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The Anchorage Daily News was born as the weekly Anchorage News, publishing its first issue January 13, 1946.The paper's founder and first publisher was Norman C. Brown. The early president of the paper's parent company was Harry J. Hill, who was also assistant treasurer of The Lathrop Company
Four homeless people have died in Anchorage in the last week, underscoring the city’s ongoing struggle to house a large homeless population at the same time winter weather has returned, with ...
Brian Steven Smith (b. March 23, 1971) was born in South Africa, in the Queenstown area, and later immigrated to the United States. Smith became a U.S. citizen in September 2019. In 2019, Smith was arrested in Anchorage, Alaska, after he returned from an out of state trip, and was charged with the sexual assault and murder of Kathleen Jo Henry ...
Michelle Theriault Boots, Anchorage Daily News, Alaska. May 13, 2024 at 11:59 PM. May 13—After a hopeful, months-long lull, Anchorage homeless outdoor death numbers are again up, but happening ...
131 killed. The 1964 Alaskan earthquake, also known as the Great Alaskan earthquake and Good Friday earthquake, occurred at 5:36 PM AKST on Good Friday, March 27, 1964. [2] Across south-central Alaska, ground fissures, collapsing structures, and tsunamis resulting from the earthquake caused about 131 deaths. [3]
Nov. 20—A store employee on break was among two people shot to death outside the Dimond Walmart in Anchorage on Sunday night, a company spokesperson said. The shooting happened at the bustling ...
Death of Kent Leppink. Kent Leppink was a fisherman who was killed in Hope, Alaska, in May 1996. His former fiancée, Mechele Linehan, and former roommate, John Carlin, were convicted of murdering him in 2007, but the judgments were reversed on appeal. [1][2][3] Carlin died in prison in 2008 and Alaska prosecutors ultimately decided against ...
Jul. 27—Twenty-nine people believed to be homeless have died outside in Anchorage so far in 2023, far surpassing last year's grim record — with five months left to go in the year. More than ...