Body found near South Anchorage railroad tracks identified and other top stories.

• Body found near South Anchorage railroad tracks identified

  Anchorage Body found near South Anchorage railroad tracks identified Author: Ben Anderson Updated: 14 hours ago Published 20 hours ago A body was found near the railroad tracks south of the intersection of Huffman Road and the Old Seward Highway in Anchorage on Oct. 19. Police later identified the body as that of 73-year-old David Petina. (Bob Hallinen/Alaska Dispatch News)

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• Federal prosectors in Anchorage charge two men with trafficking meth

  

  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) Federal prosecutors in Anchorage have charged two men with conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. Orlando Pierre Logan, 35, and Brian Curren Smith, 37, became the targets of a joint drug investigation by Alaska State Troopers and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency starting in August, according to federal court records. Smith was arrested on Aug. 28. Agents found about one ounce of meth on him. At the time of his arrest, Smith was speaking on the p..

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• The Hungry Chum: A definitive guide to Anchorage doughnuts

  

  ANCHORAGE – If you ask my family, I’ve never been too shy to say what needs to be said. I won’t sugarcoat it — I have found the best doughnuts in Anchorage. As I write, there is sugar coursing through my veins. Some people talk about being able to feel adrenaline move through your body, but I think I can feel the sucrose pumping its way from my heart to my hands. This task has been on my list for a while, but has always felt too daunting. (After all, I’m just one human person — not a dog nor a..

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• Anchorage library looks to public to finish major project

  

  Estimated read time 1m 11s Anchorage library looks to public to finish major project By Lauren Maxwell 7:41 PM November 3, 2016 ANCHORAGE – The Loussac Library could use some help finishing up a major remodeling project. Work is on-going to build a new facade and entrance for the Anchorage library. Library director Mary Jo Torgeson said at $16,000,000 phase one of the project is fully funded. But what’s not in the budget are things the library director calls “finishing touches,” like..

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• West Valley loses to West Anchorage

  FAIRBANKS — The West Valley hockey team fell to visiting West Anchorage, 3-1, in the season opener for both teams at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Patty Center Ice Arena on Thursday night.Junior London Emerson netted the Wolfpack’s lone goal off an assist by sophomore Anton Ruppert in the second period, but that wasn’t enough to upend the Eagles, who beat West Valley senior goaltender Keel Simon (26 saves) twice in the middle frame and once more in the final period.“We were disappointed we..

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