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Here are steps employers can take to protect employees and customers from workplace violence
Workplace advice: If you’re an employer who wants to protect your employees, your customers and yourself, what do you need to know and do?
Anchorage man sent to prison for 64 years after sexual rampage
Anchorage Superior Court Judge Michael Wolverton factored in Felder’s prior criminal history, including prior assaults, a drug offense and manslaughter, according to the Anchorage District Attorney’s Office.
A glacier dam bursts and creates minor flooding on the Kenai
The phenomenon is called a jökulhlaups, an Icelandic term for a flood that suddenly bursts from a glacier.
Anchorage property crime rates are rising, but they’ve been worse
Vehicle theft and burglary rates were higher in Anchorage 20 and 30 years ago than they were last year.
Alaska’s economy hasn’t hit bottom yet. But you can see it from here.
The economy is still absorbing a huge hit from lower oil prices, but the post-recession economy is taking shape.
Here’s how one program is trying to get every kid into a park
A nationwide program called Every Kid In a Park is giving out free passes to students, and the Anchorage Park Foundation hosted five field trips designed to enlighten, inspire and encourage future public land use.
We have unleashed a torrent of words
Maybe most are well-forgotten, for there's precious little Shakespeare-quality in this abundance. Still, we write and speak and sing.
Alaska’s total wages grew in the first quarter of 2017
The increase comes after four straight quarters of declining wages in 2016, compared to 2015.
Everybody must pitch in to square Alaska’s budget, and the time is now
So far we've cut budgets and jobs and halved our Permanent Fund dividends. But while most Alaskans have sacrificed, we haven't solved the problems.
The dead whale floating in Cook Inlet has washed ashore at Kincaid Park
It's not yet clear what led to the humpback’s death or where it died, and biologists are warning people to stay away from the carcass.
In Alaska’s unclaimed property office, money waits in limbo
Since 1986, the state has returned $63 million in previously unclaimed property to Alaskans, former Alaskans and heirs. But in some cases, owners never show up.
Police exchange gunfire with robbery suspects in South Anchorage pursuit
One officer received minor injuries, and police said it was fortunate no passers-by were hurt during the shooting or the chase, which included a car driving the wrong way on multiple streets.