Saturday, September 30, 2017

Anchorage Assembly raises property taxes, updates 2017 budget and other top stories.

  • Anchorage Assembly raises property taxes, updates 2017 budget

    Anchorage Assembly raises property taxes, updates 2017 budget
    There's little along those lines this year, except for $300,000 to study the possible creation of a stormwater utility in Anchorage. City officials say the proposed utility could help solve problems with aging, clogged drains that lead to water pooling on city streets and roadways.   
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  • LA man gets 10 years for string of robberies in Anchorage

    LA man gets 10 years for string of robberies in Anchorage
    In the majority of the robberies, the suspect was wearing a baseball cap with a marijuana leaf and "distinctive shoes," and he used a silver revolver to threaten his victims, according to the charges.
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  • Pet supply giveaway helps Anchorage families in need

    Pet supply giveaway helps Anchorage families in need
    ANCHORAGE (KTUU) - In a couple of kennel stalls, at Anchorage Animal Care and Control, there are stacks of pet supplies, including bags of food, portable kennels, collars, leashes and toys. It's all going to be given away free of charge, Wednesday evening. "Throughout the month, we get a lot of donated items, from people, that are very much appreciated," said Laura Atwood, the public relations coordinator for the agency. "So we go through those items. We use what we can here, at the shelter. Wh..
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  • Something for everyone in Anchorage Concert Association's ...

    Something for everyone in Anchorage Concert Association's ...
    Something for everyone in Anchorage Concert Association’s upcoming season By Daybreak Staff 12:00 PM April 25, 2017 From “Roger & Hammerstein’s Cinderella” to “One Man Star Wars,” the Anchorage Concert Association’s 2017 to 2018 season has a little bit of everything. Kicking off the season is Grammy Award-winning artist Melissa Etheridge in September. Later that month is “Straight No Chaser,” an a capella group. In October, there’s “Scott Bradlee’s Post Modern Jukebox,” which re-imagin..
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  • After less than 2 years on the job, Anchorage police chief ...

    After less than 2 years on the job, Anchorage police chief ...
    Alaska News After less than 2 years on the job, Anchorage police chief announces retirement Author: Devin Kelly Updated: 19 hours ago Published 1 day ago Chief Chris Tolley announces his upcoming retirement while flanked by Mayor Ethan Berkowitz, right, and his successor Capt. Justin Doll on Monday afternoon at Anchorage Police Department headquarters. Tolley will retire June 30. (Erik Hill / Alaska Dispatch News)
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  • LifeMed EMT charged with distribution of child porn

    LifeMed EMT charged with distribution of child porn
    An Anchorage man, who works as a LifeMed EMT, is accused of distributing child pornography. According to court documents, Anchorage Police were able to download eight video files containing child pornography during an undercover online investigation in November of 2016. In a criminal complaint, APD Officer Torres writes he was able to connect the IP address with user Jonathan Shrack, 26. While serving a search warrant at Shrack’s residence on December 22, Torres writes he finally made contact ..
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  • Anchorage Concert Association announces upcoming season

    Anchorage Concert Association announces upcoming season
    The Anchorage Concert Association, the state’s largest arts and entertainment presenter, is bringing cult classics, YouTube sensations, a cappella masters and crowd favorites to Alaska for its 2017/2018 season.Rock star Melissa Etheridge and her band will open the season Thursdayand Friday, Sept. 14-15, 2017, in the Atwood Concert Hall.Among the returning favorites are Pink Martini, The Capitol Steps, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, The Moth, Cantus, and Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox. Other highl..
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  • The Chains of “anchorage” to the U.S.A.

    The Chains of “anchorage” to the U.S.A.
    In the newspapers and on the TV news, there is barely any coverage on the meeting between Trump and Gentiloni. Yet this was an event that was anything but formal. For Gentiloni, the challenge was to dispel the doubts on the attitude of his government to the new US President. Such doubts were the legacy of the Renzi government (in which Gentiloni was the Minister of Foreign Affairs). For the Renzi government had not sought to disguise that it was supporting Obama and Clinton against Trump in..
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  • Anchorage police chief announces departure and his replacement

    Anchorage police chief announces departure and his replacement
    Anchorage Police Chief Chris Tolley announces his departure at a news conference ahead of the news that police Capt. Justin Doll will take over as chief in a ...
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  • Weed on a plane: How Alaska marijuana businesses carry pounds ...

    Weed on a plane: How Alaska marijuana businesses carry pounds ...
    Alaska Marijuana News Weed on a plane: How Alaska marijuana businesses carry pounds of pot on board, with police blessing 2,500 prerolled joints in a bag with odor control bags for an Anchorage to Sitka flight. (Michelle Cleaver / Weed Dudes)
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