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    Dec 17, 2012 |Story| KTUU
  1. Fairview Businesses Seek Solution to Homeless Inebriates

    The Fairview Business Association brought up the issue of homeless inebriates at Monday's meeting with the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce. The group says positive solutions are needed for the growing problem.
    Channel 2 News
    The Fairview Business Association brought up the issue of homeless inebriates at Monday's meeting with the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce. The group says positive solutions are needed for the growing problem. At the meeting Heidi Heinrich, General Manager...

    Tags: Business, Homelessness

  2. Dec 15, 2012 |Story| AP Broadcast
  3. Treasury Spells Out Rules on Taxing Alaska Natives and Native Americans

    The Internal Revenue Service is proposing guidelines on what income and benefits of Alaska Natives and Native Americans are subject to taxation.
    Suzanne Gamboa
    The Internal Revenue Service is proposing guidelines on what income and benefits of Alaska Natives and Native Americans are subject to taxation.     The IRS has proposed the new guidance that, among other things, prohibits levies on honoraria to a...

    Tags: Internal Revenue Service

  4. Dec 10, 2012 |Story| KTUU
  5. Planned Parenthood of Alaska To Offer Free HIV Testing

    This week, Planned Parenthood of Alaska’s health centers are providing free HIV testing in honor of World AIDS Day.
    Channel 2 News
    This week, Planned Parenthood of Alaska’s health centers are providing free HIV testing in honor of World AIDS Day. With approximately 1.2 million America living with HIV or AIDS -- and another one diagnosed every 10 seconds -- Planned Parenthood...

    Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Family Planning, HIV, AIDS, Planned Parenthood

  6. Dec 28, 2012 |Story| KTUU
  7. Russia Bans Child Adoptions by Americans

    <em>Update</em>: Russian President Vladimir Putin signed into law a bill to ban Americans from adopting Russian children less than 24 hours after receiving the bill from the Russian Parliament.
    Channel 2 News
    Update: Russian President Vladimir Putin signed into law a bill to ban Americans from adopting Russian children less than 24 hours after receiving the bill from the Russian Parliament. The ban is in retaliation for a new law in the U.S. that imposes...

    Tags: Politics, Vladimir Putin, Human Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Russia

  8. Nov 30, 2012 |Story| KTUU
  9. Downtown Anchorage Church Speaks Out About New Homeless Policy

    As the Holy Family Cathedral in downtown Anchorage approaches its 100<sup>th</sup> anniversary in 2015, it struggles to hold on to a longstanding tradition of keeping its doors open to everyone in the community, even the homeless.&nbsp; &nbsp;
    As the Holy Family Cathedral in downtown Anchorage approaches its 100th anniversary in 2015, it struggles to hold on to a longstanding tradition of keeping its doors open to everyone in the community, even the homeless.    On the Sunday before...

    Tags: Homelessness, Family, Religion and Belief, Drug Trafficking

  10. Dec 20, 2012 |Story| KTUU
  11. Attorney Praises Changes to Abortion Proposal

    An attorney for Planned Parenthood says she's pleased to see changes the state has made to proposed regulations for abortion payment conditions.
    The Associated Press
    An attorney for Planned Parenthood says she's pleased to see changes the state has made to proposed regulations for abortion payment conditions. Earlier this year, the state health department proposed that, for an abortion provider to be eligible for...

    Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Family Planning, Abortion, Lawyers, Planned Parenthood

  12. Nov 21, 2012 |Story| KTUU
  13. Alcoholism and Mental Illness, a Growing Problem for Anchorage Homeless

    Alcohol treatment and homeless experts in Anchorage say there&rsquo;s a segment of the homeless population that&rsquo;s growing more troubled and harder to help, because the people in this group almost always have &nbsp;a combination of&nbsp; brain damage from chronic alcoholism and mental illness.&nbsp;
    Channel 2 News
    Alcohol treatment and homeless experts in Anchorage say there’s a segment of the homeless population that’s growing more troubled and harder to help, because the people in this group almost always have  a combination of  brain damage from...

    Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Health, Mental Illness, Social Services, Mental Health

  14. Nov 19, 2012 |Story| KTUU
  15. Downtown Anchorage Catholic Church Sets New Rules for the Homeless

    The parishioners at a Catholic church in downtown Anchorage were taken by surprise at mass on Sunday morning.&nbsp; They were expecting to hear a homily, but instead the pastor of Holy Family Cathedral set it aside, to talk about how the homeless, who frequent the church&rsquo;s property, have become a safety threat.&nbsp;
    Channel 2 News
    The parishioners at a Catholic church in downtown Anchorage were taken by surprise at mass on Sunday morning.  They were expecting to hear a homily, but instead the pastor of Holy Family Cathedral set it aside, to talk about how the homeless, who frequent...

    Tags: Covenant House, Sandwiches, Foods and Beverages, Christianity, Roman Catholicism

  16. Nov 14, 2012 |Story| KTUU
  17. The Fairbanks Four, Part 3: The Doubts

    The story of the Fairbanks Four has remained alive for so long in large part thanks to the Alaska Native community in the Fairbanks region, where activists backing the men imprisoned for Jonathon Hartman&rsquo;s 1997 death have created websites, staged protests and held fundraisers.
    Channel 2 News
    The story of the Fairbanks Four has remained alive for so long in large part thanks to the Alaska Native community in the Fairbanks region, where activists backing the men imprisoned for Jonathon Hartman’s 1997 death have created websites, staged...

    Tags: Justice and Rights, Civil Rights, Murder, Anglicanism, Judges

  18. Nov 9, 2012 |Story| KTUU
  19. Lucky Times Pull-Tabs Operator Sentenced in Plea Deal

    An Anchorage pull-tab shop operator will serve six months in jail and pay restitution of more than $25,000 to charities defrauded by his business, according to a plea agreement announced by state prosecutors Friday.
    Channel 2 News
    An Anchorage pull-tab shop operator will serve six months in jail and pay restitution of more than $25,000 to charities defrauded by his business, according to a plea agreement announced by state prosecutors Friday. Abraham J. Spicola, 37, pleaded guilty...

    Tags: Theft, Lotto, Social Services, Punishment, Unemployment Benefits

  20. Oct 9, 2012 |Story| AP Alaska
  21. Judge Upholds Constitutionality of Parental Notification Law

    A state court judge has upheld the constitutionality of an Alaska law requiring parental notification of a minor seeking an abortion.
    The Associated Press
    A state court judge has upheld the constitutionality of an Alaska law requiring parental notification of a minor seeking an abortion. The law, stemming from a 2010 initiative, was challenged by Planned Parenthood of the Greater Northwest and others,...

    Tags: Abortion, Judges, Planned Parenthood, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System

  22. Aug 20, 2012 |Story| AP Alaska
  23. Anchorage Cat Adoption Weekend Called a Success

    Officials at the Anchorage Animal Care and Control Center are calling this weekend's discounted cat adoption program a success.
    Channel 2 News
    Officials at the Anchorage Animal Care and Control Center are calling this weekend's discounted cat adoption program a success.     In honor of the building's 25th anniversary and National Homeless Animals Day, the center cut adoption fees to $12 for...
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