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OPINION: When humanity failed on a Midtown sidewalk
A few days ago, while turning at a busy intersection in Midtown, I saw a man dousing a woman with a garden hose while she lay unconscious on the sidewalk. My brain began to twist and I felt my face get hot. I gripped the wheel. I had to do something.
Man gets 226-year prison sentences for killing 2 Alaska Native women. He filmed the torture of one
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A man who killed two Alaska Native women and was heard while videotaping the torture death of one say that in his movies “everybody always dies” was sentenced Friday to 226 years in prison. Brian Steven Smith received 99-year sentences each for the...
Friday: Twins top South, fall to Service
The American Legion Post 20 Twins split a doubleheader in Anchorage on Friday, beating South 3-0 in eight innings before losing to Service 10-0 in six innings. The Twins are now 7-4 in the league and 14-9 overall. Service is 11-0 and 19-5, while South is 6-6 and 10-12. Post 20 is in fifth place in the league. The Twins stay on the road to play Palmer at 12:30 p.m. Saturday.
Brian Smith sentenced to 226 years for killings of two Alaska Native women
Brian Smith, convicted in February of killing two Alaska Native women, was sentenced to 226 years in prison Friday. In an Anchorage courtroom packed with family members, advocates and members of the media, Superior Court Judge Kevin Saxby handed down the sentence, which ensures that Smith will spend the rest of his life in prison for the deaths of Veronica Abouchuk in 2018 and Kathleen Jo Henry in 2019.
‘Teaming With Microbes’ podcast: The Alaska cottonwood conundrum
Welcome to our weekly podcast with longtime Anchorage Daily News garden writer and author Jeff Lowenfels and co-host Jonathan White. It’s a companion to Jeff’s weekly ADN gardening columns and his popular series of books. This week, Jeff and Jonathan are dealing with the vast amounts of cottonwood...
Gusty winds expected throughout Southcentral Alaska
Some areas of Anchorage could see wind gusts up to 65 mph on Friday before rain moves into the region for the weekend, meteorologists said. Southeasterly winds were expected to increase across the Anchorage Bowl starting around 2 p.m. with the strongest gusts between 4 and 10 p.m., according to a special weather statement issued by the National Weather Service.
Palmer’s popular Friday Fling is back with changes made to improve traffic safety
Palmer’s Friday Fling was on again Friday, July 12, after a temporary pause due to traffic safety concerns. The popular event, the first coming in 2002, brings vendors and the public into downtown Palmer on summer Fridays for a farmers’ market featuring locally-grown foods and hand-made crafts, food from the community’s mobile chefs and music.
Joe Engle, last of the X-15 test pilots who touched space, dies at 91
Joe Engle, the last surviving member of the test pilots who skimmed the edge of space on the X-15 rocket plane in the 1960s and who later orbited the Earth on space-shuttle missions, died July 10 at his home in Houston. He was 91. A statement by his wife, Jeanie...
AK Anchorage AK Zone Forecast
Anchorage- Including the cities of Anchorage, Eagle River, Indian,. .REST OF TONIGHT...Rain likely. Lows in the mid 40s to lower 50s. Southeast wind 15 mph except southeast 15 to 30 mph along. Turnagain Arm and higher elevations. .MONDAY...Scattered rain showers in the morning, then numerous. rain showers in the afternoon....
Goals for new Alaska crime law range from harsher penalties for drug dealers to reducing recidivism
Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Thursday signed into law a bill originally aimed at curbing the meteoric rise in opioid overdoses in the state, but which turned into comprehensive crime legislation that Alaska lawmakers approved in the final hours of the legislative session. A bill-signing ceremony was held at the Department...
Anchorage Daily News' print reduction reflects industry changes
News-Miner opinion: The Anchorage Daily News (ADN) recently announced a significant change: it will reduce its print edition to just two days per week starting Monday. The shift marks a pivotal moment not only for the ADN but also for Anchorage as well as Alaska. While the decision aligns with industry trends, it raises concerns about the future of local journalism and its role in maintaining an informed populace.
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