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Police report some progress in case of missing barista

Dozens of volunteers helped search for kidnapped barista Samantha Koenig, 18, in Anchorage on Monday, Feb. 6, 2012.  Koenig was abducted while working at the Common Grounds Espresso coffee stand on Tudor Road on Feb. 1.

Anchorage police say detectives are making progress in the search for abducted 18-year-old Samantha Koenig but declined to discuss specific details from the case.

Autopsy points to homicide in death of Anchorage woman

Police say someone killed Judy Mulder, who was found dead Monday in a Midtown apartment, but detectives are not releasing her cause of death.

FBI assists police in search for abducted Anchorage barista

Surveillance video reveals a young woman abducted nearly a week ago in Anchorage appeared frightened by the man who took her, but police say releasing the video could compromise their investigation.

Roof snow load begins to worry Anchorage building owners

Heavy snowfall in Anchorage has pushed two commercial buildings to the breaking point. But city officials say snow loads shouldn't be a problem for most roofs.

Death of woman, 67, found in apartment called homicide

Anchorage police said in a written statement this evening that a 67-year-old woman found dead Monday died as a result of homicide. Police have not yet notified the woman's next of kin and her name has not been released.

BP gives $1 million for UAA lab to study metals corrosion

BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc. announced Monday that it will donate $1 million to the University of Alaska Anchorage to help create a lab to study the effects of corrosion on pipe metals.

Police seek public help in finding barista

Detectives and searchers looking for missing barista Samantha Koenig sought information and canvassed city streets Monday, more than five days after the 18-year-old disappeared. Anchorage police want to hear from anyone who was in the parking lot of the Alaska Club on Tudor Road the night of Feb. 1.

So-called 'psychics' try to claim Koenig reward

Group hopes to lure moose off Southcentral roads with food

The Department of Fish and Game announced Monday that a permit has been issued to the Alaska Moose Federation allowing the advocacy group to take measures in Southcentral Alaska that will divert moose from roads, driveways and railroad lines.

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Girdwood couple gives detailed account of escaping cruise liner

At one point, the Lukes family watched in amazement as Costa Concordia crew members lowered lifeboats, then jumped in and drifted away without taking on any passengers.

Barista's father to captors: Let her go

The father of an 18-year-old girl who police say was abducted Wednesday is pleading for her safe return.

A colorful skiing party with a deeper purpose

Past the clever costumes, the mothers and daughters skiing sweetly together and the temptation of a silent auction, the deeper reason for the Alaska Ski for Women unfolded in a teenager's story of violence, courage and perseverance.

Rachel Steer rules Ski for Women duathlon

Anchorage landfill hazers battle eagles, ravens, gulls

The bald eagle may be America's bird, but as the employees of Anchorage's Municipal Landfill know, it is also an incorrigible trash hound. Each winter, 200 to 300 eagles take up residence at the main city landfill off Hiland Road in Eagle River.

Reward for abducted barista's return grows to $41,000

A reward fund grew Sunday to more than $41,000 in the case of the missing barista, and Anchorage police say they are working hard to find the 18-year-old, whom they believe was abducted. But they had little new information to release publicly.

Police issue appeal for help in Koenig abduction

Barista's father to captors: Let her go

New winter storm elevates avalanche danger

Avalanche danger in the mountains around Anchorage remains considerable after another winter storm buried parts of Southcentral in snow -- again -- on Friday.

Nobody hurt in warehouse roof collapse

Moose-car collisions spike as storm blasts Southcentral

Nobody hurt in warehouse roof collapse

A portion of the roof of a Midtown warehouse collapsed under the weight of snow Friday morning, blowing out a front window and sending five workers scrambling for safety.

5 former Anchorage mayors back gay rights initiative

Five former Anchorage mayors on Friday endorsed an April ballot measure to extend legal protections against discrimination to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender residents of the city.

Moose-car collisions spike as storm blasts Southcentral

Heavy snow and poor visibility on Thursday night and for much of Friday led to a rash of moose-vehicle collisions in Southcentral Alaska.

Video shows missing barista was abducted

Anchorage police say surveillance video shows that a man kidnapped 18-year-old Samantha Koenig at the Midtown coffee stand where she was finishing up work Wednesday night.

Anchorage drivers advised to stay home as snow piles up

Deep, blowing snow is making travel difficult across Southcentral Alaska. The Department of Transportation is warning people in Anchorage to stay off roads to help plowing crews keep up with heavy snowfall. The Anchorage School District has announced several after-school event cancellations.

Nobody hurt in warehouse roof collapse

Moose-car collisions spike as storm blasts Southcentral

Police seek info about missing barista

Anchorage police are looking for a missing 18-year-old woman last seen at the Midtown coffee stand where she worked, police say.

Man struck by van in darkness on Seward Highway has died

A 43-year-old sex abuse suspect who was struck and dragged by a van in blizzard conditions on the Seward Highway on Jan. 22 has died from his injuries, troopers say.

Man struck by van and dragged 400 feet in critical condition

Supreme Court LIVE 2012

Justices from left Craig Stowers, Dana Fabe, Walter Carpeneti, Daniel Winfree listen as Senior Assistant Attorney General Richard Todd argues the State of Alaska case against Exxon Mobil Corp. over the lack of development of leased Point Thomson acreage during the third annual Supreme Court LIVE educational program Wednesday, February 8, 2012 in the West High School auditorium. To the left of Todd are attorneys representing Exxon Mobil Corp., Chevron USA Inc., BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc. and ConocoPillips Alaska, Inc.

Justices from left Craig Stowers, Dana Fabe, Walter Carpeneti and Daniel Winfree listen to arguments in the State of Alaska case against Exxon Mobil Corp. over the lack of development of leased Point Thomson acreage during the third annual Supreme Court LIVE educational program Wednesday, February 8, 2012 in the West High School auditorium.

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Until the Knik bridge is for real, leave Government Hill alone

Lawmaker seeks end to tax break benefiting Baptist Temple

Southcentral gas utility Enstar sold to Canadian company

Second man dies in Anchorage home for chronic alcoholics

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Man sets himself on fire after vowing to avoid return to jail

'Mixed bag' of foul weather hits southern Alaska

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Victim of weekend stabbing dies of wounds in hospital

Police seek suspect wanted on several drug charges

Huge cocaine seizure leads to several associated charges

Florida educator named next Anchorage schools superintendent

Suspect arrested after shooting in Muldoon mobile home park

Cold prompts city to revisit rule on alternate homeless shelters

Suspect in Anchorage stabbing turns himself in to police

Anchorage Medicare clinics short of patients

Alaska hospitals expand to keep up with the population

Police look for suspect in Mountain View stabbing

Suspended road-kill moose retrieval renewed, expands

Cocaine bust among biggest ever in city

Elderly driver hurt as pickup veers off overpass

Port project gets new dose of scrutiny

UAA debaters second among US schools in international event

Man directs pit bull to attack girlfriend in fight, police say

Municipality puts out a call for hundreds of election workers

Two other pedestrian crashes investigated

Museum sets free day for holders of some bank cards

Police catch teen who stole idling vehicles for joyrides

Seward Highway victim was wanted for child sex abuse

Anchorage man charged with abusing girl for years

School Board candidate ordered to pay campaign fine

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Bikini brrrristas: Service with a shiver

Man struck by van and dragged 400 feet in critical condition

Man shot in South Anchorage; police find marijuana grow

School District administrators seek less funding than this year

Frank Reed, who came to Anchorage in 1915, dies at 99



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