Review finds Anchorage officers were justified in using deadly force ...
Special Prosecutions finalized its review Monday. According to the review, deadly force was used by six Anchorage police officers: Jason Penman, Robert Wurst, Matthew Barth, Daniel Henegar, Seth McMillan and Steve Childers.>> view originalAnchorage sees first retail pot store open Thursday
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The first retail marijuana store in Alaska's largest city is set to open Thursday, and so many people are expected at the small store that shuttle buses will ferry customers in. Owner Bryant Thorp has set the opening for high noon at Arctic Herbery, a small nondescript shop in a busy industrial and residential area of midtown Anchorage. People are expected to line up well before hand, but they will have to stay outside. By law, only eight people are allowed inside th..>> view originalPolice make contact with 'person of interest' in Anchorage death ...
"We had someone that was taken to the hospital yesterday with a gunshot wound that died and so we're trying to collect more information about the situation," Jennifer Castro, Anchorage Police Department spokeswoman, said earlier Wednesday.>> view originalFatal pedestrian accident overnight in Anchorage
ANCHORAGE (KTUU) - Update Police say a 27 year old woman was hit and killed by an SUV just before midnight Tuesday. The family of the victim, Tia Smart, have been notified. APD says police responded to a report of a vehicle collision with a pedestrian near Brayton Drive and E 74th Ave at 11:54 p.m. Tuesday. An SUV was reported to be traveling north on Brayton Drive when the driver struck Smart just north of E 74th Avenue according to APD. Police and medics responded to the scene but Smart was..>> view originalFBI notes increase in gang violence in Anchorage
ANCHORAGE – The FBI said it’s seeing an uptick in gang activity in Anchorage and a lot of it seems to center around drugs. Special Agent Mike Watson — a member of the Safe Streets Task Force, an interagency group that works to stop gang violence — said gangs have been active in Anchorage for years, but authorities haven’t always acknowledged it. “It was kind of like the big thing in the room that no one wanted to talk about,” Watson said. “People don’t want to admit there’s a problem and it ne..>> view originalFirst retail marijuana shop in Anchorage opens Thursday
Estimated read time 1m 36s First retail marijuana shop in Anchorage opens Thursday By Heather Hintze 6:32 PM December 14, 2016 ANCHORAGE – Retail marijuana will hit store shelves in Anchorage for the first time on Thursday. Arctic Herbery at 7107 Arctic Boulevard will open its doors at noon. Owner Bryant Thorp said he’ll have about 11 pounds of product to sell and hopes that will last him through the first few days of business. His store opened last Friday but only had clone plants f..>> view originalAnchorage duplex fire sends one to hospital
ANCHORAGE (KTUU) - One person was sent to the hospital after a late-night duplex fire in East Anchorage. The Anchorage Fire Department says the call for the fire came in around 11:13 on Wednesday night to the 6900 block of Gemini Drive. It took about 40 minutes to get the fire under control. Crews were still on scene shortly after 12:30 Thursday morning. The condition of the person injured isn’t known at this time, according to AFD. Channel 2 has a crew en route. This story will be updated..>> view originalNot Just Good Economics ... Good Theater
On a recent blustery fall evening in a tiny toehold of civilization at the foot of the fifth largest ice field in the Western Hemisphere, a small group gathered to watch the opening rehearsal of a rollicking world-premiere play. The play: Not Medea, by Allison Gregory, was the second production of Perseverance Theatre’s 2016/17 season, which marks its 39th in Juneau and sixth in Anchorage. Not only does Perseverance rank as Alaska’s largest professional theater; it also enjoys a reputation thro..>> view originalAnchorage seeks money for port, financial flexibility
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz plans to ask state lawmakers to fund nearly $300 million in improvements for the Port of Anchorage and to make several law changes designed to give local governments more financial flexibility.Berkowitz submitted his legislative request Friday to the city's assembly. The document includes a list of funding items and bills that Anchorage is seeking from the state Legislature, The Alaska Public Radio Network reported (http://bit.ly/2htTiAl)..>> view originalAnchorage piecing together homeless initiatives but gaps remain
The Assembly was scheduled Wednesday to hear updates on how $425,000, approved in the spring, was spent among five nonprofits — United Way, Alaska WorkSource, the Rural Alaska Community Action Program (RurAL CAP), Covenant House and Catholic Social Services. Officials said the money helped find jobs for homeless people, expand emergency shelter hours and help connect with homeless people in camps and on the street.>> view original
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