Anchorage police, fire officials stop broadcasting dispatch and other top stories.

• Anchorage police, fire officials stop broadcasting dispatch

  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - The public and news media in Anchorage will no longer be able to listen to the Anchorage Police and Fire Department’s radio system.KTUU-TV reports (http://bit.ly/2aSl7k4 ) that city officials announced Friday that both the fire and police department’s radio systems will be encrypted and audio feeds on the internet will be taken down.Municipal Manager Mike Abbott wrote in a statement that the city has been studying the impact of broadcasting dispatch cannels and found tha..

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• Hudson River anchorage plan review draws objections from ...

  

  RHINEBECK, N.Y. >> Dutchess County Executive Marcus Molinaro says the U.S. Coast Guard needs to improve the rule-making process for determining whether 10 proposed anchorage sites should be established in the Hudson River. Molinaro said a website with a comment section is insufficient to evaluate the proposal. “First and foremost, the federal government and the Coast Guard need to extend the comment period to the end of the year and need to hold public hearing to solicit public concern,” h..

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• The FIVE election numbers that matter -- PLAYBOOK Interview ...

  Driving the Day BREAKING -- “TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran confirms it has executed a nuclear scientist who gave the U.S. intelligence about the country’s nuclear program.” … Halley Toosi’s story http://politi.co/2b5gRxr Good Sunday morning! Dan Balz and Scott Clement make a smart point in their A1 story about Hillary Clinton’s eight-point lead in the latest WashPost/ABC News poll: “Advisers to the two major-party nominees agree that it will take several more weeks before it is clear where the ra..

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• Family of Allen man gone missing while hiking in Alaska vows 'we ...

  

  Authorities are searching for an Allen man who went missing while hiking in Alaska last week.Brad Broach, 46, had been staying at a resort outside of Anchorage and was scheduled to fly back to Texas on Thursday, the Alaska Dispatch News reported. But he missed his flight and his wife called Alaska state troopers to report that she had not heard from him in two days. His car and belongings were found at the Alyeska resort where he had been staying, according to the newspaper. Broach reportedly w..

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• Spread Love AK gun violence vigil set for August 26th

  

  ANCHORAGE (KTUU) Spread love AK says it wants to create a community alliance against gun violence, after three young men lost their lives to gun violence in Anchorage last weekend. The group was originally set to have a vigil earlier this week before running into logistical issues, and now plans reschedule for August 26th. The relatively small club is known for making notes with positive messages and passing them out around anchorage. Spread Love AK is still working on a location if you are int..

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• Park View returns to Little League Baseball regionals

  

  Park View returns to Little League Baseball regionals The Little League West Regional begins Sunday in San Bernardino. , FRANK BELLINO, FILE PHOTO LITTLE LEAGUE REGIONALS AT A GLANCE WEST ARIZONA Team: Cactus Foothills South LL City: Cave Creek, Ariz. Last regional: First regional How they got there: Def. Arcadia LL (Scottsdale, Ariz.), 6-4, for state title. HAWAII Team: Central East Maui LL City: Wailuku, Hawaii Last regional: 2013 How they got there: Def. Kahenoe LL, 21-1 i..

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• Looking Back: August 7, 2016

  Aug. 7, 2006 — ANCHORAGE — In a sudden blow to the nation’s oil supply, half the production on Alaska’s North Slope was being shut down Sunday after BP Exploration Alaska, Inc. discovered severe corrosion in a Prudhoe Bay oil transit line.BP officials said they didn’t know how long the Prudhoe Bay field would be offline. The shutdown comes at an already worrisome time for the oil industry, with supply concerns stemming from the hurricane season and instability in the Middle East.Aug. 7, 1991 — ..

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• Heavy lifters flex muscles, hoist salmon in Alaska state championships

  

  Sports Heavy lifters flex muscles, hoist salmon in Alaska state championships Author: Beth Bragg Updated: 13 hours ago Published 13 hours ago Adrienne Schenfele holds a 50-pound king salmon made out of silicone during Saturday’s Alaska strongman Championships at the Delaney Park Strip.. (Bob Hallinen / Alaska Dispatch News)

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• Life on a boat in troubled waters

  

  Derelict boats dot the waters throughout Manatee County and Florida. These vessels, says the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, “subject the boating public to safety issues, become locations for illegal activity, illegal housing, opportunities for theft and vandalism and ultimately cost the taxpayers to be removed by local, county or state authorities.”But what about the others? Around the constellations made up of abandoned boats in the county’s waters are people who live on b..

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• Little League: Mount Sentinel exorcises demons on way to regionals

  The secret to Mount Sentinel Little League's state title may just be buried behind the pitcher’s mound on Field 7 at the Dale Clawson Complex in Missoula.There, under the Mount Sentinel logo and a fresh piece of sod, lies a pile of charred jersey remains for a 2008 state title team that never was.“Everyone down there would talk about the curse of these jerseys, and whether or not it was true, the curse was broken this year,” Mount Sentinel head coach Will McCarthy said. Call it baseball superst..

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