Barber with a passion for dance opens East Anchorage hip-hop studio and other top stories.

• Barber with a passion for dance opens East Anchorage hip-hop studio

  "We all kind of have to sacrifice our whole, like, have-fun lifestyle that a lot of people our age have," said Freeman of himself and his colleagues, whose ages range from 18 to 20. "We have to kind of sacrifice it and just say, 'You know what, we're gonna rock it.' We'd dance anyway for our free time, so why not try and make something out of it instead of sit around?"

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• Rift forms over Anchorage Assembly member's participation in ...

  

  In voting on whether Flynn should participate in two license hearings July 26, Assembly members Croft, Bill Evans, Elvi Gray-Jackson, Dick Traini, Tim Steele and Forrest Dunbar voted for Flynn's exclusion; Petersen, Amy Demboski, Bill Starr and John Weddleton said Flynn should be allowed to participate.

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• Anchorage senator takes first step toward suing Gov. Walker over ...

  

  Politics Anchorage senator takes first step toward suing Gov. Walker over PFD cut Sen. Bill Wielechowski, center, sent a letter Wednesday to the head of the Permanent Fund Corp. that could represent a first step toward suing the state over Gov. Bill Walker’s 2016 Permanent Fund dividend veto. (Erik Hill / Alaska Dispatch News)

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• Anchorage Museum begins rebuilding its most popular exhibit

  

  The treasures of the museum's second floor will be out of the gallery, but they won't be invisible, at least not all of them. Curators are taking advantage of the construction period to examine every item in the collection, piece by piece. "We're going to treat them, clean them, compare them," said Shaw.

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• Homeless camp clean up continues in Anchorage

  

  Estimated read time 1m 34s Homeless camp clean up continues in Anchorage By Lauren Maxwell 7:42 PM August 11, 2016 ANCHORAGE – The city hasn’t slowed down when it comes to cleaning up homeless camps. In fact, Anchorage Parks superintendent Josh Durand said they set a record this year — 70 tons of garbage has been removed from camps in the woods. Last year, 50 tons of trash was collected. Homeless campers have had to move, as well. Many of them are choosing a new spot to sleep, outsid..

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• Primary hot seat: Mud flies in South Anchorage race

  

  ANCHORAGE – Ross Bieling and Jennifer Johnston are digging up dirt on each other in one of the Alaska primary election‘s most contentious races. The two are fighting for State House in District 28, which stretches from South Anchorage to Bear Valley, plus it includes Girdwood. Johnston is a former Anchorage Assembly member, and Bieling, who describes himself as an entrepreneur, runs a Florida-based medical bidding service. Bieling is running on a platform of implementing a bidding program for ..

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• Anchorage residents unharmed when truck hits home, causes gas ...

  

  Estimated read time 1m 11s Anchorage residents unharmed when truck hits home, causes gas leak in late-night crash By KTVA CBS 11 News 8:46 AM August 11, 2016 ANCHORAGE – Courtesy of the Anchorage Police Department Courtesy of the Anchorage Police Department Courtesy of the Anchorage Police Department Courtesy of the Anchorage Police Department Some residents in Anchorage got a strange wake-up call when a truck crashed into their home and caused a gas leak late..

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• Anchorage police describe vehicle in fatal hit-and-run

  

  ANCHORAGE — A vehicle in an Anchorage fatal hit-and-run likely was a dark blue 2003 or 2004 Chevy Silverado or Avalanche with blue lighting inside the cab. Anchorage police are seeking the driver of the vehicle that struck and killed 22-year-old Joshua Goodlataw shortly after 3:30 a.m. Saturday as he walked on the Glenn Highway near Turpin Street. Police said the pickup likely has headlight and hood damage on the passenger side. Plastic trim near the hood and windshield also could be damaged...

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• Anchorage woman arrested on stolen vehicle and DUI charges

  

  Troopers on the Kenai Peninsula arrested an Anchorage woman on Wednesday on charges of vehicle theft and operating while under the influence of drugs. Soldotna-based troopers received a report at 3:38 p.m. saying a 2010 Cadillac was driving erratically on the Sterling Highway northbound from Soldotna and Sterling. Troopers stopped the vehicle and identified the driver as Pamela Joyce Inkster, 33. They say they determined Inkster had recently stolen the vehicle and that she was impaired and un..

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• Why Your Team Sucks 2016: Oakland Raiders

  

  Some people are fans of the Oakland Raiders. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Oakland Raiders. This 2016 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the previews so far here. And buy Drew’s new book here. Your team: Oakland Raiders: GIF Your 2015 record: 7-9, in which they dropped four of their last five games. WHAT AN UP-AND-COMING YOUNG BUNCH OF SCAMPS. The best part was when Ray-Ray Armstrong got investigated for yelling a..

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'We need your help': Family seeks answers in fatal Anchorage hit ... .	In 3 days, 3 young men shot to death in Anchorage .
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