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Dinosaurs roam again and they are coming to the Sullivan Arena
Life has found a way, and it's found itself all the way to Anchorage at the Sullivan Arena. So I decided to check things out. Welcome to Jurassic Empire, a fun interactive event for the family. Well, it's been a while since dinosaurs last from the Earth, so this event hopes to bring a little bit of the past to the present. It's all run by Chris Songer and his family.
Alaska AG’s office: Body camera footage should not be released until investigations are complete
Following nine Alaska law enforcement-involved shootings this year — including five involving Anchorage Police Department officers since May — one of the state’s top criminal prosecutors reiterated the state’s position body camera footage should not be publicly released until investigations are complete.
Knowing ‘fluid’ nature of axial spondyloarthritis critical to preventing serious outcomes
ORLANDO, Fla. — Understanding the nuances of spondyloarthropathy diagnostic criteria can help prevent “debilitating” consequences, according to a presenter at the 2024 Rheumatology Nurses Society annual conference. “Chronic back pain is huge — we all deal with it,” J. Nicholas Manwaring, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, a nurse practitioner...
Man who filmed deadly torture learns fate in killings of Alaska women
A man who killed two Alaska Native women and was heard in a video of the torture death of one of them saying 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 deaths of Kathleen Henry, 30, and Veronica Abouchuk, who was 52 when her family reported her missing in February 2019, seven months after they last saw her."Both were treated about as horribly as a person can be treated," Alaska Superior Court Judge Kevin Saxby said when imposing the sentence."It's the stuff of nightmares," Saxby...
Officer-involved shootings require due process, cautions Alaska deputy attorney general
Alaska Deputy Attorney General John Skidmore said releasing footage from officers’ body-worn cameras after use-of-deadly-force situations is a matter involving both transparency and due process. Skidmore’s press conference came as the Anchorage Assembly majority is ramping up demands for the release of video in recent officer-involved shooting incidences, particularly...
Alaska officials say they’re working to speed up investigations of police shootings
State officials say they’re working to improve the speed of their investigations into police shootings — as public pressure mounts for the release of body camera footage of the incidents. So far this year, officers have shot nine people during responses, killing six of them. Five of those...
An expansion underway at the Alaska Native Heritage Center includes a new healing garden and a subsistence kitchen
The Alaska Native Heritage Center in Anchorage finished up the final touches of a major renovation on Tuesday. The center now has four new exhibits, and a remodeled main building adorned with sealskin lamps, a mural modeled after porcupine quills and a custom carpet by an Alaska Native artist. “We...
Letter: Homeless incident
The scene described by Pat Gault in his recent commentary — a person from a local business deliberately soaking an unconscious woman on the sidewalk with water — meets the legal definition of assault. In addition, as Gault pointed out, it exposed the woman to possible hypothermia. The...
Letter: Unhappy with print changes
I’ve been a subscriber to ADN, with a few breaks over the years, since around 1992, through various owners, publishers and what not. I extremely dislike the e-edition. At least the website is easier to read and navigate. With the e-edition, one has to click on a section, navigate...
5 things to do in the Anchorage area this weekend
Noon-6 p.m. Friday/Saturday; Pyrah’s Pioneer Peak Farm, 4350 Bodenburg Loop in Palmer. Formerly known as the Strawberry Festival, this event has ag-themed rides and games, mini golf, a jump pad, a scavenger hunt, cow train and hayrides, pedal tractors, the maze, contests and prizes. Tickets are $10. Rock’n the...
Letter: Reducing climate change
Sunlight is booming as a new source of power. Combined with batteries to make it a consistent all-day source, sunlight has the potential to replace the use of fossil fuels (CO2) that trap heat in the atmosphere and cause climate change. This change is happening on a scale that could...
Anchorage police arrest new suspect in 2022 homicide after prosecutors say wrong man charged
Anchorage police arrested a 20-year-old man last week on murder charges linked to a 2022 killing after state prosecutors said they arrested the wrong man based on false testimony from two witnesses. Two women, one of them the new suspect’s girlfriend, framed a relative for the shooting after he was...
Letter: Campbell Creek birch harvest
Between Milepost 3 and 3.5 on the Campbell Creek bike trail, someone has stripped three-foot sections of bark from approximately 30 birch trees within clear view of the trail. There may be more. I would like to know 1) who did this; 2) on whose authority (the trail is maintained...
Thursday: Bad 1st inning costs Oilers vs. Bucs
The Peninsula Oilers lost 3-2 to the Anchorage Bucs on Thursday in Alaska Baseball League play at Mulcahy Stadium in Anchorage. The Oilers started an eight-game, seven-day road trip by falling to 4-5 in the season series against the Bucs. The Bucs lead the league at 18-9, while the Oilers...
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