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• Anchorage Assembly threatens to pull pot shop license after ...

  The Anchorage Assembly unanimously approved a resolution Tuesday directing city staff not to give the store a final inspection until the owner, Bryant Thorp, resolved two violation notices from state authorities. The violations, issued Oct. 26 by the state Alcohol & Marijuana Control Office, stemmed from a TV station's report that owner Bryant Thorp gave away free cannabis samples at a grand opening a week earlier.

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• First pot shop in Anchorage opening next week, more to follow

  

  ANCHORAGE (KTUU) - Anchorage's first retail marijuana store, Arctic Herbery, could open during the first full week of November, with other shops opening in the weeks to follow. Arctic Herbery storefront "I'm antsy, a little anxious, somewhat scared of the demand," says Bryant Thorp owner of Arctic Herbery. Thorp says that by Nov. 7 or 8, he could be selling legal cannabis at his Arctic Boulevard location, pending the outcome of three final inspections. Alaska Buds co-owners Nick and Tammy M..

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• WATCH: Anchorage community pays respect for Fairbanks fallen ...

  

  ANCHORAGE (KTUU) Sgt. Allen Brandt was shot five times on October 16 while responding to a call in downtown Fairbanks. From Fairbanks Police Department His health appeared to be improving but it took an unexpected turn last week after undergoing surgery on his eye in Anchorage. On Friday, Brandt died in the hospital. Tuesday his body was returned home to Fairbanks; hundreds gathered in the streets of Anchorage to show their respect for the fallen officer.

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• Longtime Anchorage costume store closes doors after Halloween

  

  An Anchorage costume shop has close its doors for good after decades of existence in Alaska. Starla Heim, 44, the owner of Dooley's Tuxedos and Costumes in ...

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• Crews race to make repairs at Port of Anchorage ahead of ...

  

  ANCHORAGE (KTUU) - For the Port of Anchorage, and the team fixing it, the biggest challenge may be Father Time: The POA's docks are supported by 1423 steel piles - posts that hold the whole thing up - which are deteriorating so badly that many have lost up to three quarters of their original thickness. "They're racing to get these things on and bolted up, so they're secure before the tide gets so high that we can't work and level," said Bernie Rosenberger, Diving Operations Manager for Global D..

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• Anchorage police: Office Depot robbery suspect at large

  

  APD described the suspect as a white man in his 20s with "longer" black hair, "looks 'disheveled,' " the release says. He was wearing a black sweater and jeans, and he was carrying a backpack, police said.

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• Fire damages playground equipment at Anchorage school

  ANCHORAGE — Anchorage police continue to seek information about a weekend fire that caused significant damage to playground equipment at an ...

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• Here is Anchorage School District's new 'dashboard' that houses a ...

  Education Here is Anchorage School District's new 'dashboard' that houses a trove of data Author: Tegan Hanlon Updated: 6 hours ago Published 6 hours ago The Anchorage School District has launched a data dashboard where information on academic status, attendance, behavior and other trends in the school system can be seen. (ASD website screenshot)

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• Problem Solvers: Local company helps family of injured Anchorage ...

  

  Estimated read time 1m 21s Problem Solvers: Local company helps family of injured Anchorage girl By Eric Ruble Photojournalist: Emily Landeen - 10:23 PM November 1, 2016 EAGLE RIVER – Hayley Francy has slept at a family friend’s house for the last three weeks. The 4-year-old was shot while sleeping in her Anchorage apartment just after midnight on October 6. Since she felt unsafe, her family decided to move to Eagle River. “I feel so much better out here than being in that congested..

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• Four missing after general cargo ship KM Dewaruci Perkasa sank at ...

  

  The general cargo ship KM Dewaruci Perkasa sank after collision at anchorage off Gresik, Indonesia. The vessel was leaving the port with 100 tons of cement on board and trying to pass between the anchored vessels KM Dolphin Nusantara 2 and KM Trijaya, but due to strong current the helmsman lost control and collided with them. The general cargo ship KM Dewaruci Perkasa suffered breaches and following the water ingress capsized and sank. Nine from the crew on board were rescued, but another four ..

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