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Luch guilty of first-degree murder

The Luch sisters, from left, Letitia, Delia, and Marcelyn react the jury's verdict on Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013, finding their father Robert Luch guilty of first and second-degree murder in the shooting death of their mother Jocelyn on Sept. 28, 2010.

An Anchorage jury has convicted Robert Luch of first-degree murder for shooting his wife to death in 2010. Luch, 64, faces 20 to 99 years in prison at a sentencing hearing currently set for June.

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ANCHORAGE

2-vehicle crash kills 1, closes Seward Highway

A two-vehicle crash on the Seward Highway south of Anchorage Thursday evening has left at least one person dead, Alaska State Troopers said.
ANCHORAGE

ACLU sues municipality over sidewalk-sitting prohibition

The ACLU in Anchorage is filing a lawsuit against the city's no-sitting-on-sidewalks law, contending it is unconstitutional.
EDUCATION

Anchorage schools superintendent: 215 positions will be cut

The 2013-14 budget proposed by Anchorage school superintendent Jim Browder calls for eliminating 215 jobs, including 100 vacant positions that were trimmed earlier in the current school year, the superintendent said Friday.
EDUCATION

More job cuts expected to be announced for Anchorage schools

Anchorage School Superintendent Jim Browder plans to release his administration's first budget Friday, and is expected to announce more job cuts to help make up a $25 million shortfall for the 2013-2014 school year.
ANCHORAGE

Police: Double homicide victims were long-time roommates

Two men were found dead at about 3 p.m. at a residence on the 500 block of Irwin Street, police said in news release. The men were found by a landlord, police said.
ANCHORAGE

Anchorage, Mat-Su schools, UAA closed because of icy roads

The Anchorage School District says all schools will be closed Monday because of icy roads. All after-school activities are canceled as well. Administrative facilities are open, and employees who can get to work safely should do so, the district says.
ANCHORAGE

Dimond High students, staff, responders took BB gun 'lockdown' seriously

Police say a 16-year-old Dimond High School student pointed a BB gun resembling a handgun at another student Tuesday morning, prompting police to swarm the school. The South Anchorage campus was temporarily placed on lockdown. The student is in custody and faces criminal charges, police said.
ANCHORAGE

Dozens homeless after Midtown apartment fire

Anchorage police officer Kevin Armstrong could see a glow from a burning apartment building at 34th Avenue and Eureka Street for blocks before the building came into view Thursday morning. When he finally got to it, a tower of flames churned stories high above the roof.
STATE NEWS

Shell drill rig grounds off Kodiak Island after towline failures

Two flights over the grounded Shell drilling rig Kulluk on Tuesday found no sign of a hull breach or fuel spill, the U.S. Coast Guard said Tuesday.
STATE NEWS

Shell drilling rig is adrift again in the Gulf of Alaska and 4 miles from land

Royal Dutch Shell and a team that includes the Coast Guard just announced that the drilling rig, the Kulluk, is again adrift and just four miles from land on or near Kodiak Island.