Anchorage News Archives

Federal inspectors gave the Anchorage Veterans Administration regional office a poor review for its handling of disability claims - a 29 percent error rate.

A Fairbanks woman was arrested on felony assault charges early Thursday for allegedly stabbing her neighbor in the arm while burglarizing the neighbor's apartment near Fox.

Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell has named new district judges for Anchorage and Palmer.

The University of Alaska doesn't favor Fairbanks over its other campuses, and suggestions that the Board of Regents is biased toward UAF are an insult, the university system's president said.

A lone young man has struck three young schoolgirls with his vehicle in early morning darkness over the past two weeks near East Anchorage elementary schools, and police and school authorities are calling the incidents abduction attempts.

A plan to create a permanent home for homeless alcoholics in an Anchorage neighborhood is attracting strong opinions - both for and against.

Submitted by Billy Hackett on Fri, 01/29/2010 - 08:30. The Anchorage police officer ambushed while sitting in his cruiser earlier this month says he's making progress but is still in extreme pain.

Anchorage Police responded to the report of an attempted abduction this morning in the area of Fireoved and Chena Avenue.

A new survey of 213 business and organizational leaders in Anchorage shows they feel somewhat more confident about the local economy and their own operations, compared to last year's findings.

Aircraft from the 517th and 249th Airlift Squadrons and active-duty Air Force and Alaska Air National Guard members are in Haiti supporting Haitian relief efforts.

Anchorage resident Sheina Hurn contacted Anchorage Police Department on January 21, 2010 when she found an abandoned package in the hallway of her Muldoon area apartment building.

Alaskans who tune in to see the Miss America pageant this Saturday will see a young woman from Anchorage who's stint on the stage came as a surprise, even to herself.

State Education Commissioner Larry LeDoux defended the governor's merit-based scholarship plan Wednesday, saying the money should aim to improve all students' attitudes toward learning, regardless of their economic class.

As the Alaska legislature gets underway, two fish bills held over from last year are poised to pass early in the session.

New state population estimates show Juneau added 256 residents in the past year, but that still leaves the state's capital and third-largest city down slightly from the last census in 2000.

A 28-year-old Anchorage man involved in a fatal crash was scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday on murder and assault charges.

Christopher Constant supports creating a dog park at Earl and Muriel King Park, located along A Street between 11th and 13th avenues downtown.

Alaska State Troopers say a man who shot at a woman with a large-caliber rifle during a domestic dispute missed her but hit her vehicle.

He's the former deputy chief of the department who left in 2003 to become security director for the Anchorage School District.

State police spokeswoman Megan Peters says the wreckage of the ACE Air Beechcraft 1900C was found off Sand Point Sunday and divers were able to identify the bodies of Ameer Ali and Emily Lewis.

Kevin Fryslie, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for the State of Alaska, advised that at approximately 4:05pm on Saturday, January 23, 2010, the Credit Union 1 branch located at 8935 Old Seward Highway, Anchorage, Alaska was robbed by an unidentified mixed race white and Alaska Native or Hispanic male adult.

ANCHORAGE a ' University of Alaska Anchorage Chancellor Fran Ulmer said she will retire in 2011.

'I WANT INDEPENDENCE': Consultant had sought to change the constitution. Published: January 22nd, 2010 11:05 PM Last Modified: January 22nd, 2010 11:05 PM The Alaska Supreme Court has rejected an Anchorage man's effort to change the Alaska Constitution so that he could call a vote for secession from the United States.

The Anchorage Daily News reports 31-year-old Edward Jamal Mason pleaded guilty Friday to four counts of distributing a controlled substance.

Sarah Palin's oldest daughter, Bristol, is seeking child support from the young man who fathered her 1-year-old son.

Each week, KAKM gathers commentators for a review of the weeka s news, politics and public affairs in Anchorage and Alaska.

DEGREE MURDER: Renter's feelings for other man's wife were motive. Anchorage Daily News Published: January 22nd, 2010 03:16 AM Last Modified: January 22nd, 2010 03:17 AM A 61-year-old man who shot his landlord because of a "bizarre fixation" on his wife has been convicted of first-degree murder, according to the district attorney.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The U.S. Census Bureau chief is heading to Alaska to formally launch the nation's 2010 count in a remote Inupiat Eskimo village, where residents are planning a huge reception of traditional dancing and a feast of caribou, moose and other subsistence foods.

Thursday, January 21, 2010 at 11:08 a.m. / AP Graphic shows path of the Arctic Northwest Passage ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Global warming has melted so much Arctic ice that a telecommunication group is moving forward with a project that was unthinkable just a few years ago: laying underwater fiber optic cable between Tokyo and London by way of the ...

Submitted by Billy Hackett on Wed, 01/20/2010 - 07:08. Anchorage police have arrested a state probation officer on bribery and misconduct charges.

Link: KTUU For now at least, there will be no more school field trips to the Oscar Anderson House in downtown's Elderberry Park.

The reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the shooter of Anchorage police officer Jason Allen this month has been raised to $25,000, and detectives said they have obtained several videos taken that night.

A 53-year-old Alaska State probation officer has been arrested on charges that he traded a promise of clean drug tests for cash and sex from a female probationer.

A homeless man who held up an Anchorage bank to get thrown in jail had his wish granted.

A state probation officer was arrested Tuesday on allegations that he lied on a probationer's drug testing paperwork in exchange for sex and cash, according to Anchorage police.

Anchorage firefighters quashed a fire that broke out about 2 p.m. today in a Mountain View four-plex. No one was injured in the fire at 4401 Thompson Ave., at the intersection of North Bunn Street.

A quiet finish to the work week John Langland 01/15/2010 - After some new snow yesterday we had a quiet finish to the work week with mostly cloudy skies and highs in the mid 20s More Commented Stories Politics Obama lonely in office, People Mag says Barack and Michelle Obama open up in intimate interview, reveal that Sasha and Malia now feel at ...

Entrepreneurial & Small Business Development Strategies Training Course http://www.iedconline.org/?p=Training_ESBDS_AK This class is conducted in partnership with The University of Alaska Center for Economic Development .

An Exxon tanker that lost power Sunday while leaving Alaska's Prince William Sound is under way again.

On an icy winter day when the sun barely rose higher than the peaks of the Chugach Mountains, one store in a sleepy strip mall near the airport was abuzz with activity.

New court documents filed in the Mindy Schloss murder investigation in Anchorage say a witness heard a woman's screams and the hair of accused killer Joshua Wade was found at her home.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska After a three day suicide prevention summit wrapped up January 13, organizers feel they are now closer to connecting the dots to take better action in the future.

In this April 9, 1989 file photo, crude oil from the tanker Exxon Valdez, top, swirls on the surface of Alaska's Prince William Sound near Naked Island.

Three Alaska television stations -- including Anchorage's KIMO Channel 13 -- have been sold, according to a Web site that specializes in the broadcast industry.

Most state lawmakers will be making a short flight to the capital this weekend to gavel in the legislative session on Tuesday.

Manuel Brown, night manager at Alaska Backpackers Inn, chats with guest Amber Wagner at the front desk of the hostel, which attracts travelers from all over the world in all seasons Photo/Margaret Bauman/AJOC On a cold January evening in downtown Anchorage, night manager Manuel Brown has just finished checking in a new guest at the Alaska ...

Alaskan dairy farmers look to uncertain future Only four "Grade A" dairy farmers still exist in Southcentral Alaska, down from over 50 in the 1960s.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Commerce Secretary Gary Locke has declared a fishery disaster because of low Chinook salmon returns along Alaska's Yukon River.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Two Alaska native villages near the world's largest zinc mine are challenging the water discharge permit granted the mine's Canadian operators, calling it "a licence to pollute." The villages of Kivalina and Point Hope said Friday the permit granted to Teck Alaska, a subsidiary of Canadian mining giant Teck Resources Ltd.

In a year when the economy struggled to recover, business boomed for Total Reclaim, a computer and electronics recycling firm now carrying its mantra on the merits of recycling all over the state of Alaska.

The Anchorage Police officer who was injured in the shooting on January 9th is 47 year old Patrol Officer Jason Allen, an 8 year veteran of Anchorage Police Department.

Police are investigating the death of a man after a woman reported finding his body on the kitchen floor of their South Anchorage home.

The Municipality of Anchorage Department of Health and Human Services is offering free H1N1 public clinic dates 5-9 p.m. Tuesday at Central Middle School and 5-9 p.m. Jan.

The Environmental Protection Agency has served search warrants on Chevron Corp. properties in Alaska, investigating air emission compliance.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Alaska Native corporations and a multinational company are planning to build a fiber optic cable from Tokyo to London through the Arctic Ocean.

Two men accused of involvement in an incident when someone allegedly entered a Soldotna family's home, set a Teddy bear on fire and stole several items from the home, were arraigned on felony charges this week.

The U.S. Department of Defense announced that a soldier assigned to Fort Richardson has been killed in Afghanistan.

Eds: APNewsNow. Moving on general news and financial services. ANCHORAGE, Alaska An estimated 142,800 gallons of diesel fuel spilled from a storage tank on an island in Alaska's remote Aleutian chain.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska a ' Three environmental groups are trying to stop a timber sale of old-growth trees in the countrya TMs largest national forest.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Sarah Palin will become a commentator on Fox News. The network said Monday that the former Alaska governor and 2008 Republican vice presidential candidate will offer political commentary and analysis after signing a multiyear contract.

Christopher Erin Rogers Jr. apologized at Monday's sentencing in a Palmer court.

Derek Hseih, president of the Anchorage Police Department Employees Association, speaks at a press conference Jan.

On a bitterly cold morning in Anchorage, Alaska, the Hurricane Hunters lift off to scout a weather track that may bring snow to the Northeast or flooding rains in California in the next five days.

The director of the Missile Defense Agency is in Alaska to inspect facilities, including the ground-based interceptor system at Fort Greely.

In this Sept. 3, 2008 file photo, Republican vice presidential candidate, Alaska Gov.

A formal partnership among Alaska's three largest public broadcasting stations could be moving forward, with administrators meeting on Monday in Anchorage to discuss consolidation plans.

An Anchorage Police officer was shot early this morning and sustained life-threatening injuries.

Jason Allen, 47, was identified as the officer shot this morning in Fairview. Police officer shot, wounded; suspects unidentified Anchorage police officer shot multiple times in Fairview while sitting in patrol car early Saturday morning.

The Navy plans to conduct live-fire exercises in the Gulf of Alaska over the next few years, bringing in an aircraft carrier and other ships in a strike group.

Mostly minor injuries in Calif. quake...Anchorage police officer ambushed FRESNO, Calif Officials say the injuries after a magnitude-6.5 earthquake off the coast of Northern California are mostly bumps and bruises.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - An Anchorage police officer was shot several times as he sat in his parked patrol car early Saturday in an apparent drive-by shooting, a police spokesman said.

The Municipality of Anchorage has hired attorney William Stelle of law firm K&L Gates LLP to coordinate the municipality's response to the National Marine Fisheries Service designation of critical habitat for the Cook Inlet beluga whale, the beluga whale sub-species that NMFS listed in 2008 as endan....

The U.S. attorney's office says 45-year-old Clyde Thomas Beard, formerly of Anchorage, used his skill as a CPA to cover up charging his corporate credit card for computers, travel, a diamond ring, TV, Seahawks merchandise and to pay his cable bills.

Fifteen percent of juveniles report being sexually victimized while held at Alaska's biggest lockup for juvenile offenders - 3 percentage points higher than the national rate at similar facilities.

I am happy to say that, while there are many variables in forecasting weather, most of the time, we get it just about right.

Two Alaska teachers were honored today at the White House for their innovative math and science instruction.

The pending federal designation of critical habitat for Cook Inlet's beluga whales has Matanuska-Susitna Borough Mayor Talis Colberg concerned.

Court documents show an Anchorage bookkeeper has agreed to plead guilty to a federal charge of theft from a health care benefit program.

An Airman assigned to Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, was found dead in Fairbanks, Alaska on Jan.

CBS 11's Andrea Gusty sits down with accused murder Joshua Wade for a prison interview about a constitutional issue that he says should lead to his case being thrown out.

The Anchorage School Board extended Superintendent Carol Comeau's contract by another year, through 2012.

Wednesday, January 6, 2010 at 12:37 a.m. ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Alaskans tuning in to their radios and TVs Wednesday morning will witness the first national emergency exercise of its kind.

Police say 89-year-old Sven Persson of Anchorage was taken to a hospital after Tuesday's collision at Lois Drive and Tudor Road.

A motel could become a home for about 50 chronic street alcoholics. The Anchorage division of RuralCap is negotiating to buy a Red Roof Inn at Fifth Avenue and Karluk Street.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Kikkan Randall won the 10-kilometer freestyle race Monday, her second title at the 2010 U.S. Cross Country Ski Championships Randall, who won the freestyle sprints Saturday, has 12th national titles.

A man was stabbed multiple times after he was reportedly beaten in Fairview early this morning, according to Anchorage police.

Law enforcement agencies made the biggest meth seizure in state history today, seizing 23 pounds of Mexican meth and arresting four people accused of trafficking it into the state by shipping it in a pickup truck.

With the latest terrorist incident over U.S. skies, air travelers are more on edge than usual and security lines are even longer.

Anchorage saw 17 homicides in 2009, according to police numbers. They included two murder-suicides, a man allegedly gunned down over a $100,000 necklace, people who were killed over drugs and a case in which a paroled murderer allegedly killed a woman who lived across the street.

James Dommek Jr., who has toured the U.S. as the drummer for the Anchorage band The Whipsaws, will play selections from his debut solo album "Sometimes Always Never" on Jan.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Redoubt volcano's exterior appears to be unchanged, despite a swarm of earthquakes at the peak earlier this week, scientists with the Alaska Volcano Observatory say.

UNCLEAR: Officials not sure how "wet" the residents want community to be these days.

The Federal Subsistence Board will meet Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2009 starting at 8:30 a.m. at the Coast International Inn, 3450 Aviation Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska.

The list of cities considering Mesa Police Assistant Chief Mike Denney to head their police departments shrank by one more, as Anchorage, Alaska officials selected a local as their next chief.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The state will reduce the size of Alaska Permanent Fund dividend applications and change the schedule for distributing dividends.

Attorney William Stelle of Seattle managed the endangered species listings of salmon from California to Canada.

An Anchorage man who reported his wife missing on Sunday found her this afternoon, dead, laying in the snow next to her church.