout was leaving the store, he was stopped by mall security..>> view originalPedestrian killed Sunday night in Fairview identified as Anchorage ...
A pedestrian killed Sunday night after being hit by a car in Fairvew has been identified as 60-year-old Edmund Kenneth Onalik. Just after 5:15 p.m., police responded to 15th Avenue and Ingra Street to the report of a pedestrian who was hit by a car near the intersection. Onalik appeared to suffer from life-threatening injuries and was transported to the hospital but was pronounced dead about two hours later. Police had closed all lanes of 15th Avenue between Karluk Street and Ingra Street until..>> view originalAnchorage public school student earns perfect SAT score
ANCHORAGE — An Anchorage public school student with a perfect SAT score is looking toward colleges where he can explore his interests in science, technology, engineering and math. West Anchorage High School senior Foster Birnbaum got what he called the perfect Christmas gift over winter break when he and his family learned he scored a 2,400 on the assessment, KTVA-TV reported. He said with his brother scoring a well a few years ago meant a little pressure on him. “Of course, you know, there are..>> view originalEagles co-founder Glenn Frey dead at 67
For updates to this story, click here. Glenn Frey, a founding member of the rock supergroup the Eagles, has died at 67, a publicist for the band has confirmed."Glenn fought a courageous battle for the past several weeks but, sadly, succumbed to complications from rheumatoid arthritis, acute ulcerative colitis and pneumonia," reads a post on the band's official website.Frey had been suffering from intestinal issues, which caused the postponement of the band's inclusion in the 2015 Kennedy Cente..>> view originalBritish lawmakers debate banning Trump
LONDON (CNN) - For Donald Trump, in politics as in life, it seems the only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about. But Monday, the Republican presidential candidate is entering unfamiliar territory, even by his larger-than-life standards, as members of the British Parliament hold a debate over a petition calling for the U.S. businessman-turned-politician to be banned from the country.The unconventional debate is unlikely to result in any practical move by Parliament. No..>> view original
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