UPDATE: East Anchorage standoff ends with armed man taken into ...
2 p.m. UPDATE:The armed standoff that forced East Anchorage apartment dwellers from their homes began when a man fired multiple gunshots, striking a patrol car, police say. Like shrapnel, glass and metal debris from the gunfire lodged in the leg of an officer."Anchorage almost lost an officer today," Anchorage Police Chief Chris Tolley told reporters this afternoon.Police say 28-year-old Jheyson Jimenez fired on the vehicle as police responded to a report of a disturbance at 2:45 a.m. at the ap..>> view originalThe Latest: Anchorage Police ID 4 Dead in Plane Crash
The Latest on the crash of a small airplane just north of Anchorage (all times local): 4:45 p.m. Police have identified the four people killed when a small airplane crashed after taking off from an airport in suburban Anchorage. Anchorage police in a release said the plane was piloted by 64-year-old George Kobelnyk and co-piloted by 20-year-old Christian Bohrer. Police earlier had listed Kobelnyk's age as 54. Also killed were the two passengers: 36-year-old Sarah Glaves and 27-year-old Ky..>> view original'90s alt-rock stars Everclear to perform at Williwaw in Anchorage
If you were a rebellious teen in the 1990s, you probably had an Everclear album in your Discman at some point.This week, the Portland, Oregon-based alternative-rock band best known for the hits “Father of Mine” and “Santa Monica” will be returning to Anchorage.Art Alexakis founded Everclear in the early '90s, and said he'd wanted to be in a rock band since he was just a few years old. He'd hoped to play drums, but it wasn’t allowed in the housing project where his family lived, and his mother co..>> view originalFinding room for religious rights and LGBT rights to coexist in ...
Jim Minnery’s quick mind and political skill brought his side a long way in the last phase of Anchorage's 40-year war over LGBT rights, but now religious conservatives are fighting a defensive retreat.After the Anchorage Assembly passed its equal rights ordinance last fall, Minnery, director of the Alaska Family Council, vowed to overturn it with a ballot initiative, the kind of vote conservatives won repeatedly over the years. But the initiative never materialized and now Minnery is talking ins..>> view originalNumbers put Anchorage economic confidence level at new low
Estimated read time 1m 26s Numbers put Anchorage economic confidence level at new low By Lauren Maxwell 7:07 PM April 20, 2016 ANCHORAGE – The Anchorage Economic Development Corporation (AEDC) has released new numbers about consumer confidence in the Anchorage economy. AEDC CEO Bill Popp says the numbers are the lowest they’ve seen since they started taking the surveys in 2010. Popp said 350 Anchorage households were contacted by phone and asked how optimistic they felt about the Anc..>> view originalThe Second Star to the Right
Not too keen on growing up? For one week only, kids and adults alike can capture the adventure, thrill and danger of staying a kid forever with Peter Pan at the Atwood Concert Hall. The iconic story of Peter, his Lost Boys and the treacherous Captain Hook recently celebrated six decades on the stage, with the latest production coming to Anchorage on the 26th. The story of Peter Pan is one most will already be very familiar with. The award-winning musical—made iconic by Disney and based on Sco..>> view original
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