Tuesday, June 21, 2016

City wants to hire Anchorage's homeless to help clean up homeless ... and other top stories.

  • City wants to hire Anchorage's homeless to help clean up homeless ...

    City wants to hire Anchorage's homeless to help clean up homeless ...
    Through a $75,000 contract, the nonprofit, Alaska WorkSource, would also invite the homeless workers into substance abuse treatment or job training programs. The administration of Mayor Ethan Berkowitz has proposed the contract with the agency, and the Anchorage Assembly is expected to discuss the contract at its Tuesday night meeting — at the start of a packed meeting agenda that includes public hearings on cellphone tower regulations, electric bikes and a ban on smoking and using electronic ..
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  • FCC says KTUU's owner can buy another Anchorage television station

    FCC says KTUU's owner can buy another Anchorage television station
    "We are persuaded that the station's poor financial performance year after year, combined with its location and the competition already present among stronger stations in the market, have resulted in a failing station that is unlikely to recover and become a viable voice in the market unless it is able to be combined with, and benefit from, the resources of a stronger station," said Barbara Kreisman, video division chief at the FCC's Media Bureau, in the letter.
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  • FBI: CAP pilot intentionally crashed plane into Anchorage building

    FBI: CAP pilot intentionally crashed plane into Anchorage building
    Anchorage FBI: CAP pilot intentionally crashed plane into Anchorage building Author: Chris Klint Updated: 5 hours ago Published 11 hours ago Anchorage Fire Department personnel secure the wing of a Civil Air Patrol Cessna 172S plane after it crashed into two buildings in downtown Anchorage Dec. 29, 2015. Civil Air Patrol officials identified 1st Lt. Doug Demarest as the person killed in the crash, and said the flight was not sanctioned by the agency. (Loren Holmes / ADN)
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  • Looking for Anchorage restaurant health inspection scores? Just ...

    Looking for Anchorage restaurant health inspection scores? Just ...
    Even though she was born in San Francisco, Suzanna is an Alaskan to the core. She grew up in Wasilla, where she was an outdoor junkie with an enthusiasm for writing and the news. While at University of Alaska Anchorage, she spent four years reporting for The Northern Light, including one year as the paper's executive editor. Suzanna spent two years at the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, where she covered the city's vibrant arts community and spent two very cold winters covering the Yukon Quest Inte..
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  • Say goodbye to free Saturday street parking in downtown Anchorage

    Say goodbye to free Saturday street parking in downtown Anchorage
    ANCHORAGE – Changes are coming to downtown Anchorage parking beginning July 1. Free street parking on Saturdays will come to an end, but the Fifth Avenue Mall parking garage will begin offering one free hour. EasyPark, operated by the Anchorage Community Development Authority, announced a number of changes and rate increases Monday. “The 2016 rate increase is part of an overall strategy to improve garage operations, particularly in the areas of maintenance, security, aesthetics and technology,..
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  • Coast Guard proposes adding commercial anchorage sites on ...

    Coast Guard proposes adding commercial anchorage sites on ...
    ALBANY >> The U.S. Coast Guard is considering the addition of new anchorage grounds for commercial vessels on the Hudson River. Ten sites from Yonkers to Kingston have been identified as potential choices. Approximate depths of the proposed sites range from 21 to 65 feet. Coast Guard officials say that would accommodate a variety of vessels and configurations and would not interfere with areas of the river where vessels historically have plied the waters. Anticipated users of the propose..
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  • Anchorage temple consecration offers Buddhists a new path to ...

    Anchorage temple consecration offers Buddhists a new path to ...
    The Thai Buddhist Temple located on D Street in Midtown Anchorage was consecrated as a complete Buddhist Temple on Monday, which allows practitioners to be ordained into the Buddhist monkhood there.
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  • Alaska's long days peak on summer solstice

    Alaska's long days peak on summer solstice
    Estimated read time 1m 43s Alaska’s long days peak on summer solstice By Rachael Penton 11:42 AM June 20, 2016 ANCHORAGE – Today is the summer solstice, the longest day of the year for most areas in the Northern Hemisphere. While most people celebrate the official start of the summer season all day long, the solstice is the actual moment in time when the sun’s rays pass directly over the Tropic of Cancer. In Alaska, that happens on June 20 at 2:34 p.m. In other years, the solstice c..
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  • Anchorage director: Substance abuse facility relies on community

    Anchorage director: Substance abuse facility relies on community
    ALBANY — The Anchorage has been providing second, even third, chances for men with substance abuse issues in the Albany area for well over 60 years. Started as a resource for alcohol abusers in the early 1950s, drug addiction is now included in its treatment program as well.Executive director Bob Lynch told the Kiwanis Club of Dougherty County on June 13 that the facility’s focus is to help men “develop a new relationship with Jesus Christ. That is the foundation for everything we do.”“It’s pro..
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  • Anchorage gun store owner rejects idea of assault weapons ban

    Anchorage gun store owner rejects idea of assault weapons ban
    But an Anchorage gun shop owner said he doesn't think a weapons ban would make Americans safer. Barry Barr owns Granny's Guns and Loan on Dowling ...
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LinkedIn gets lucky .Foreign Secy Jaishankar makes unannounced visit to China as Putin voices support for India's NSG entry .
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