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Alaska’s next generation of firefighters is learning on the job SPONSORED: Not many students can say they save lives as part of their college education, but for these University of Alaska Fairbanks students, it’s all in a day’s work. Author: University of Alaska Fairbanks Board of Advisors Published 1 hour ago Presented by UAF Paul Miranda was heading into his senior year of high school when, on a whim one day, he walked over to his neighborhood fire station in midtown Anchorage to see what he could learn about firefighting. That chance visit led him to the University of Alask...

Tribal governments in Oklahoma at a glance Staff reports Address: 2025 S Gordon Cooper Drive, Shawnee, OK 74801 Contact: 405-275-4030, www.astribe.com Did you know? The Absentee Shawnee Tribe was one of the first seven tribes in the U.S. to become a self-governing nation during the 1990s. Alabama Quassarte Tribal Town Address: 101 E Broadway, P.O. Box 187 Wetumka, OK 74883 Contact: 405-452-3987, www.alabama-quassarte.org Did you know? The Hernando de Soto expedition first encountered the Alabamas in northern Mississippi in 1540 and the Koasati in their island town on the Tennessee River. Ap...

Want to express my sentiment and my heartfelt condolences to the families and the victims that were killed in this senseless tragedy. yesterday's attack at the jewish community center in the village shalom strikes at the core fundamental freedoms of why -- how our country was founded and what we live by every single day. and as chief douglas pointed out earlier, we've now determined that the motivation behind this was a hate crime. as the chief talked to you yesterday, we mentioned that it was still too early to talk about that, but in the last 22 hours we've learned that the acts that this pe...

Evening, a time of peace, hope and freedom. we are heartened by the outpouring of support by both greater kansas city and around the world for our jewish community. it strengthens us as we move forward from this tragedy. amidst our grief and compassion from those most affected, we're working very closely with the overland police department which has been a longtime and highly trusted partner to our entire jewish community. we're especially grateful to chief john douglas for his longstanding dedication and appreciate as well the partnership of the mayor as long as with the officials from the fe...

And it's our number one priority under our civil rights program. and a hate crime is a traditional crime usually murder, arson, vandalism, but the difference is they're motivated by bias. and that's why my office involved in investigating this. we are committed to work aggressively with our law enforcement partners. the chief mentioned this will be a dual investigation going forward. i want to express my condolences to the victims and also want to commend the overland park police department for their very quick response in apprehending this subject. that was outstanding police work by overland...