There's new life in old Anchorage with administration's 'can do' spirit
Last week the temperatures fell and the sky cleared, leaving a black night sky and winter in Alaska started to feel like winter in Alaska.It’s the perfect time to take a leisurely stroll Downtown, in your warmest gear, and enjoy the ice sculptures in Town Square Park.For me, it’s wonderful to see the amazing pieces the artists can create with a slab of ice and a chainsaw. The walk through the park and the ice sculptures lit up in different colors really takes to you a different place for a while..>> view originalAnchorage's Loussac Library temporarily closes for remodel
Anchorage's main library is closing for renovations.Anchorage television station KTUU (http://bit.ly/1RSyzFu) reports the 30-year-old Z.J. Loussac (LOO'-sak) Library will reopen Tuesday after a book circulation and checkout desk are moved to the first floor.RIM Architects is designing a $15 million remodel of the library and one of the main changes will be public access.Outside stairs will be demolished. The stairs would ice up each winter and were considered unsafe.Starting Tuesday, library pa..>> view originalAnchorage man to spend 26 years in prison for crimes sprees in ...
ANCHORAGE - A 22-year-old Anchorage man will be spending 26 years in prison for violent crime sprees in 2013 and 2015.In 2013, officials say Siaosi Sila was involved in a crime spree that included home invasions, robberies, assaults, burglaries, and arson. He was arrested in Nov. 2013, but escaped from a halfway house while he was pending trial. While he was a fugitive, he committed two armed robberies of Anchorage businesses in April 2015.Sila pleaded guilty to three counts of first degree ro..>> view originalAnchorage police chief addresses FBI data showing violent crime on ...
ANCHORAGE – More violent crimes like rape and murder are being reported in Anchorage, according to new data released Tuesday by the FBI. The data only measures crime in the first six months of both 2014 and 2015, but shows 16 murders for the first half of 2015. That’s up from six during the first half of 2014. The data also shows there were 130 more rapes in 2015, and aggravated assaults went up by 242 in the same time frame. Anchorage Police Chief Chris Tolley said those numbers are really ju..>> view originalBroken cargo ship holds up grocery shipment to Anchorage
Estimated read time 1m 31s Broken cargo ship holds up grocery shipment to Anchorage By Lauren Maxwell 8:11 PM January 19, 2016 ANCHORAGE – A cargo ship that experienced mechanical troubles is responsible for some empty store shelves in Anchorage. Tote Maritime’s Grace Greene said the ship that was supposed to arrive in Anchorage on Sunday never made it further than the port in Tacoma, Wash. “Fortunately this doesn’t happen very often and so when it does we dedicate resources to getti..>> view originalFBI: Anchorage murders and rapes climbed sharply in first half of 2015
The latest FBI crime numbers for Anchorage show a sharp rise in murders, rapes, aggravated assaults, and arson during the first half of 2015 compared to the same period in 2014. Other categories of crime including robbery, property crime, burglary, and theft are also up. The increase in violent crime mirrors national and regional trends, with all categories including murder, non-negligent manslaughter, rape, aggravated assault and robbery increasing nationwide over the same time period. The l..>> view originalASD aims to diversify workforce to mirror Anchorage students
ANCHORAGE – Among the sea of students roaming the hallways of West High School are teenagers from various cultures and backgrounds. West, along with East High School and Bartlett High School, lead the nation as most diverse. A look at the demographics shows that minority students make up more than 50 percent of the Anchorage School District’s 48,000 students. Susan Schmidt, executive director of ASD’s Human Relations Staffing and Operations, called each student “the heart and soul of our distr..>> view originalArmed man who helped stop Anchorage mall robbery: 'I carry so I'm ...
The gun-carrying man who police say helped detain an armed-robbery suspect at the Anchorage 5th Avenue Mall on Sunday says it was the first time he ever needed to draw his gun in public.Matthew Willhite, 22, a chef at Pizza Athena in Palmer, said his involvement in 18-year-old Yan Bangout’s arrest began as an ordinary shopping trip to the mall’s Buckle clothing store.“I was with my girlfriend and her family,” Willhite said. “Her little brother wanted to get some new shirts at Buckle.”That’s when..>> view originalAnchorage driver charged in weekend death of pedestrian
Anchorage driver charged in weekend death of pedestrianPosted: January 19, 2016 at 6:15 pm ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) – A 34-year-old Anchorage driver has been charged with manslaughter in the weekend death of pedestrian on a busy city street. Anchorage police say Lance Hobson also is charged with driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs in the death of Edmund Onalik. Witnesses told investigators Hobson early Sunday night drove a sedan north on Ingra Street and didn’t stop for a red light..>> view originalPizza guy with a pistol stops armed robbery at Anchorage mall
Matthew Willhite wears many hats while working at his family’s pizza joint, but says he’s no hero. (Photo: KTUU) An attempted robbery at a clothing store inside an Anchorage mall Sunday afternoon was thwarted thanks to the help of a man who was out shopping with his family while carrying a 1911 .45 ACP. According to reports from the Anchorage Dispatch News, police spokeswoman Anita Shell said the 18-year-old suspect stuffed about $1,200 worth of clothing into a bag while in the dressing room of..>> view original
Wednesday, January 20, 2016
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