POLICE: 2 injured in early Saturday shooting in Downtown Anchorage
Anchorage patrol officers witnessed two scenes of gunfire involving at least three cars early Saturday in Downtown Anchorage leaving two people injured, police wrote in a press release Saturday. At about 3:09 a.m., an APD sergeant in near 4th Avenue and Gambell Street reported that she heard several gunshots. Almost immediately after her report, another sergeant saw "a dark-colored pickup run a red light and leave the same area at a high rate of speed."As more police officers responded to the s..>> view originalWith Anchorage tax cap initiative, Americans for Prosperity expands ...
With a deadline fast approaching, supporters of an Anchorage tax cap initiative were racing last week to collect enough signatures to put the measure on April’s city ballot.At least 10 businesses in Anchorage and Eagle River had copies of petitions. Volunteers went to grocery stores and malls to gather thousands of names. The efforts were mostly coordinated by the Alaska chapter of Americans for Prosperity, the Virginia-based advocacy organization founded by the billionaire industrialist Koch b..>> view originalMissing Anchorage boy found safe
Update, 7:20 p.m.: Anchorage police say Stephen Alvarado has been found safe. Original story: A 12-year-old boy has been missing since Friday night and Anchorage police want help finding him.Stephen Alvarado was last seen near the 3800 block of Parsons Avenue in Mountain View about 8:20 p.m. Friday, said Anchorage police spokeswoman Renee Oistad.Alvarado and recently moved to Anchorage from Dillingham, Oistad said.In an email update Saturday evening, Oistad said the boy ran away from home. She s..>> view originalAnchorage police investigate deaths at scenic overlook
ANCHORAGE — Tips started flowing in Friday after Anchorage homicide investigators appealed to the public for information on two people found dead or dying at a scenic overlook on the city’s west side. A person walking a dog below the Point Woronzof parking lot, which overlooks Cook Inlet, found a dead woman’s body and called police Thursday morning. An hour later, police discovered a seriously injured man nearby. He was taken to a hospital, where he died. Police identified the woman as Selena A..>> view originalAnchorage volunteers help with free tax prep
Estimated read time 1m 47s Anchorage volunteers help with free tax prep By Eric Ruble Photojournalist: Rachel McPherron - 5:42 PM January 30, 2016 ANCHORAGE – Most Americans dread filing taxes. The complex paperwork looms in the back of one’s mind as the Internal Revenue Service deadline approaches. But a group of Alaskans is making it easier — and cheaper – to get your return. So easy, in fact, you might be encouraged to file early. “If there is a refund due, it’s very important to..>> view originalBusiness group projects 1600 job loss in Anchorage in 2016
ANCHORAGE — A 2016 economic forecast prepared for the Anchorage Economic Development Corp. projects a loss of 1,600 jobs in Alaska’s largest city, including 600 in the oil and gas sector. The city of just under 300,000 could see a net 1 percent jobs decline, according to the report’s forecast. Cost-cutting by petroleum companies and a projected decline in state government spending are among factors in the projected job loss. “It is definitely going to be a year that is a bit of a pinch in the l..>> view originalNo. 2 Alaska Anchorage holds off MSUB
Montana State Billings got closer.Just not close enough.Alaska Anchorage, pressuring the Yellowjackets from start to finish, held on for on 85-73 women's basketball victory Saturday night at Alterowitz Gymnasium. The game was a matchup between Great Northwest Athletic Conference co-leaders. The No. 2-ranked Seawolves (24-1, 11-1) now have sole possession of first place starting the second half of conference play.MSUB (14-6, 10-2) saw an eight-game win streak stopped by its first loss of 2016. T..>> view originalSeattle Pacific men win seventh straight, 74-71 over Alaska Anchorage
Mitch Penner scored 24 points and converted three free throws during the final 27 seconds Saturday to secure Seattle Pacific’s 74-71 men’s basketball victory over host Alaska Anchorage. Mitch Penner scored 24 points and converted three free throws during the final 27 seconds Saturday to secure Seattle Pacific’s 74-71 men’s basketball victory over host Alaska Anchorage. The two teams are now tied for second place in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference standings with 9-3 records. The Falcon..>> view originalMusic video: Anchorage post-hardcore band Thera's 'Ancient Mariner'
VIDEOEach week Alaska Dispatch News features a different music video featuring an Alaska artist. Want to suggest a video? Contact play@alaskadispatch.com.Thera is a post-hardcore band that's played Southcentral Alaska for almost 10 years.Their third and most recent EP, “For Someone, Somewhere,” was released in late 2014 and features the track “Ancient Mariner,” a song inspired by “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner,” an 18th century lyrical poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Vocalist Stephanie Plate ..>> view originalLong-term corrections inmate dies at Anchorage hospital
ANCHORAGE รข€” A 71-year-old man imprisoned for more than 40 years after a conviction for kidnapping and sexual assault has died. The Alaska Department of Corrections says Clayton Morrell died Thursday afternoon at Alaska Regional Hospital. The department says Morrell had been in custody since 1975. He was imprisoned at Anchorage Correctional Complex since 2014. Corrections officials say he had been ill for some time and on Saturday was transported to the hospital. Alaska State Troopers and the ..>> view original
Sunday, January 31, 2016
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