Saturday, September 10, 2016

Rash of Unsolved Homicides Puts People on Edge in Anchorage and other top stories.

  • Rash of Unsolved Homicides Puts People on Edge in Anchorage

    Rash of Unsolved Homicides Puts People on Edge in Anchorage
    A rash of unsolved outdoor homicides in Alaska's largest city is putting residents on edge. Altogether, the deaths of nine people who were killed on Anchorage trails, parks and isolated streets since January remain unsolved รข€” among them three cases involving two victims each. "It's terrifying," said Jennifer Hazen, a longtime resident who lives near Valley of the Moon Park, where two people were found dead early Sunday, one of them on a park bike trail. Hazen walks in the park regularly, ..
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  • Car slams into garage at Anchorage Sears store

    Car slams into garage at Anchorage Sears store
    A car slammed into a garage at Anchorage's Sears store on the corner of Benson Boulevard near the Seward Highway on Friday afternoon. An Anchorage police officer told KTUU photojournalist Mike Nederbrock that the driver had a medical emergency. No word on the condition of the driver who was taken to a local hospital. No one in the garage or surrounding area was injured.
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  • Anchorage's Patterson 3rd in vertical kilometer race in Montana

    Anchorage's Patterson 3rd in vertical kilometer race in Montana
    Anchorage's Adam Jensen, 36, finished sixth (31:23), good enough for beer money ($50). Former Chugiak High and University of Montana star David Morris, 46, who once held the American record for the marathon, finished 13th.
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  • Anchorage police say man tried to get 'sexual favors' from teens ...

    A day earlier a concerned mother told police her 13-year-old son had been associating with Rifley, and he and other minors had "hung out" with the suspect on multiple occasions during which he asked the kids for "sexual favors," the release says.
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  • Anchorage Senate candidate says she played no part in $1.5 million ...

    Anchorage Senate candidate says she played no part in $1.5 million ...
    Delta Leasing, which hired a lobbyist, former House Speaker John Harris, for $3,000 a month in 2014, was one of several companies that made a failed push that year for a change to the vehicle rental tax law. The revised law would have reduced the weight for exempt trucks to 6,500 pounds from 8,500 pounds, and added a new exemption for those that moved commercial goods.
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  • August in Anchorage both extra wet and warm

    August in Anchorage both extra wet and warm
    Estimated read time 1m 36s August in Anchorage both extra wet and warm By Rachael Penton 12:54 PM September 2, 2016 When it comes to weather, August in Anchorage was anything but ordinary. If you thought it rained a lot — you’re right. August recorded 5.45 inches of rain, making it the fourth wettest August on record. Anchorage usually receives about 3.25 inches of rain in August. In fact, three days broke record rainfall amounts during the month: Aug. 4, 8, and 22. The highest amou..
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  • Grammy-nominated comedian Jessica Michelle Singleton to perform ...

    Grammy-nominated comedian Jessica Michelle Singleton to perform ...
    Grammy-nominated comedian Jessica Michelle Singleton to perform in Anchorage By Daybreak Staff 1:36 PM September 2, 2016 When Anchorage-raised comedian, Jessica Michelle Singleton, released her comedy album earlier this year it quickly hit number one on iTunes. Now, she’s being considered for a Grammy, something she says she didn’t expect. The comedian has been touring internationally and released her album, “Please. Don’t. Leave. Me.” on Valentine’s Day. “Look at this thing I did, it ..
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  • The Bore Tide Bar and Deli

    Twenty-three years ago, the staff of the nascent Anchorage Press were thrilled to be invited to the grand opening of Alyeska Resort's aerial tram and, perched above the mountain’s steep North Face in the upper tram terminal, the Glacier Express restaurant. We saw the invitation as a sort of validation that the Press was becoming accepted in the community; plus, there would be free food and beer! On September 1, a much more mature Press staff attended the opening of The Bore Tide Bar & Deli, a l..
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  • Man flees from Anchorage police, only to crash and be arrested

    Man flees from Anchorage police, only to crash and be arrested
    Man flees from Anchorage police, only to crash and be arrested By KTVA CBS 11 News 9:32 AM September 2, 2016 ANCHORAGE – Anchorage police arrested a man early Friday morning after he drove away from a traffic stop and crashed the vehicle shortly afterward. According to the Anchorage Police Department (APD), just before 2:00 a.m. Friday an officer stopped 24-year-old Quentin Demoski near Arctic Boulevard and West Benson Boulevard. The officer walked up to the vehicle and spoke with the ..
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  • Renfro's: Super Cub spotted downed planes after deadly mid-air crash

    Renfro's: Super Cub spotted downed planes after deadly mid-air crash
    RUSSIAN MISSION, Alaska (KTUU) - 9:17 p.m. FRIDAY UPDATE: From Alaska State Troopers AST has completed body recovery efforts from the wreckages. The remains will then be transported to the SMEs office in Anchorage for autopsy. Troopers from both Bethel and St. Mary's Posts had worked the scenes for the first two days and were joined today by search and rescue personnel from the village of Marshall. ORIGINAL STORY: Renfro's Alaskan Adventures, operator of the PA-18 Super Cub that collided ..
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Three California sea otters shot and killed in Santa Cruz County .German Official Says US-Europe Trade Talks Have Collapsed, Blames Washington .
George Washington University hires a former al-Qaeda recruiter .Beverage wholesaler Odom plans $40 million Anchorage project .

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