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Brown University shooting victims identified as gunman remains at large

The two students killed in the attack at Brown University are MukhammadAziz Umurzokov,18, and Ella Cook, 19. The shooter was ...
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Wasilla doctor’s home burns, unidentified remains found, days after charges of child sexual abuse material

Ryan McDonough, 46, was a cardiologist at Mat-Su Regional Medical Center until the hospital fired him. He resigned from the state Medical Board in November.
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Report documents racial disparities in pandemic death rates in Alaska

Between June 2020 and January 2021, the age-adjusted COVID-19 mortality rate among American Indian and Alaska Native people ...
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Alaskans remember Athabaskan fiddler Bill Stevens, who taught generations of musicians

Stevens died in Fairbanks last month at the age of 92. Friends and fellow musicians say his music will live on through his ...
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Judge restores federal funding for museums and libraries, including in Alaska

At least some libraries in Alaska that lost federal funding last spring have received notice that it’s been reinstated.
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Gunman remains at large two days after deadly shooting at Brown University

The shooter was still at large late Sunday, police said, adding they were releasing a man in his 20s who was briefly detained ...
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Bystander hailed as a hero for disarming Sydney gunman

New South Wales Premier Chris Minns on Sunday praised the man's actions, calling it "the most unbelievable scene." ...
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Alaska revenue forecast predicts more oil, but its importance to the state budget is declining

Though the state of Alaska is anticipating more oil production in the fiscal year that starts July 1, money from oil ...