Journalist assaulted while covering political sign vandalism

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A journalist was assaulted and had his phone stolen while working on a story about the vandalism of political campaign signs, the Anchorage Daily News reported. Photographer Loren Holmes was assaulted Friday amid the peak of campaigning in a municipal election that is set to wrap up Tuesday, according to the newspaper. Police responded to the incident but did not have any other details, including whether any arrests have been made, the police department’s dispatch supervisor, Dennis Lasley, told The Associated Press on Sunday. Holmes had arranged to meet someone from a political consulting firm to…