Anchorage parents kept daughters in squalid basement for years ...
An Anchorage couple forced their two teenage daughters to live in the basement of a squalid East Anchorage home and held them out of school for years, according to prosecutors. The girls ran away and told authorities, and the parents are now being charged with child neglect.The girls, then ages 16 and 17, were discovered when they showed up at the Covenant House youth shelter near downtown Anchorage on Christmas Eve 2015. Someone called the police.They were trying to get to Wasilla, to “get help..>> view originalIn Mat-Su, incoming Anchorage superintendent oversaw growth in ...
WASILLA -- Deena Paramo, the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District superintendent selected this week as Anchorage’s next top school official, presided over major changes in her five years in charge of Alaska’s fastest-growing district, but at least one critic questioned if the growth came with a cost of unsustainable class sizes and teacher workloads.Paramo, a charismatic 46-year-old who lives in Big Lake but plans to establish a home in Anchorage, worked her way up through the Mat-Su distri..>> view originalLawmakers take first step toward buying new Anchorage offices in ...
JUNEAU — A legislative committee has taken its first formal step toward spending up to $12.5 million on a new office space for Anchorage lawmakers.The Legislative Council voted 12 to 1 Monday to allow its chairman, Kodiak Republican Sen. Gary Stevens, to negotiate a deal to buy the Wells Fargo building in Spenard, near the intersection of Benson Boulevard and Minnesota Drive, at a price capped at $12.5 million.Juneau Rep. Sam Kito, the committee’s only Democratic minority member, was the sole op..>> view originalGet ready, Anchorage -- farmers markets are back for the summer
It’s too early to say “summer." But that’s what comes to mind when the outdoor farmers markets start opening for the season.And that time is now.Opening this weekend are the Anchorage Farmers Market, the South Anchorage Farmers Market and the Anchorage Market and Festival.To say marketgoers are excited would be an understatement.Anchorage Farmers MarketThe long-running market is back starting at 9 a.m. Saturday at 15th Avenue and Cordova Street. Since it’s early in the season, most vendors will ..>> view originalTeen who killed bicyclist in Anchorage begins prison term
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - A teenager who struck and killed a bicyclist while driving drunk in Anchorage has started her four-month prison sentence.Alexandra Ellis, 18, was taken into custody Monday after pleading guilty last year to negligent homicide for the 2014 hit-and-run crash that killed Jeff Holder-Dusenbury.After the incident, Ellis spent 26 days in a crisis stabilization program and eight months at a residential treatment facility in Eagle River for substance abuse.Ellis, who was 17 at ..>> view originalAir compressor catches fire early Tuesday at warehouse at Port of ...
Click Here to access the online Public Inspection File Viewers with disabilities can get assistance accessing this station's FCC Public Inspection File by contacting the station with the information listed below. Questions or concerns relating to the accessibility of the FCC's online public file system should be directed to the FCC at 888-225-5322, 888-835-5322 (TTY), or fccinfo@fcc.gov. Station Contact Info: KTUU-TV501 East 40th Avenue,Anchorage, Alaska 99503-7488>> view originalAlaska birch pollen is getting so bad, even those without allergies ...
Spiking levels of birch pollen are hitting Fairbanks, Anchorage and much of the rest of Alaska, with doctors seeing an influx of allergy and asthma patients. It's gotten so bad that even those who aren't allergic may be experiencing reactions to the airborne irritant.Fairbanks broke its record Monday with a birch pollen count of 4,290. Dr. Jeffrey Demain, medical director for the Anchorage-based Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Center of Alaska, said the world-record birch pollen measurement of 4..>> view originalTwo injured after one car flipped over another at Anchorage ...
Two people were injured when a speeding car careened through a roundabout in South Anchorage and flipped across another car on Tuesday afternoon, police say. Around 5:30 p.m., a man driving a Jeep south on the Seward Highway got off at the Dowling Road exit and was going too fast to make the corner into the roundabout, according to the Anchorage Police Department. According to witnesses, the Jeep went into the eastbound lanes of Dowling Road, hit a pickup truck and then a Toyota sedan, APD says..>> view originalVideo: Anchorage teen wins a car for perfect attendance
An East High School junior won a new Jeep Renegade from Lithia on Tuesday afternoon, but she can’t even drive it. Sixteen-year-old Kendra Nethery made it clear she has her learner's permit. Now Kendra has extra incentive to earn her Alaska driver's license. She says she wants to take her new wheels on the road this summer for fun outdoor activities, especially camping.“I plan to do a driving class so I can get discounts on insurance and such,” said Nethery.The event, “Drive for Perfect Attendanc..>> view originalBite into less-than-supreme chalupa causes dental damage ...
A man who says he fractured a tooth on a bolt while chowing down on a meal from an Anchorage Taco Bell is hungry for satisfaction from the restaurant chain.In a lawsuit filed Thursday, plaintiff Jahmeal Levy is seeking $100,000 in damages from Taco Bell franchise owner Yum Brands, as well as Alaska Taco Bell franchisee Denali Foods Inc. The complaint tracks back to a chalupa Levy bought Jan. 11 from the Taco Bell at 2640 E. Tudor Road. “While consuming the chalupa, the plaintiff bit into a bolt ..>> view original
Wednesday, May 4, 2016
Anchorage parents kept daughters in squalid basement for years ... and other top stories.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment