Alaska News October 25, 2018

October 25, 2018 Deborah

By Manny Creech: Man arrested for hitting girlfriend in the head with a hammer

By Leroy Polk: 1 arrested, 1 killed after car crashed, sank into Anchorage’s Lake Hood
The incident began early Saturday morning after 1 a.m. Maintenance personnel heard a car revving its engine on a runway near Lake Hood, followed by a splash as the car drive into the lake.

By Daniel Kirby: Federal judge dismisses Fairbanks Four civil rights lawsuit

By Angela Krenzien: Alaska syphilis outbreak is worst in 4 decades, says DHSS

By Derek Minemyer: The cost of keeping the Anchorage Landfill in operation

New Apartments in East Anchorage Cook Inlet Housing Authority unveils its newest apartment buildings in East Anchorage.

By Liz Raines: State establishes new review for insurance denials

By Dave Goldman: As the Seawolves’ newest recruit, UAA welcomes James’ gang

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Alaska News October 24, 2018

October 24, 2018 Deborah

By Leroy Polk: Anchorage police called to argument at Mush Inn; hours later, that argument turned into a stabbing

By Rebecca Palsha: Archdiocese of Anchorage reviewing sexual misconduct allegations over past 50 years
In August, Etienne responded to investigations into Pennsylvania’s Archdiocese, saying that his Archdiocese had changed procedures over the years, and notifies law enforcement first in any case of allegations.

By Jill Burke: Fired APD lieutenant takes the stand in suit against the city

By Manny Creech: Man faces 99 years for attempted murder of APD officer
Lelilio’s sentencing is scheduled for February 21, 2019. He faces a maximum sentence of 99 years in prison for attempted murder and a maximum of five years in prison for each of the assault and felon in possession charges.

He will be held without bail until sentencing.

By Lauren Maxwell: City disposes of unclaimed items from cleaned-up homeless camps

By Heather Hintze: Downtown eateries struggle to balance compassion, right to refuse service to homeless

By Juan Montes, Kalinda Kindle: APD one step closer to moving into former downtown LIO building
Assembly member Amy Demboski spoke against approving the lease negotiations, saying the price tag was too high for a lease.

“This administration is going ahead and saying ‘Go ahead and take 2.3 million dollars out of your operating budget,'” Demboski said. “From a fiscal perspective, if you are really wanting to buy that building, buy the dang building.”

By Richard Mauer: What can Walker do with all his contributions?
The law on refunding money says it can be pro-rated among contributors. Suppose that only turns out to 10 cents on the dollar, Heckendorn hypothesized, would it be as fair to give a billionaire 10 percent of a $1,000 contribution to Walker and his lieutenant governor as it would to return money to a pensioner who forked over $50? Could those contributors even be tracked down, and would they accept a return of their money?

To avoid those complications, Walker may just use the money and already purchased television time to thank supporters, Heckendorn said.

By Scott Gross: No family, no money: Mother seeks compensation for daughter’s tragic death
“When people lose a job there’s millions,” Burke said. “If she lost her arm there’d be a huge payout and yet death in this state, and most states in the union, there is zero dollars given to the person. It’s not that we want money, we want the state to say, this person was valuable.”

Burke and her attorney Kevin Dougherty filed their court papers against Criterion General and Alaska USA Federal Credit Union in early September. They anticipate a hearing sometime in 2019.

By Associated Press: Anchorage-area communities explore new cemetery options

By Anna Rose MacArthur: Toksook Bay Will Be First Community Counted In 2020 U.S. Census

By Leroy Polk: Direct flights from Alaska to China to be reality by 2019, officials announce
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By Liz Raines: Survey: Anchorage residents want smaller homes closer to downtown

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Alaska News October 23, 2018

October 23, 2018 Deborah

By Cassie Schirm: Paris Cafe vandalized after being called out on Facebook
Patterson says this could have been worse. He and his brother open the cafe every day and the cut gas line could have seriously injured them.

“I’m an Iraq war vet and my brother is an Afghan war vet that we can survive deployments and then we go to open the door to our work and a spark ignited and we could have been injured or killed because a miscommunication led to an escalation through Facebook, and then people took it upon themselves to commit an act of violence is stupid,” Patterson.

Patterson says the issue hits home for him.

“My son is Alaska Native and if anyone treated my son like this my mom and my family we would be the first people to stand up and say something. So to be called racist almost on a daily basis you know for a variety of reasons because people don’t like service it hurts.”

By Daniella Rivera: Chevy TrailBlazer wanted in homicide investigation goes up in flames

By Jill Burke: Trial delay for Kotzebue girl’s accused killer in federal court
Because the case is complex, and because there is a great deal of evidentiary material to go through, U.S. District Court Judge Timothy Burgess has vacated the November trial date Wilson would have had, and instead rescheduled it for April 2019.

By Mary Simton: Mayor Berkowitz discusses crime, homelessness and Anchorage future

By Associated Press: Kodiak rancher says bears have claimed 30 of his cows

By Kortnie Horazdovsky: Already cast your absentee ballot for governor? What’s a voter to do?

Cancer survivor creates ‘chemo comfort’ bags

By John Thompson: Head of the Class: Heidi Tsukada