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Longtime AP journalist, newspaper publisher John Brewer dies at age 76

Apr. 20, 2024 15:09 PM EDT

John Brewer, whose coast-to-coast journalism career spanned 50 years, including nearly two decades at The Associated Press, has died. He was 76. Brewer and his longtime friend Randy Johnson were on their annual fly fishing trip in Montana on Friday when the boat Brewer was in hit a...

Lou Whittaker, among the most famous American mountaineers, has died at age 95

Mar. 27, 2024 21:03 PM EDT

SEATTLE (AP) — Lou Whittaker, a legendary American mountaineer who helped lead ascents of Mount Everest, K2 and Denali, and who taught generations of climbers during his more than 250 trips up Mount Rainier, the tallest peak in Washington state, has died at age 95. RMI Expeditions,...