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Anchorage officer accused of rape while on duty

Jul. 15, 2009
An Anchorage police officer has been accused of sexually assaulting multiple women while he was on duty. Anthony Rollins, a 13-year veteran and former department spokesman, was indicted by a grand jury and arrested Wednesday. He's being held on a $100,000...
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska, July 3 (UPI) -- The Alaska Department of Transportation said a dog that escaped from its kennel at an Anchorage airport was recaptured two days later.

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska, June 22 (UPI) -- The area around Anchorage, Alaska, was shaken Monday by an earthquake that seismologists said had a magnitude of 5.4.

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska, April 15 (UPI) -- Anchorage plans to hire a wildlife safety specialist to deal with any problem bears threatening residents of the Alaskan city.

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska, March 29 (UPI) -- The airport in Anchorage, Alaska, was closed Sunday morning because volcanic ash clouds created by Mount Redoubt reduced visibility, officials said.

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- A 28-year-old man in Anchorage, Alaska, faced arraignment Tuesday in a deadly machete and shooting spree that left two dead and three others wounded.

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska, July 14 (UPI) -- A man from Hawaii died after his rental car hit a moose in Alaska.

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- Alaska Airlines has canceled all flights to and from Anchorage because of activity at the Augustine volcano, about 180 miles southwest of Anchorage. The carrier's senior vice president for Alaskan operations, Bill McKay, said 36 flights were canceled as a

Field named gor Great Alaska Shootout

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Russian Maria Sharapova signs autographs after winning her French Open womens first round match against Romanian Alexandra Cadantu at Roland Garros in Paris on May 29, 2012. Sharapova defeated Cadantu 6-0, 6-0 to advance to the next round. UPI/David Silpa