Are owners always responsible for loose pets? An Anchorage ...
Anchorage animal control officers will have an easier time ticketing owners of loose pets or barking dogs if the Assembly passes an ordinance backed by Mayor Ethan Berkowitz.The ordinance would insert this sentence into Title 17, the municipal law governing animals: "Unless otherwise provided, a person who violates a provision of Title 17 is strictly liable for the offense, regardless of that person's intent or mental state." This means that if a dog gets loose, an officer with Anchorage Animal ..>> view originalAnchorage woman arrested for abusing, starving three adopted ...
ANCHORAGE - An Anchorage woman has been arrested for starving and abusing three adopted children for over a year, the District Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday.Prosecutors say 28-year-old Echo Terry formally adopted three biological sisters in 2013 after they were first placed in her foster care in 2011. The three girls were under the age of 10 when Terry adopted them, according to court documents.After adopting the three sisters, Terry withdrew them from public school and started homeschoo..>> view originalEmotions raw as dog shooting divides Anchorage neighborhood
The shooting death of a dog last week near Campbell Lake has shocked residents of a close-knit South Anchorage neighborhood, with the dog’s owner calling it a premeditated attack and the shooter saying he was defending himself and his child.Jason Mellerstig, the man who shot the dog -- a 7-year-old female chocolate Lab named Skhoop -- said at his home Tuesday that he has been seeing death threats on social media since Monday evening, when local media outlets posted stories based on accounts of t..>> view originalHow Mayor Berkowitz wants to spend Anchorage's budget surplus
Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz wants to use leftover money from last year’s budget by increasing spending on services for homeless people, according to budget revision documents submitted this week.The documents also show how the city plans to add marijuana tax money for two regulation enforcement positions and a public health education campaign targeting marijuana use.Every April, the mayor and the Assembly have a chance to recast the previously adopted budget and adjust spending. Last month, ..>> view originalAnchorage Assembly changes land-use regulations
The Anchorage Assembly passed an ordinance Tuesday night that removed parts of the city’s land-use regulations and altered others.Assemblyman Patrick Flynn submitted the ordinance at the Tuesday meeting. It was a revised and slimmed-down version of the ordinance proposed last month by Assemblywoman Amy Demboski. Flynn’s ordinance kept more of the current land-use regulations unchanged, including the regulations on the size of garages in residential areas.But, like Demboski's version, it eliminat..>> view originalHistoric stained glass finds new home at Anchorage cathedral
ANCHORAGE – The big white church on the corner of H Street and Fifth Avenue is among the oldest in Anchorage. Holy Family Cathedral was built in 1915, and this week the historic building added even more history from thousands of miles away. “These window are from Franz Mayer, a Bulgarian artist,” said Father Anthony Patalano. Six stained glass masterpieces arrived at the cathedral this week. They were rescued from Our Lady of the Holy Rosary church in Philadelphia, which closed in 2013. Each w..>> view originalPolice arrest 2 in Anchorage home invasion, shooting
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) รข€” A 32-year-old man wanted on a felony drug warrant was charged with robbery, assault and burglary Wednesday in the invasion of an east Anchorage apartment.Police say Ryan Fisher fired a shot that seriously wounded a man. Police also arrested an 18-year-old. Police say Fisher shortly before 4:30 a.m. pointed a gun at a man leaving an apartment and said he wanted property back. The man fled.Police say Fisher and the younger man broke into the apartment. They asked a sec..>> view originalAnchorage just experienced its warmest first 100 days of year on ...
The first 100 days of 2016 in Anchorage have been the warmest on record, according to the National Weather Service.Most communities in Alaska also experienced above-normal temperatures almost every day between Jan. 1 and April 9, according to Rick Thoman, climate science and services manager for the Weather Service’s Anchorage region.Cordova measured above-normal temperatures 98 days out of the first 100 of 2016, Eagle 93 and Bettles 91.“Statewide, it’s been extremely mild since Christmastime,” ..>> view originalAnchorage School District to add 'Biliteracy' seal to high school ...
ANCHORAGE - High school seniors graduating from the Anchorage School District this year may be seeing something new on their diplomas. Beginning with the class of 2016, the Anchorage School District will award graduating high school seniors a 'Seal of Biliteracy' if they have attained proficiency in two or more languages by the time they graduate."It's a really exciting, exciting thing for our district," said Brandon Locke, Director of the Anchorage School District World Languages Program. "I'..>> view originalWorkforce Wednesday: Plumbing and Steamfitting
Estimated read time 1m 16s Workforce Wednesday: Plumbing and Steamfitting By Daybreak Staff 10:37 AM April 13, 2016 ANCHORAGE – Want to break into the industry of one of the highest paid trades in Alaska? For this Workforce Wednesday, Daybreak learned about careers in plumbing and steamfitting, from Aaron Plikat with Local 367 United Association of Plumbers and Steamfitters and Cari-Ann Carty with Alaska Process Industry Career Consortium (APICC). Jobs in the industry can range from ..>> view original
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