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A 31-year-old man who shot his mother in August 2012 in his Midtown apartment was sentenced Friday in Anchorage Superior Court to 10 years in jail.

Harvest Restaurant announced on its Facebook page that it would be closing up shop after a mere two months in business.

David Standifer, 42, was sentenced Friday in Anchorage Superior Court to 61 years and two days in prison for raping a woman near Ship Creek in 2010.

Dr. Shubhranjan Ghosh, 39, founder of Ghosh Psychiatric Services, appeared at a bail hearing in the Anchorage jail court on Wednesday, April 16, 2014.

From Tuesday, July 29, through Friday, Aug. 1, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., a 2.5-mile stretch of the Coastal Trail south of Point Woronzof will be closed to bike and foot traffic, the municipal parks department said in a release.

A considerable amount of city resources is spent on addressing the needs of chronic inebriates who are homeless.

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The Anchorage Assembly is reviving a committee tasked with reviewing Anchorage's land use and zoning code, also known as Title 21. The committee, chaired by Assembly member Jennifer Johnston, met briefly on Thursday.

An Eagle River man shot and killed a brown bear sow Thursday after the animal mauled him near his home, according to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.

Corey, a member of the Anchorage firm Jermain Dunnagan and Owens, has practiced law in Alaska for 28 years.

Before a packed audience in Anchorage on Wednesday night, two sides sparring over the oil-production tax cut agreed on some issues, including that investment and jobs increased under the former tax system.

An Anchorage man charged with possession and production of child pornography pleaded guilty to two felony counts Wednesday in Superior Court as part of a plea deal.

The invasives are not coming. They are here already and, unfortunately, they are everywhere.

The Kuskokwim River Salmon Management Working Group wants the state to end to all commercial openings for the remainder of the summer.

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Eagle River author Deb Vanasse relaxes out on the deck of her Hiland Road house.

Kuskokwim River villagers say they accepted early summer fishing restrictions that cost them a chance at treasured king salmon in order to boost the struggling run.

A memorial dedication ceremony was held on Tuesday, June 24, 2014, near the site along the Glenn Highway where APD Officer Justin Wollam was killed while responding to a call of reports of a drunk and reckless driver on July 9, 2001.

Two black bear cubs play on the bike trail as their mother walks along the trail near Goose Lake in Anchorage on Thursday, July 17, 2014.

Just about anyone can walk into a brewery and - if the staff isn't busy and they are asked nicely - a tour might be in order.