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1 week ago |
alaskapublic.org | Chris Klint
A man is dead after a shooting Wednesday in a South Anchorage residential area, and investigators are still seeking witnesses, police said. Officers responded just after 5 p.m. Wednesday to a disturbance involving a firearm on the 2300 block of East 66th Avenue, off Lake Otis Parkway south of Dowling Road, according to a police statement. Medics took the man, who had at least one gunshot wound, to a local hospital where he later died.
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1 week ago |
alaskapublic.org | Chris Klint
Anchorage police are still seeking a suspect in a woman’s fatal shooting Thursday at a homeless camp in Mountain View. According to a police statement, officers responded at about 8:30 a.m. Thursday to reports of a shooting near Davis Park. Officers found Haily Ibarra, 31, with at least one gunshot wound. She was taken to a hospital but later died. Police spokesman Christopher Barraza said Monday that investigators found Ibarra at a homeless camp near a city snow dump in the area.
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3 weeks ago |
alaskapublic.org | Chris Klint
The eruption of Mount Spurr remains likely, and Alaskans have a lot of questions. Earlier this month we published answers to a list of frequently asked questions about the Southcentral Alaska volcano. When we asked for questions we missed, you sent us dozens of them. Here are some answers to both the most important and intriguing questions you had. SCIENCEWhy hasn’t Mount Spurr erupted from its summit rather than its Crater Peak vent, and how strong would a summit eruption be?
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3 weeks ago |
ktoo.org | Chris Klint
Monday, March 31, marks Alaskans’ final opportunity to apply for a 2025 Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend check. If you’re filing online, you have until 11:59 p.m. Monday. Mailed applications must be postmarked March 31 to be processed. If you want to apply in-person, lobbies at Alaska PFD Division offices in Anchorage and Fairbanks will be open to receive applications from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, which is also Seward’s Day.
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3 weeks ago |
alaskapublic.org | Chris Klint
Monday, March 31, marks Alaskans’ final opportunity to apply for a 2025 Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend check. If you’re filing online, you have until 11:59 p.m. Monday. Mailed applications must be postmarked March 31 to be processed. If you want to apply in-person, lobbies at Alaska PFD Division offices in Anchorage and Fairbanks will be open to receive applications from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, which is also Seward’s Day.
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