Thursday, February 25, 2016

Suspect in fatal South Anchorage shooting to be arraigned today and other top stories.

  • Suspect in fatal South Anchorage shooting to be arraigned today

    UPDATE:Anchorage police thanks the public for its help in locating a suspect involved in a Feb. 18 home invasion robbery and homicide that occurred on Orchard Place.Detectives say that multiple tips called into the Crime Stopper hotline were instrumental in this investigation. Following up on Crime Stopper tips,  police successfully located Timothy Lundgren yesterday at a home in East Anchorage where he was taken into custody for questioning.He was later charged with burglary and robbery in con..
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  • Anchorage nets $1.1 million from cigarette tax evasion convictions

    Anchorage nets $1.1 million from cigarette tax evasion convictions
    U.S. Attorney Karen Loeffler presented a check for $1,110,559 to Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz. The money comes from restitution paid in a cigarette tax evasion scheme."When we can catch people evading their responsibility, then we have helped the taxpayers of this community,” said Berkowitz at a ceremony at Loeffler’s offices in Downtown Anchorage.Federal Judge Sharon L. Gleason last March ordered Michael Butler, 44, Sun Sims, 52, Kyong Hee Kim, 57, Jae Ho Lee, 60, Jae Gak Lee, 62, and Jerry..
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  • Dick Smith blames Anchorage Capital for job losses

    Dick Smith blames Anchorage Capital for job losses
    Video will begin in 5 seconds. Dick Smith to close remaining doors for good Fairfax retail reporter Catie Low explains the impact of Dick Smith's store closures after receivers failed to find a buyer. PT3M45S 620 349 Entrepreneur Dick Smith lashed out at the former owner of the Dick Smith electronics chain, Anchorage Capital Partners, on Thursday accusing it of acting with "greed" and "dishonesty" in the $520 million public float of the business as the retailers' receivers pu..
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  • Anchorage sees decline in number of spice-related emergencies

    Anchorage sees decline in number of spice-related emergencies
    ANCHORAGE - Spice use in Anchorage could be decreasing as the Anchorage Fire Department says they are seeing a drop in spice-related calls and transports in 2016.“Since January we have seen the number of suspected spice calls to the hospital decreasing,” said Assistant Chief Erich Schunemann.Last year, spice-related calls accounted for about 11 percent of AFD's medical transports, according to Schuenemann. Currently, they account for seven percent of medical transports.These numbers make a not..
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  • No-go on Tour of Anchorage, yes on 3-event Tour Festival

    No-go on Tour of Anchorage, yes on 3-event Tour Festival
    The Nordic Skiing Association of Anchorage is again aiming to salvage delight from disappointment.The association has canceled its signature event, the Tour of Anchorage, due to warm weather and poor snow and trail conditions, but has replaced the March 6 race with the Anchorage Tour Festival, a three-race event at Kincaid Park on the same date.The Festival will include 15-kilometer and 30-K freestyle ski races on a 4-K loop, a ski cross sprint race in which skiers negotiate obstacles, jumps and..
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  • University of Alaska Anchorage athletics braces for financial cuts

    University of Alaska Anchorage athletics braces for financial cuts
    ANCHORAGE – The price of oil is down. Start the dominos. One landing spot will be the University of Alaska Anchorage athletic department, which relies heavily on state funding. In a wide-ranging interview with KTVA, UAA Athletic Director Keith Hackett put the word out: brace for significant cuts in his department for a third consecutive year. The contingency plans are already being mapped out. He knows the hammer will fall, but the question is how hard. He should know in four to six weeks, but..
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  • Photos: Anchorage officer befriends woman with Down syndrome ...

    Photos: Anchorage officer befriends woman with Down syndrome ...
    Anchorage police officer Matt Fraize helps buckle Harley Hamilton into his patrol car at Sagaya City Market on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2016. Hamilton, a senior at West High living with downs syndrome and autism, wanted a ride home from Fraize. Hamilton’s mother, Mallory, wanted for Harley to meet a police officer so she would learn to trust them in the event they were called to a situation where they would have to interact with her.
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  • Getting the Blues

    This weekend, Williwaw welcomes back to Anchorage local blues legend Chris Alexander, who will be joining forces with the Backstreet Blues Band for a live performance. Despite living away from Alaska for years, Alexander has remained active in bringing together musicians and promoting the blues in Anchorage. Alexander grew up in Georgia, where he got interested in music at a young age. He put himself through college at Louisiana State University playing low brass, performing with local bands an..
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  • Man arrested after breaking into two vehicles Wednesday

    Man arrested after breaking into two vehicles Wednesday
    Estimated read time 1m 54s Man arrested after breaking into two vehicles Wednesday By KTVA CBS 11 News 10:13 AM February 25, 2016 ANCHORAGE – Anchorage Police arrested a man for breaking into two separate vehicles Wednesday after one victim and a good Samaritan followed the thieves. The Anchorage Police Department responded to Blaines Art on Photo Avenue after hearing reports of theft from an employee’s vehicle. A woman told APD she had been at work for about 10 minutes when a mainte..
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  • Avoiding a Financial Tailspin

    "This city was dying!"  That’s what Rick Mystrom said about the time between 1986 and 1989 when the Anchorage Organizing Committee made a valiant effort to be chosen to host the Olympic Winter Games.  I lived in that dying city, and watched loss pile upon loss, during the spread of the self-reinforcing economic decline caused by the combination of oil industry reductions and cuts in state spending. Former Mayor Mystrom’s comment accurately reflects the prevailing mood of the community during th..
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'Alert citizen' credited with spotting missing Anchorage woman .Anchorage jail where 24-year-old woman died operates in a state of ... .
Schools open Monday despite difficult driving conditions .Winter weather warnings in effect for Southcentral .

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