Teen Who Set Off Avalanche Is Fourth Person Killed on Alaska Slopes This Month

A 16-year-old was riding a snowmobile in the Kenai Mountains when he was swept away and buried, officials said.

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Teen killed after triggering avalanche in Alaska, where 4 have died in snow slides this month

A teenager has died after triggering an avalanche, the fourth person killed in snow slides in Alaska this month.
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A Connecticut man alleged to have been held captive and starved by his stepmother for more than two decades escaped the small room he had been locked away in by setting their house on fire, ...
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