Tax appraisals show the average value of a home grew five times as fast in Girdwood as in the rest of Anchorage over the past year, and the market rate is likely much higher.
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NTSB: Helicopter crash that killed 5 occurred near top of high ridge above Knik Glacier
A helicopter that crashed Saturday evening near the Knik Glacier, killing five of six people aboard, just missed clearing the top of a mile-high mountain ridge, according to federal investigators.