Tuesday, August 23, 2016

Anchorage police seek robbery suspect who fled on foot in Mountain ... and other top stories.

  • Anchorage police seek robbery suspect who fled on foot in Mountain ...

    Anchorage police seek robbery suspect who fled on foot in Mountain ...
    Anchorage police are asking the public for help locating a robbery suspect who fled on foot in Mountain View, in the area of North Bliss Street near McPhee Ave. The suspect is described as a Samoan or Polynesian male with a small afro wearing a sweatband. He is described as 5’11”, 210 lbs in his early 20s and was last seen wearing a gray jacket. The suspect is believed to be armed with a handgun. If anyone has any information on the location of the suspect, contact police. To provide an anony..
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  • SCOTUS Justice Sonia Sotomayor visiting Anchorage today

    SCOTUS Justice Sonia Sotomayor visiting Anchorage today
    ANCHORAGE (KTUU) - U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor is headed to Anchorage. The justice, one of only eight currently serving on the nation's highest court, will be in town for a "conversation" hosted by the Alaska Bar Association and moderated by Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Morgan Christen. "We are delighted to be welcoming U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor to Anchorage," said Krista Scully of the Alaska Bar Association. Sotomayor will be the seventh U.S. Supreme Cou..
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  • In Anchorage, Norwegian fish boil is about food, family and one big ...

    In Anchorage, Norwegian fish boil is about food, family and one big ...
    A basket with potatoes and onions is removed from boiling water as folks gathered at Sons of Norway Bernt Balchen Lodge in Anchorage for a Fish Boil on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016. (Bill Roth / Alaska Dispatch News) Buy Photo
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  • Anchorage teachers go back to school

    Anchorage teachers go back to school
    Estimated read time 1m 5s Anchorage teachers go back to school By Bonney Bowman 6:48 PM August 17, 2016 ANCHORAGE – Anchorage teachers are back in the classroom — Wednesday was officially their first day of school. They’re getting their classrooms set up ahead of students’ return next week. Some of the teachers at Kasuun Elementary School came back as early as Saturday to get everything ready. They have to unpack and hang decorations, get desks and computers set up and textbooks read..
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  • Anchorage man faces 20 years after federal heroin conviction

    FAIRBANKS — An Anchorage man faces 20 years to life in prison after a Fairbanks federal jury convicted him Wednesday of supplying large amounts of heroin to a Fairbanks drug dealer two years ago.Seneca Loyal Neal, 39, was arrested in December 2014 after a nearly year-long investigation by Alaska State Troopers and federal Drug Enforcement Administration agents. He and co-defendant Lamon Glenn Washington, 42, were each indicted on two counts of distributing heroin, one count of possessing at lea..
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  • Anchorage mom gives back with photos of 'Warrior Kids of Alaska'

    Anchorage mom gives back with photos of 'Warrior Kids of Alaska'
    Estimated read time 1m 41s Anchorage mom gives back with photos of ‘Warrior Kids of Alaska’ By Shannon Ballard Photojournalist: Carolyn Hall - 7:34 PM August 17, 2016 ANCHORAGE – Children with complicated medical conditions often face unimaginable challenges. One Anchorage photographer wants to make sure people recognize them not for being different, but as triumphant warriors. Earlier this summer, we told you the story of Willow Stennett, a baby with two holes in her heart that had..
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  • Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor visits Anchorage

    Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor visits Anchorage
    ANCHORAGE, KTUU Justice Sonia Sotomayor because the third sitting Justice to visit Anchorage Wednesday. She spoke to a large crowd at the Dena’ina Center but only for a few minutes from the stage. For most of her hour and 15 minute conversation she walked through the crowd, shaking hands and giving hugs. “I think it’s really cool to see how down to earth people stay even when especially you’re making some of the biggest decisions in this country,” said Law Student Julia Matthew. Justice Sotoma..
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  • Arts Scene: Children's author visits Palmer, Anchorage

    Arts Scene: Children's author visits Palmer, Anchorage
    The Alaska Greek Festival takes place 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Sunday at Holy Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church, 2800 O'Malley Road. Traditional food, music and dancing are on the schedule along with vendors of books, jewelry, pottery and other items. There's a bouncing house for the kids. Adults can enjoy beer and wine at the Taverna. Parking is available across the street at Abbott-O-Rabbit baseball field and at Hanshew Middle School on Lake Otis Parkway, wh..
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  • Beverage distributor plans $40 million facility in Anchorage

    Beverage distributor plans $40 million facility in Anchorage
    ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - A major Alaska beverage distributor is planning a $40 million investment in Anchorage.Washington-based Odom Corp. announced Tuesday it will build a 240,000-square-foot warehouse and distribution center.Anchorage television station KTUU (http://bit.ly/2aZvanY) reports Odom Corp. executive Bill Odom and Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz announced the project.The city will reimburse Odom up to $500,000 for road work associated with the project.The facility is planned south o..
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  • Cleaner electricity for Peninsula village to arrive by way of Anchorage

    The Native Village of Perryville on the Alaska Peninsula has a new power generator. It will help the village use more renewable power and save on costs. Contractors have almost finished putting it together –- but at the moment, it’s almost 500 miles away from its destination. Listen now Wires, tubes, John Deere engines and other equipment fill the inside of Perryville’s new powerhouse. (Photo by Annie Feidt, Alaska’s Energy Desk – Anchorage) Today the powerhouse can be found in an unassuming ba..
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