1 hurt in shooting at South Anchorage party
Crime & Courts 1 hurt in shooting at South Anchorage party Author: Chris Klint Updated: 6 hours ago Published 20 hours ago Police were investigating an injury shooting at a home on Tammy Avenue in South Anchorage early on Tuesday. (Chris Klint / Alaska Dispatch News)>> view originalBecca's Closet returns to Anchorage
Prom is a rite of passage for high school students, but it comes with a price tag—some that many girls can’t afford when it comes to buying a prom dress. The Alaska Chapter of Becca’s Closet distributes formal dresses at no cost, to help alleviate some of the expenses associated with prom. The nonprofit offers hundreds to choose from, in all colors and sizes.Dresses are generously donated year-round, many even brand new or never worn. The racks have filled over its five years of operation, an..>> view originalSitka teens who rescued Anchorage residents from fire get national ...
Estimated read time 1m 20s Sitka teens who rescued Anchorage residents from fire get national honor By KTVA / AP 10:57 AM March 14, 2017 SITKA – The apartment building the Sitka High School basketball team helped residents escape Courtesy of Gerald Tyson The apartment building the Sitka High School basketball team helped residents escape Eric Ruble/KTVA 11 A national group has honored a group of Sitka High School basketball players who last year helped pull residents from..>> view originalAlaska residents warned to give grumpy moose their space
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska wildlife officials warned people to keep their distance from grumpy moose after two close calls this past weekend.One of the animals walked up behind a woman tending chickens in the city of Homer on Sunday and started eating chicken food from a bucket she carried. When she turned, the startled moose kicked her."It pulled its nose out of the bucket, looked at her, reared back and kicked her right in the noggin'," said Jason Herreman, assistant area biologist for..>> view originalFourth dog associated with Iditarod dies
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) –Â A fourth dog associated with this year’s Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race has died. Race marshal Mark Nordman says in a release that a 4-year-old male named Flash collapsed and died while it was running with Kotzebue musher Katherine Keith’s team about 10 miles outside the checkpoint in Koyuk. Three other dogs have also died since the race started March 6 in Fairbanks, including one on a team belonging to Keith’s partner, former champion John Baker of Kotzebue. The dog had..>> view originalStudy Suggests Prevention Strategies Can Curb Domestic And ...
Over a hundred people gathered in Anchorage recently to talk about ways to prevent domestic violence and sexual assault. Listen to the full story on the 2017 Prevention Summit. It was the fourth biennial Prevention Summit, and everyone there was determined to knock Alaska out of its position as the state with the highest rates of domestic violence and sexual assault. “Prevention is the answer to community transformation, but we also have to recognize that this is decades of work that ..>> view originalFort Wainwright soldier charged with murder in deadly Fairbanks ...
Fort Wainwright soldier Tevyn Alonza Davis, 22, is charged with second-degree murder in the case, court records show. Joshua Jermaine Haynes, 28, and Gabrielle Patrice Haynes, 32, were arrested on weapons misconduct charges.>> view originalFamilies of slain firefighters, police will benefit from a new bill ...
The families of police and firefighters killed in the line of duty will be able to keep their health insurance under a bill approved 40-0 by the Alaska House on Monday. “Police are the exoderm of society. They are the outward skin that protects all of us,” said Rep. Chuck Kopp, R-Anchorage, speaking before the vote. House Bill 23, created by Rep. Andy Josephson, D-Anchorage, now advances to the Senate for consideration. If approved and signed into law by Gov. Bill Walker, HB 23 would create a s..>> view originalFuture of law enforcement coverage on Seward Highway uncertain
ANCHORAGE – Budget cuts to Alaska State Troopers are creating a big question for Alaskans: Who will patrol the Seward Highway from McHugh Creek to mile 75 this summer? Col. Jim Cockrell, the director of Alaska State Troopers, says on May 1, they won’t be providing any regular patrols on the 36-mile stretch of one of Alaska’s deadliest roadways. The Municipality of Anchorage says the Anchorage Police Department won’t be doing it either, which raises even bigger questions: What happens when ther..>> view originalClimate bill faces tough sledding in Alaska legislature
Rep. Geran Tarr and Rep. Andy Josephson, Anchorage Democrats and co-chairs of the House Resources committee hear testimony from oil and gas industry representatives on Wednesday Feb. 1, 2017 in Juneau, Alaska. (Photo by Rashah McChesney/Alaska’s Energy Desk) Two Anchorage Democrats have introduced a bill to create a statewide commission on climate change. But even its authors doubt the bill has much of a chance, at least this session. Still, they argue it’s a step in the right direction. Listen..>> view original
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