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Jean M. Spence, 81
Titusville News-Journal - Pennsylvania
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Jean M. Spence, 81, passed away on July 2, 2025, at the Titusville Area Hospital after dealing with numerous recent health issues. A lifelong resident of Titusville, Jean was born on April 28, 1944, to the late C. Reginald and Katherine McDonnell....
Alaska US Sen. Dan Sullivan praises the federal megabill for Alaska: ‘no state fared better’
Alaska Beacon
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July 3, 2025
U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, took questions from Alaska reporters on Tuesday, in an hourlong phone news conference. He expressed praise and support for the Trump administration’s agenda with the federal budget megabill, saying, “No state...
Alaska Army Guard Rescues Family Stranded on River During Storm
US Army
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July 2, 2025
BETHEL, Alaska — Alaska Army National Guard aviators assigned to the 207th Aviation Battalion rescued a family of six June 30 near Tuntutuliak on the Kuskokwim River. The Alaska Rescue Coordination Center opened the mission in response to a...
U.S. senators sought to insulate Alaska from the harshest impacts of the budget reconciliation bill. Will it be enough?
Anchorage Daily News - Alaska
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Shelves are well-stocked at the Chugiak-Eagle River Food Pantry inside a Presbyterian church in Eagle River, Alaska, on Friday, April 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen) As congressional Republicans passed a bill that will add new red tape to...
Kentucky doctor found dead in Alaska after going missing during cruise stop
WLWT 5 - Ohio
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July 4, 2025
A Kentucky doctor who was previously reported missing in Alaska has died, the Juneau Police Department said.Marites Buenafe, 62, was an employee with University of Kentucky Healthcare, according to NBC affiliate WLEX.Alaska State Troopers said...
Sad Conclusion for Missing Hiker from Alaska Cruise
Cruise Hive
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July 4, 2025
It is a sad ending following the cruise guest missing from Norwegian Cruise Line’s Norwegian Bliss after a hike in Juneau, Alaska on Tuesday, July 1, 2025. The guest, 62-year-old Marites Buenafe from Kentucky, departed the ship at 7:30 a.m. that...
Alaska Army National Guard rescues family stranded during storm
Stars and Stripes - Washington D.C
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Alaska Army National Guard Chief Warrant Officer 3 Nick Lime, an aviator assigned to 207th Aviation Battalion, assists six distressed people stranded on the Kuskokwim River during a rescue mission June 30, 2025. (Bryan Kruse/Alaska National Guard)...
Officials find body of Kentucky woman who got off cruise ship in Alaska to hike and didn’t return
WLKY - Kentucky
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July 4, 2025
Authorities say they have found the body of a Kentucky woman visiting Alaska’s capital city who did not return to her cruise ship from a hike she said she was taking.The Alaska Department of Public Safety said the body of 62-year-old Marites...
Search ends after missing Juneau hiker Marites Buenafe’s body is found
Your Alaska Link
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A tragic update out of Juneau, where the search for a missing hiker has come to a heartbreaking end. On Thursday, July 3 at 11:56 a.m., an Alaska Army National Guard helicopter crew located the body of 62-year-old Marites Buenafe. Her body was...
Body of Alaska cruise passenger found 1,700 feet below ridge line of intended hike
AOL
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The body of a Norwegian Cruise Line passenger who went missing in Alaska has been recovered. Marites Buenafe, 62, vanished Tuesday after texting her family that she was going for a hike in Juneau, according to an Alaska State Troopers missing...
Police: Body of Lexington woman who disappeared during Alaska cruise stop found
WPSD-TV - Kentucky
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UPDATE: July 4 at 7:50 a.m. The Juneau Police Department reports that an Alaska Army National Guard helicopter crew located the body of 62-year-old Marites Buenafe, who went missing during an Alaskan cruise stop. According to police, on July 3,...
Body of missing UK employee found in Alaska, police say
Courier-Journal - Kentucky
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The body of a missing Kentucky woman and University of Kentucky Healthcare doctor was found July 3 in Alaska. Alaska Wildlife Troopers were notified July 1 when 62-year-old Marites Buenafe of Kentucky was overdue from a hike near Mount Roberts....
Body of hiking cruise passenger found in Alaska
United Press International (UPI)
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July 4 (UPI) -- Rescuers in Alaska recovered the body of a 62-year-old woman who went on a hike in the mountains near Juneau after leaving the Norwegian Bliss cruise ship. Marites Buenafe, a medical doctor from Kentucky, was a passenger on the...
Murkowski Releases Statement on Budget Reconciliation Bill
Alaska Native News
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July 8, 2025
Senator Lisa Murkowski. Image-Youtube Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) last week released the following statement on H.R. 1, the budget reconciliation bill: “This was one of the hardest votes I have taken during my time in...
Police say body of missing UK employee has been found in Alaska
WKYT - Kentucky
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July 4, 2025
JUNEAU, Alaska (WKYT) - Alaska State Police say the body of a missing University of Kentucky employee, reported missing earlier this week, has been found. In an update early Friday morning, police say an Alaska Army National Guard helicopter crew...
Officials find the body of Kentucky woman who got off a cruise ship in Alaska to hike and didn't return
WDRB - Kentucky
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JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Authorities say they have found the body of a Kentucky woman visiting Alaska’s capital city who did not return to her cruise ship from a hike she said she was taking. The Alaska Department of Public Safety said the body of...
Body of Missing Cruise Passenger, 62, Found After She Vanished During a Solo Hike in Alaska Mountains
People - New York
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NEED TO KNOW The body of 62-year-old cruise ship passenger Marites Buenafe has been found two days after she vanished after embarking on a solo hike in Alaska, authorities have said Buenafe had told family on the morning of Tuesday, July 1 that...
Officials find the body of a woman who got off a cruise ship in Alaska to hike and didn’t return
Associated Press
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July 4, 2025
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Authorities say they have found the body of a woman visiting Alaska’s capital city who did not return to her cruise ship from a hike she said she was taking. The Alaska Department of Public Safety said the body of 62-year-old...
Alaska Suggests 'Bear Alcatraz' For Migrants to be Detained
Newsweek
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July 2, 2025
The state of Alaska has floated the possibility of detaining migrants in an isolated site surrounded by bears. "We don't have alligators, but we have lots of bears. I am not aware of any plans for an Alaska version of Alligator Alcatraz," the...
The silent mental health crisis on the frontlines of fire
Montana Free Press
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July 4, 2025
Thank you for being a member of Montana Free Press. This quality reporting was made possible due in part to your contribution. Thank you for supporting in-depth journalism in Montana. This story contains discussions about suicide. If you or...