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Distracted Driving in the Spotlight Following Police Chief Accident
Distracted driving is in the spotlight in the wake of Anchorage Chief of Police Mark Mew's recent iPhone-induced fender bender.
Anchorage's city manager reprimanded Mew for the incident, during which Mew admitted checking his iPhone while stopped at a...Tags: Injuries and Wounds, Apple iPhone, Injury Prevention
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Driving Challenge Demonstrates Risks of Distractions For Teens Behind Wheel
Channel 2 NewsColony High School students got a glimpse of the dangers of impaired and distracted driving during a presentation Wednesday. Alaska State Troopers helped demonstrate the risks by asking students to drive an electric cart through an obstacle course.... -
Verizon to shell out refunds for 'mysterious' fees
NBC NewsMillions of Verizon Wireless customers will see something new on their bill -- a credit. Cell phone giant Verizon Wireless owes as much as $90 million in refunds for a mysterious “$1.99-a-megabyte data access" fee on monthly bills. Fifteen...Tags: Verizon Communications, Verizon Wireless
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Midtown Businesses Hit by String of iPhone, Purse Thefts
Channel 2 NewsAnchorage police say three businesses have been hit in the last week by a man who appears to be a young and eager job hunter -- but is actually a thief on the prowl for purses and iPhones. On Feb. 9, just after 2 p.m., a white man who looks like a...Tags: Crimes, Clubs and Associations, Theft, Business, Social Issues
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Police, BBB suggest cell-phone identity theft precautions
As cell phones evolve, consumer advocates and law enforcement warn that because they're now much more than phones, users are more at risk of identify theft than ever before.
We now have it all at our fingertips: Internet connections that link to lots...Tags: Wells Fargo & Co., Crimes, Theft, Sociology, Alaska
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Stones in a Backpack: The Burden of Teen Prostitution Part 2
Channel 2 NewsThis is the second in a five-part Channel 2 series on teen prostitution and its toll in Alaska. In this part, reporter Rhonda McBride traces the ways in which girls can be drawn into the sex trade. You can often find homeless kids at the People Mover bus...Tags: Prostitution, Computer Networking and Internet, Abusive Behavior, FBI, Family
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Stones in a Backpack: The Burden of Teen Prostitution Part 4
Channel 2 NewsThis is the fourth in a five-part Channel 2 series on teen prostitution and its toll in Alaska. In this part, reporter Rhonda McBride visits Anchorage’s McLaughlin Youth Center to hear girls’ accounts of exploitation and abuse. The girls of...Tags: Suicide, Theft, Missing Persons, Sexual Assault, Alcohol Addiction
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Cell Phone Ban Bill Drives Forward
Channel 2 NewsA bill to ban cell phone use while driving is advancing through the Legislature. The House Transportation Committee this afternoon pushed the measure forward to the next committee; House Judiciary. The bill would outlaw the use of hand-held cell...Tags: Craig Johnson, Alaska, Justice System, Anchorage, Crime, Law and Justice
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Cell Phone Motorist Ban Heads Out of Committee
A ban on cell phone use by drivers has moved out of an Alaska House committee. The bill, proposed by Republican Rep. Cathy Munoz of Juneau, would bar the use of cell phones by motorists except for emergencies or if the motorist was using a hands-free...Tags: Alaska, Justice System, Juneau, Crime, Law and Justice, Peggy Wilson
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Lawmakers Considering Driver Cell Phone Ban
Channel 2 NewsState lawmakers are once again talking about banning Alaskans from using cell phones behind the wheel. The House Transportation Committee Tuesday started digging into a batch of bills which would create penalties for distracted driving. Republicans...Tags: Laws, Alaska, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Peggy Wilson
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Alaska woman charged with birthday party shooting
An Alaska woman has been charged with shooting at her sister and endangering three children at a birthday party. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports that 52-year-old Jean Marlene Tritt of Nenana was charged with two felonies, assault and misconduct...Tags: Fairbanks, Alaska, Prosecution, Crime, Law and Justice
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Alaska lawmakers want drivers to hang up
This year Alaska's lawmakers will tackle whether to outlaw the use of cell phones while driving. All of the drivers that Channel 2 spoke with admitted to having problems with drivers being distracted while they were on their cell phones. Anchorage...Tags: Laws, Alaska, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice
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