Big triathlon had a small start
May 21Three decades ago, the Gold Nugget Triathlon got its start at Tryon and Marianne Wieland's Sand Lake home. "The transition area was our driveway," recalled Jennifer, one of the Wieland…Click to Continue » »
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Spray-paint vandals target south-side homes, vehicles
Apr 27Anchorage police say vandals spray-painted profanity, racial slurs and smiley faces on a dozen homes, a school, vehicles and signs overnight and early this morning in a South Anchorage subdivision.Click to Continue » »
Stiff fines away those missing Tuesday studded tire deadline
Apr 27Within the Municipality of Anchorage, violators face $30 fine per tire, which adds up to $120 for a regular vehicle. Under state law, those driving with studded tires after the…Click to Continue » »
Assembly funds legal firm to defend city in Rollins suits
Apr 27The Anchorage Assembly on Tuesday approved $100,000 for an outside law firm to defend the city against civil lawsuits relating to the case of former Anchorage police officer Anthony Rollins.Click to Continue » »
Comparing Alaska crime rates to cities in the Lower 48
Apr 27Anchorage averaged more than 770 violent crimes a year between 2000 and 2010, slightly less than Fairbanks. Our chart compares Alaska's biggest cities to similar Lower 48 cities.Click to Continue » »
Jury acquits soldier in Russian roulette death of his friend
Apr 27An Anchorage jury acquitted an Army soldier on Thursday of manslaughter and homicide charges in the death of a friend during a drunken game of Russian roulette.Click to Continue » »
Anchorage takes in less money in cigarette taxes
Apr 26Anchorage took in $1.6 million less than projected in tobacco taxes last year. But that doesn't mean there are fewer smokers in the city.Click to Continue » »
Garage owner recounts fatal Anchorage shooting
Apr 26A week after an armed robber shot and killed one worker and wounded another at R&R Garage, on Fireweed Lane, bouquets from sympathetic customers and neighbors lined the garage's front…Click to Continue » »
More than half of precincts ran short of election ballots
Apr 26Though a review by the Anchorage Election Commission found that more than half of city precincts ran short on ballots in the April 3 elections, the commission is not recommending…Click to Continue » »
Man on probation phones in bomb threats to avoid urinalysis
Apr 25An Anchorage jury today convicted a man who was on probation for a drug charge of calling in fake bomb threats to a downtown probation office in order avoid a…Click to Continue » »
Helicopter rescues hikers less than a mile from their vehicle
Apr 25A state helicopter rescued two Anchorage men earlier this month near McHugh Creek and flew them to their vehicle less than a mile away, troopers reported Tuesday.Click to Continue » »
Man faces charges of sexual assault
Apr 24Anchorage Police Department detectives Sunday arrested a man accused of sexually assaulting a woman at his Anchorage home.Click to Continue » »
Nugent set for court date on hunting charge
Apr 23Rocker Ted Nugent is scheduled for a Tuesday court hearing in Anchorage and expected to plead guilty to transporting a black bear he illegally killed.Click to Continue » »
Large crowd attends memorial for teen kidnap-murder victim
Apr 23A large crowd gathered Sunday at a memorial service for Samantha Koenig, the 18-year-old barista who was kidnapped from an Anchorage coffee shack and murdered.Click to Continue » »
Woman killed after jumping from van, police say
Apr 22A 29-year-old Anchorage woman was killed early Sunday when she jumped out of a van still in motion, police said.Click to Continue » »
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