Anchorage Daily News

Naming 2,000-seat soccer stadium up to Assembly

Get ready to take the kids to the Conoco Phillips soccer field -- that is, if the Anchorage Assembly agrees that a new 2,000-seat stadium at Kincaid Park should be named after the oil giant.

Schools to offer free meals

Several elementary schools will offer free breakfasts and lunches this summer, according to the Anchorage School District.

Thursday is Bike to Work Day

The city has proclaimed Thursday Bike to Work Day, and more than 700 people have e-mailed the city saying they plan to participate -- a tip-of-the-iceberg number, based on last year's figures.

PDF: Municipal trail map guide

Fire rips through 8-plex

When James Dennis of the Anchorage Fire Department first saw flames shooting high in the sky early Tuesday morning, he knew it was no ordinary fire.

Video: Condo fire (05/13/2008)

Photos: Condo fire (05/13/2008)

ANCHORAGE CLASSROOMS: PART 3 OF 3

Just getting by is not an option in this class

J.P. Tarbath, an English and economics teacher in Service High's alternative Seminar School, believes in what he calls serious fun for his classroom. His goal is to foster an atmosphere of "creative tension."

PART 1: Mr. 100 percent -- no such thing as failure

PART 2: Maverick teacher bridges the digital divide

House in Anchorage offered in Web hoax

Internet scammers using a South Anchorage house as bait tried to rent out the property without the homeowners' knowledge -- then, when confronted, tried to get the owners to rent their own home, according to Anchorage police.

Web scammers target Anchorage homeowners

Internet scammers using a South Anchorage house as bait tried to rent out the property without the homeowners' knowledge - then, when confronted, tried to get the owners to rent their own home, according to Anchorage police.

Firefighters battle early morning blaze

Firefighters are continuing to battle a fast-moving blaze that ravaged eight townhouses early this morning in East Anchorage.

Video: Condo fire (05/13/2008)

Photos: Condo fire (05/13/2008)

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Repeat rapist gets 25 years more

A convicted rapist was sentenced Friday to serve 25 years more after he raped again following his release from prison, according to the Anchorage district attorney.

ANCHORAGE CLASSROOMS: PART 2 OF 3

PART 2: Maverick teacher bridges the digital divide

Michael Warren, recognized as one of the country's best teachers last fall when he won the prestigious Milken Educator award, in many ways fits the traditional definition of a teacher. But he is also a maverick.

PART 1: Mr. 100 percent -- no such thing as failure

Drumbeat was sound of peace for Austin

A solitary drum covered by a beaded Tlingit blanket and accompanied by an empty chair and single drumstick sat in the middle of the Wasilla High School gymnasium during a powwow on Saturday afternoon -- a silent tribute to Walter Austin, who died Friday in Anchorage. He was 89.

ANCHORAGE CLASSROOMS PART 1 OF 3

PART 1: Mr. 100 percent -- no such thing as failure

Art La Rue's approach is unorthodox, but he's nationally recognized as a teacher who gets things right. Earlier this school year, U.S. Department of Education Secretary Margaret Spellings presented him with the American Star of Teaching, given annually to one teacher in each state.

Video: Art La Rue in the classroom

Trash no longer goes with the flow

Hundreds of volunteers mucked through 15 Anchorage - area creeks and streams on Saturday, plucking out tires and trash cans, plastic bags and tennis balls, as part of the Anchorage Waterways Council creek cleanup.

Police arrest 5 robbery suspects

Five suspects, including a man out on bail in connection with a gang-related attack in Mountain View last year, have been arrested on a number of felony charges following a home-invasion robbery, according to Anchorage police.

Midtown fire injures pets

A fire in a Midtown duplex Friday afternoon caused about $100,000 in damage and injured some pets that were trapped inside, according to the Anchorage Fire Department.

School budget language plays up the risks to kids

Newly released documents justifying the hundreds of earmarks in the proposed $2.3 billion state capital budget describe Anchorage school grounds fraught with peril for children.

There's no 'whole truth' in traffic court

If ever there was a cross-section of humanity, traffic court is it. On any given day, the docket ranges from habitual traffic menaces to worn-out moms running so late for their early morning school drop-offs, they get pulled over in their pajamas.

PDF: Traffic court FAQs

Booze sting brings 15 arrests

Liquor store patrons who buy booze for minors are the target of undercover sting operations taking place with increasing frequency this spring, according to Anchorage police.

Principal cited for school garbage

The principal of Bartlett High School was cited Thursday for having unsecured, bear-attracting garbage around the school, making him the first person to be fined under an increased rate that went into effect this week, according to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.

Northern Lights to close for water pipe repairs

Northern Lights Boulevard between Boniface Parkway and Baxter Road will be closed in both directions as of 7 p.m. today so that work crews can repair a broken water main, city officials said.

Second suspect guilty in OxyContin killing

A second suspect accused of murdering a man he and his partner tried to rob for prescription painkillers was convicted Monday on the sole count against him.