Killer Had Mental Health Struggles + Allard Requests Ivermectin

Good day, neighbors! It's me again, Miranda Fraraccio, your host of the Anchorage Daily.

First, today's weather:

Cloudy. High: 43 Low: 33.

Here are the top stories in Anchorage today:

1. An Anchorage man accused of killing his mother had mental health issues, charges say. Thomas Layou had been experiencing mental health problems prior to the fatal shooting, an affidavit said. (Paid: Anchorage Daily News)
2. A letter sent by email today to Providence Alaska Medical Center by the Law Office of Mario Bird states that Eagle River Assembly Member Jamie Allard is the designated Health Care Agent for William Topel and that he is now near or in a comatose state. It stated that Allard indicated that before his apparent incapacity, Topel had requested ivermectin and intravenous vitamin infusions to treat his disease. The email also said Allard told Bird that Topel’s longtime physician, Dr. Susan Heverling, MD, requested the same treatment. (Anchorage Press)
3. A Cordova Center felon escapee was arrested in Wasilla with a concealable semi-automatic gun Monday. (Alaska Native News)
4. Mayor Bronson fired his chief equity officer without approval from Anchorage Assembly. (Alaska Public Media News)
5. Anchorage residents are launching dueling mask petitions. (Must Read Alaska)

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— Miranda Fraraccio

About me: Miranda Fraraccio is a born and raised Rhode Islander. She works as a freelance copywriter for content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and as an assistant producer for a live-lit storytelling show in Chicago. She holds a degree in Writing & Rhetoric and Communication Studies from The University of Rhode Island. In her free time, you can find her traveling, hiking, or photographing her neighborhood as a street photographer.