Wednesday, February 17, 2016

USS Anchorage opens for rare public tours and other top stories.

  • USS Anchorage opens for rare public tours

    USS Anchorage opens for rare public tours
    × USS Anchorage opens for rare public tours SAN DIEGO — The amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage is scheduled to open for public tours Wednesday afternoon at Broadway Pier in downtown San Diego. Tours will be available Wednesday from 1-4 p.m., and Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., the Navy said. The 684-foot-long ship, commissioned in her namesake city three years ago, was built to embark, transport, and land elements of a Marine Corps force in a variety of expeditionary and special..
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  • USS Anchorage opens for rare public tours

    USS Anchorage opens for rare public tours
    × USS Anchorage opens for rare public tours SAN DIEGO — The amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage is scheduled to open for public tours Wednesday afternoon at Broadway Pier in downtown San Diego. Tours will be available Wednesday from 1-4 p.m., and Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., the Navy said. The 684-foot-long ship, commissioned in her namesake city three years ago, was built to embark, transport, and land elements of a Marine Corps force in a variety of expeditionary and special..
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  • Two drop out of Anchorage Assembly races; lineup now set

    Two drop out of Anchorage Assembly races; lineup now set
    Two candidates dropped out of the Anchorage Assembly election Tuesday, the last day for changes for the April 5 municipal ballot.Don Smith, a former state legislator and South Anchorage Assemblyman, said he was quitting the race for a Midtown seat. Blake Merrifield said he was leaving the Chugiak-Eagle River race.Smith announced his candidacy last week. He said in an interview he decided to withdraw after a third candidate, Ron Alleva, entered the race.“I don’t want to get into a three-way conte..
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  • Anchorage School Board delays decision on budget for school district

    Anchorage School Board delays decision on budget for school district
    ANCHORAGE - UPDATE:For the first time in years, the Anchorage School District may be cutting several full-time teaching positions as it works to address a projected $11 million budget deficit. The Anchorage School Board met Tuesday to discuss the proposed budget for the 2016-2017 school year."A good portion of our challenge is when we have an $11 million gap to close and we’ve spent the last several years making reductions to our personal and central services or support services operations you..
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  • No easy solution for Anchorage detox bed shortage

    No easy solution for Anchorage detox bed shortage
    No easy solution for Anchorage detox bed shortage More than 400 people packed into St. Anthony’s Catholic Church on Monday to discuss the community’s lack of detox beds. (Photo by Anne Hillman/KSKA) Download Audio More than 400 people gathered in Anchorage Monday night to discuss the area’s lack of detox facilities. At least 60 people per day try to access the area’s 14 detox beds, and the municipal government and the state’s Board of Nursing are considering some solutions. Cleansing your body..
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  • Police search for man charged with spray painting at least 6 ...

    Police search for man charged with spray painting at least 6 ...
    ANCHORAGE - Anchorage police are asking for help to locate a 19-year-old man who has been charged with vandalizing several Anchorage businesses, police wrote in a press release Wednesday. Police say Alexander Sprayberry has been charged with three counts of criminal mischief for tagging multiple businesses with spray paint, causing thousands of dollars worth of damage. "Sprayberry is suspected of tagging multiple businesses on Fairbanks Street and on W International Airport Road," police wrote..
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  • 2 men charged in separate Anchorage tagging sprees

    2 men charged in separate Anchorage tagging sprees
    Anchorage police say two young men have been charged with tagging buildings in separate cases, with one taken into custody and the other wanted on an arrest warrant.Police spokeswoman Jennifer Castro said in a Tuesday statement that officers arrested Joseph Tunilla, 23, after he was detained by security guards at the Downtown Transit Center for tagging buildings with a Sharpie marker at about 7 that morning.“Further investigation by police found that (Tunilla) had been tagging property, writing ..
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  • Multiple winter bear sightings reported in Anchorage, Fish & Game ...

    Multiple winter bear sightings reported in Anchorage, Fish & Game ...
    ANCHORAGE - The next time you go on a hike in Anchorage, it might be a good idea to pack the bear spray. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game says there have been several recent bear sightings around the municipality.Although bears usually come out of hibernation in mid to late April, many have been seen in the areas of East Anchorage, JBER and Powerline Pass as early as February this year.According to Fish and Game biologist Dave Battle, it’s not uncommon for bears to come out during the wi..
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  • Las Vegas man sentenced to 13 years for Anchorage meth conspiracy

    Las Vegas man sentenced to 13 years for Anchorage meth conspiracy
    A 38-year-old man from Las Vegas was sentenced in Anchorage federal court Friday to 13 years in prison on conspiracy charges related to distributing methamphetamine and laundering drug money.Billy Cooks, aka “Red Dollaz,” pleaded guilty to two charges in December 2014. Cooks conspired with his girlfriend and co-defendant E’lala Frank, also of Las Vegas, and others to distribute meth and launder money from the drug trafficking, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office District of Alaska.Postal ins..
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  • Iron Dog snowmachine race starts Saturday in Anchorage

    Iron Dog snowmachine race starts Saturday in Anchorage
    FAIRBANKS—The Alaska National Guard Iron Dog, considered to be the world’s toughest and longest snowmachine race, begins Saturday with a ceremonial start in downtown Anchorage.The race goes for 2,031 miles from Big Lake to Nome to Fairbanks. The first-place team is scheduled to arrive either late morning or early afternoon on Feb. 27 on the Chena River in downtown Fairbanks.The awards ceremony is scheduled for 7 p.m. Feb. 27 in the Gold Ballroom of the Westmark Fairbanks Hotel and Conference Ce..
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  • Mat-Su mayor in legal battle over Iditarod training contract

    Mat-Su mayor in legal battle over Iditarod training contract
    Mat-Su mayor in legal battle over Iditarod training contract By Associated Press 8:30 AM February 17, 2016 ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) – The Matanuska-Susitna Borough mayor and a dog musher are suing each other over an agreement to train together for this year’s Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. The Alaska Dispatch News reports that Gwen Bogart, of Wasilla, had filed her suit against Mayor Vern Halter in December, alleging that Halter broke a contract by failing to provide her training, housing..
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