Magnitude-6.8 earthquake in Alaska knocks items off shelves, jolts ...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A magnitude-6.8 earthquake knocked items off shelves and walls in south-central Alaska and jolted the nerves of residents in this ...>> view originalPolice investigate shoot-out in South Anchorage towing yard
Anchorage police responded to a shooting just after 7:30 p.m. Saturday at a South Anchorage towing yard. In a dispatch Saturday night, police wrote that an employee of Fred's Towing on East 57th Avenue was at the office after hours to keep an eye on the property after some recent thefts. According to the report, the employee saw a man in the towing yard and "made verbal contact." The man fired one shot at the employee, hitting him in the leg. The employee fired several shots from his own gun at ..>> view originalWith scant snow in Anchorage, sprint mushers head to Willow
The Montana Creek Dog Mushers Association is holding its club championships this weekend, an event that should mark the end of the racing season on the Willow sled dog trails.But it won’t. Next weekend, Montana Creek will host the Norma Rasmussen Memorial Race, a one-day, limited class race usually held at Anchorage’s Tozier Track.And Montana Creek’s season could be extended even beyond next weekend, for one simple reason: “We’re the only game in town,” club president Jerry Raychel said.Lack of ..>> view originalEarthquake rips K-Beach Road
Photos: With lack of snow in Anchorage, mushers head north
Dogs in Michael Tetzner's team howl before starting the 10-mile, 8-dog class race during the first day of the Montana Creek Championships in Montana Creek on Saturday, January 23, 2016. The mushing club, located just south of Talkeetna, is one of the only places in southcentral Alaska with enough snow for mushing this year.>> view originalAnchorage School District plans to cut teacher jobs
ANCHORAGE — The Anchorage School District is looking to close a projected $10.9 million budget gap by cutting 53 teachers next year and increasing class sizes. The proposed budget presented Thursday by Superintendent Ed Graff at a news conference would spend more than $562 million during the 2016-17 school year. It would also cut 80 teacher positions, but add 27 new positions to handle a projected increase in enrollment of more than 200 students. “The reality is that there will be fewer teacher..>> view originalMagnitude 6.8 earthquake hits south central Alaska overnight
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake knocked items off shelves and walls in south-central Alaska and jolted the nerves of residents in this earthquake prone region, but there were no immediate reports of injuries. The earthquake struck about 1.30 a.m. Alaska time and was centered 53 miles west of Anchor Point and 160 miles southwest of Anchorage, according to the US Geological Survey. In its initial report, the agency had classified the earthquake as a magnitude-7.1 event. The earthquake was widely felt ..>> view originalChelsea Handler's worst interview? Bieber
(CNN) - Justin Bieber made Chelsea Handler uncomfortable. Asked to name her worst interview in a chat with Variety, the talk show host -- who recently launched a new show, "Chelsea Does," on Netflix -- said Bieber, because the pop star made her feel like a "child molester.""He was trying to flirt with me and it was so uncomfortable," she said. "Like, that's his schtick. He would come on and flirt with you and you just felt like a child molester right away. And I didn't want to feel that way."..>> view originalAnchorage police investigate shoot-out in a towing yard
Anchorage police responded to a shooting just after 7:30 p.m. Saturday at a South Anchorage towing yard. In a dispatch Saturday night, police wrote that an employee of Fred's Towing on East 57th Avenue was at the office after hours to keep an eye on the property after some recent thefts. According to the report, the employee saw a man in the towing yard and "made verbal contact." The man fired one shot at the employee, hitting him in the leg. The employee fired several shots from his own gun at ..>> view originalTurkish Airlines flight resumes after bomb scare
(CNN) - A Turkish Airlines flight from Houston to Istanbul was back on its journey after being diverted to Ireland for hours because of a bomb threat, the airline and Irish police said. Turkish Airlines Flight TK34 was diverted to Shannon Airport in Ireland on Sunday morning because of a "bomb alert," the airline said. The Boeing 777 landed safely and all passengers and crew disembarked. The passengers were moved to a secure area of the airport, officials there said in a statement. A lengthy..>> view original
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