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Dive team finds bodies of 2 men dead inside plane found upside down in Alaska lake
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The bodies of two men have been recovered from a plane that was found face down in a lake, Alaska State Troopers said Saturday. Troopers were notified late Friday of the upside-down aircraft in Six Mile Lake near the Athabascan community of Nondalton,...
Security footage appears to show that Alaska man did not raise gun before being killed by police
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Security footage posted online raises questions about the Anchorage Police Department’s account of what happened when officers fatally shot a man armed with a long gun earlier this week. In a statement Monday, Anchorage police said four officers who...
Man shot and killed after raising a gun at four Anchorage officers, police chief says
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Anchorage police officers responding to a disturbance call shot and killed a man early Monday after he pointed a gun at them, police chief Bianca Cross said. “Four officers discharged their weapons, striking the adult male once in the upper body, at least...
Iditarod says new burled arch will be in place for '25 race after current finish line arch collapses
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — There will be a new burled arch over the finish line to welcome mushers in next year’s Iditarod, a race official said days after the current arch crumbled into a wood pile. That arch, which has been used since the 2000 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race,...
These cities raised taxes — for child care. Parents say the free day care 'changed my life'
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Last summer, Derrika Richard felt stuck. She didn’t have enough money to afford child care for her three youngest children, ages 1, 2 and 3. Yet the demands of caring for them on a daily basis made it impossible for Richard, a hairstylist, to work. One child care assistance...
Iconic arch that served as Iditarod finish line collapses in Alaska. Wood rot is likely the culprit
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The famed burled arch finish line for the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race has collapsed into a wood pile in Alaska, officials said. Nome Mayor John Handeland told Anchorage television station KTUU that wood rot was the likely cause. He found out about the...
Body of climber recovered after 1,000-foot fatal fall on Alaska peak
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A helicopter crew recovered on Saturday the body of a climber who died after falling about 1,000 feet (300 meters) while on a steep, technical route in Alaska’s Denali National Park and Preserve, park officials said in a statement. Robbi Mecus, 52, of...
Northrim: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Northrim BanCorp Inc. (NRIM) on Wednesday reported net income of $8.2 million in its first quarter. The Anchorage, Alaska-based bank said it had earnings of $1.48 per share. The holding company for Northrim Bank...
Alaska State Troopers say a Douglas DC-4 airplane has crashed into a river near Fairbanks; not clear how many on board
Alaska judge finds correspondence school reimbursements unconstitutional
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Reimbursements made to parents for education-related expenses for students in Alaska correspondence schools are unconstitutional, a state court judge has ruled, adding a new twist to a debate over education that lawmakers say may not be quickly resolved. ...