Saturday, August 6, 2016

Anchorage Assembly member fined for violations of child-labor laws ... and other top stories.

  • Anchorage Assembly member fined for violations of child-labor laws ...

    Anchorage Assembly member fined for violations of child-labor laws ...
    "Specifically, (Bosco's) violated child labor law by requiring a 15-year-old worker to load an industrial-grade trash compactor, prohibited by law for workers under 18 years old, as a regular part of his duties," federal authorities wrote. "The division also cited the company for employing two 15-year-olds outside of allowable time standards for children under 16 years of age. These employees worked longer than three hours on a school day and later than 7 p.m. during the school year, both of w..
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  • Anchorage police looking for teen charged in weekend fatal shooting

    Anchorage police looking for teen charged in weekend fatal shooting
    Estimated read time 1m 41s Anchorage police looking for teen charged in weekend fatal shooting By KTVA CBS 11 News 7:48 AM August 4, 2016 ANCHORAGE – Police want the community’s help locating a man charged in the shooting death of Xeryus Tate, one of the young men killed in a string of recent shootings in Anchorage. According to a Thursday morning release from the Anchorage Police Department, 18-year-old Deandrew Lee Jennings Walker-Webster II has been charged in the fatal shooting o..
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  • Creativity encouraged as Anchorage community teams with artist co ...

    Creativity encouraged as Anchorage community teams with artist co ...
    The abundant cultural diversity of Alaska's largest city has inspired a new collaboration between Anchorage and an artist co-op with the goal to improve the ...
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  • ACLU demands end to Anchorage homeless camp evictions while ...

    ACLU demands end to Anchorage homeless camp evictions while ...
    The letter said the ACLU was concerned the city's policies were violating Eighth Amendment protections against cruel and unusual punishment. It cited a Los Angeles court case where homeless people sued the city over enforcing ordinances that barred sitting, lying or sleeping in public places, saying the city had created the situation by not providing enough shelter space.
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  • How an Anchorage summer program is trying to create more Alaska ...

    How an Anchorage summer program is trying to create more Alaska ...
    Health How an Anchorage summer program is trying to create more Alaska health care workers Author: Tegan Hanlon Updated: 5 hours ago Published 16 hours ago Della Keats summer program students Sophia Thompson and Boazi Sefania evaluate a robotic “patient” at the University of Alaska Anchorage Health Sciences Building. The program encourages high school students to pursue careers in medicine. (Loren Holmes / Alaska Dispatch News)
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  • Anchorage just experienced its hottest month on record

    Anchorage just experienced its hottest month on record
    "The records or near records were mostly confined to the south of the Alaska Range, and that really is also a function of it being so wet in the Interior," Thoman said. "Obviously, when it's raining and cloudy a lot it's hard to get very warm in the daytime, but temperatures have been significantly warmer."
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  • Anchorage nonprofit hopes to open marijuana business, donate ...

    Anchorage nonprofit hopes to open marijuana business, donate ...
    ANCHORAGE – The big yellow sign outside 6th Avenue Outfitters boasts a $2 million liquidation sale at The Outlet Upstairs, a new business that started in July. However, the reason everything must go isn’t what you’d expect. When Kate Giard, a former Anchorage chief fiscal officer, first explored the second floor of the former Downtown Anchorage Library, she was shocked. It was like walking through an episode of the TV show, Hoarders. The 14,000-square foot space was filled to the brim with out..
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  • Hudson River anchorage proponent downplays visual impacts

    One of the groups behind the request for commercial vessel anchorage sites along the Hudson River between Kingston and Yonkers says there will be little to no visual impact if the U.S. Coast Guard approves the plan. “This has been custom and practice for hundreds of years,” Edward Kelly, executive director of the Maritime Association of the Port of New York/New Jersey, said by phone Thursday. “It’s not like suddenly these things are going to show up and mar people’s viewsheds.” Kelly said ..
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  • Alaska Airlines to build new $40 million hangar in Anchorage

    Alaska Airlines to build new $40 million hangar in Anchorage
    ANCHORAGE — Alaska Airlines has announced plans to build a $40 million maintenance hangar at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport to support a growing fleet of bigger and more efficient airplanes. Marilyn Romano, the company’s regional vice president, said the new hangar is part of a $100 million investment in Alaska that includes terminal updates and new cargo planes. “We see that there’s still a future for business in the state of Alaska, and there’s definitely a future for Alaska Airl..
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  • Missing Anchorage man, Nelton Rodriguez, is found safe, APD says

    Missing Anchorage man, Nelton Rodriguez, is found safe, APD says
    UPDATE: Anchorage police say Nelton Rodriguez has been found and is safe. ORIGINAL STORY: Anchorage Police are looking for missing person Nelton Rodriguez, 37 .Rodriguez is Dominican, weighs 210 pounds, and is 5'11" tall. He has a shaved head and a short black beard. He went for a drive at about 7:20 p.m. Tuesday night, never returned home, and failed to show up for work Wednesday morning. Rodriguez was last seen wearing a gray t-shirt with a blue and orange pattern and black basketball shorts..
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3 hurt when truck crashes into building in downtown Anchorage .Agencies launch downtown Anchorage security hotline .
Man charged with assaulting 3 people in Anchorage .An NHL career continues: Anchorage's Carle signs with Nashville .

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