Fire destroys sushi restaurant in South Anchorage and other top stories.

• Fire destroys sushi restaurant in South Anchorage

  

  AFD Assistant Chief Alex Boyd said at the scene there were no injuries, but the building was likely a total loss. A passerby initially reported the fire, and a total of 17 firefighting units were sent to the call. First responders — diverted from another call — arrived less than a minute later, and the fire was brought under control in about an hour.

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• Suspect in fatal shooting of Anchorage couple arrested

  

  Arrest warrants were issued for Mann and two suspected accomplices, 20-year-old Jaylyn Deonte Franklin and 19-year-old DeAnthony Malik Harris, on charges of murder, robbery and burglary; Franklin was also charged with tampering with physical evidence. Prior to Mann's arrest, police had arrested Franklin and questioned Harris at a local hospital, after he was treated for a gunshot wound to his leg.

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• The Mount Rushmore of sports, Anchorage high school edition

  

  Sports The Mount Rushmore of sports, Anchorage high school edition Author: Beth Bragg Updated: 1 hour ago Published 6 hours ago East High’s Mount Rushmore — the top four athletes from that school, as selected by ADN sports staff — includes Scottie Gomez, Trajan Langdon, Don Clary and Kikkan Randall.

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• DATA VIZ: Anchorage list of nonprofit and charity events' net proceeds

  

  ANCHORAGE (KTUU) - (App users, to view the interactive data visualization, follow this link). Compiled is a running list of net proceeds that have been donated to Anchorage nonprofit events and charity balls, between 2012 and 2016. Based on available statistics, the red average line indicates that the community tended to be most generous in 2014. As 2016 is coming to a close, now is the time to make any last minute donations. The American Cancer Society hosts the Anchorage Wine ..

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• Anchorage Site Opponents Appeal To Homeland Security Secretary

  

  The debate over whether the U.S. Coast Guard should be allowed to establish anchorage sites on the Hudson River is continuing. Calls to halt a rulemaking process to the anchorages are being directed to the U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security. New York’s attorney general and a Poughkeepsie-based environmental group have now sent letters. Meanwhile, Coast Guard personnel are poring over thousands of comments it received on the proposal. The environmental protection bureau chief from New York A..

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• Suspect tackled by police dog after stolen car is stopped in East ...

  

  Anchorage Police Department spokeswoman Renee Oistad said the takedown took place when officers blocked the car, a 2010 Chevrolet Malibu, with police vehicles. Grace then got out of the car's passenger-side door, ignoring commands from officers as well as a warning that a K-9 would be deployed, Oistad said.

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• Anchorage's West High wants students to attend school, and what ...

  

  Education Anchorage’s West High wants students to attend school, and what they’re doing seems to be working Author: Tegan Hanlon Updated: 6 hours ago Published 7 hours ago Faitete Pefua, front row, leads the West High “Poly Club” students in a dance in December. Students in the club meet twice a week after school for an opportunity to catch up on studies and friends and practice dancing. (Bill Roth / Alaska Dispatch News)

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• What to do when a sexual harasser uses employment or contract ...

  

  Business/Economy What to do when a sexual harasser uses employment or contract work as leverage Author: Lynne Curry Updated: 15 hours ago Published 15 hours ago Companies must create a workplace free of sexual harassment. But what about when the harasser is a senior manager at your company’s key client? (Thinkstock)

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• Rides with 4 Iditarod mushers off the market as auction swings into ...

  

  Iditarod Rides with 4 Iditarod mushers off the market as auction swings into action Author: Tegan Hanlon Updated: 3 hours ago Published 4 hours ago Musher DeeDee Jonrowe and Idita-Rider Beverley Nelms make a turn near Goose Lake during the ceremonial start of the 2014 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on March 1, 2014 in Anchorage. (Loren Holmes / ADN file)

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• Red Cross of Alaska offers free smoke alarms, installation to those in ...

  

  Red Cross of Alaska offers free smoke alarms, installation to those in need By KTVA CBS 11 News 4:11 PM December 27, 2016 ANCHORAGE – The American Red Cross of Alaska is offering free smoke alarms to Alaskans who cannot afford to purchase one or are physically unable to install them in their homes. “More lives are lost to home fires than to all major disasters,” the Anchorage Office of Emergency Management (OEM) said in a statement about the event. The Red Cross of Alaska says many fam..

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