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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...
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...
Family of 6, Including Child, Rescued by Helicopter After Spending Nearly 24 Hours in Alaska River
People - New York
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NEED TO KNOW A family of 6, including a child and an elderly woman, was rescued from the Kuskokwim River on Monday, June 30 According to the Alaska Army National Guard, the family's boat became stuck on a sandbar amid intense stormy weather “We...
UK releases statement after body of missing employee found in Alaska
WYMT - Kentucky
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July 4, 2025
JUNEAU, Alaska (WKYT) - UPDATE: The University of Kentucky released a statement following the death of Dr. Marites Buenefe. We are deeply saddened and heartbroken over the tragic passing of Dr. Marites “Tess” Buenafe. Dr. Buenafe was a beloved...
Body of missing cruise ship passenger found in Juneau mountains
KTOO - Alaska
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July 4, 2025
A sign sharing information about missing hiker Marites Buenafe is taped to a tree at the Mount Roberts trailhead on Wednesday, July 2, 2025. (Photo by Clarise Larson/KTOO) Search and rescue responders have located the body of a cruise ship...
Thank you, Gov. Mike Dunleavy
Northern Light - Alaska
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Photo courtesy of Wikipedia. America is the greatest nation — that is a fact. Out of all the states in the union, Alaska stands alone as the best. Like exemplary states before it, Alaska wasn’t always this perfect. Pioneers and rugged leaders...
Officials find body of woman who got off cruise ship in Alaska to hike and didn't return
WHAS 11 - Kentucky
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July 4, 2025
An Alaska Army National Guard helicopter crew found Marites Buenafe, 62, below the ridge line of Gold Ridge. JUNEAU, Alaska — Authorities say they have found the body of a woman visiting Alaska’s capital city who did not return to her cruise ship...
Missing doctor who left cruise ship in Alaska to take a hike found dead
Yahoo News
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Alaskan authorities say they've found the body of a 62-year-old woman who disembarked from a cruise ship to take a hike and didn't return. Marites Buenafe — who's listed on the University of Kentucky Healthcare system's website as a doctor — was...
A Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers Is Pushing to Make Healthier Food More Accessible to Tribes
Oklahoma Watch
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July 4, 2025
Sign up today for First Watch! Want to understand Oklahoma better? Sign up for First Watch and let Ted Streuli guide you beyond the surface of daily news. A bipartisan group of lawmakers is pushing to give low-income households on Native American...
Missing UK doctor found dead in Alaska mountains after leaving cruise ship to hike
WTVQ 36 - Kentucky
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July 4, 2025
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — The body of a missing University of Kentucky doctor who disappeared during a hike in Alaska has been found, according to the Juneau Police Department. Police said on Facebook that a National Guard helicopter crew...
Alaska settles with new owner of 23andMe genetic data
Alaska's News Source
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July 2, 2025
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - A federal bankruptcy judge approved the sale of 23andMe in a settlement that includes stipulations to protect Alaskan’s data, according to court documents filed this week. Tuesday, Alaska Attorney General Treg encouraged...
Police: Body of Lexington woman who disappeared during Alaska cruise stop found
Lex 18 - Kentucky
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July 4, 2025
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,...
Kentucky doctor, 62, mysteriously vanishes after leaving Norwegian cruise ship for solo hike in Alaska
New York Post
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July 4, 2025
A Kentucky doctor mysteriously vanished after leaving a Norwegian cruise ship for a solo hike in Alaska, prompting a large-scale search for the missing passenger. Marites Buenafe, 62, was reported missing around 3:18 p.m. Tuesday after she failed...
Alaska Republican US Sen. Lisa Murkowski addresses her ‘Yes’ vote on the big federal budget bill
Alaska Beacon
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July 2, 2025
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski took questions from Alaska reporters in a 25-minute phone news conference on Tuesday addressing her “Yes” vote for the controversial budget bill – dubbed the “One Big Beautiful Bill” – which the U.S. Senate narrowly...
Health care would be slashed even for immigrants with legal status under massive Senate bill
Alaska Beacon
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July 2, 2025
Provisions in the new tax and spending bill passed by the U.S. Senate early Tuesday would go even further than the House bill in removing health care and other benefits from immigrants with legal status. The House version of the massive tax and...
Body of missing cruise ship passenger recovered 1,700ft below ridge where she went solo hiking in Alaska
Advnture
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July 4, 2025
The body of a cruise ship passenger who went missing while on a solo hike in Alaska has been recovered, officials say. Marites "Tess" Buenafe, 62, was on the Norwegian Bliss cruise ship docked in Juneau when she told family members she was going...
Body of missing cruise passenger found near Juneau hiking trail
Alaska's News Source
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July 4, 2025
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Search and rescue crews recovered the body of a missing cruise ship passenger who failed to return from a hike near Mount Roberts in Juneau earlier this week, according to Alaska State Troopers. 62-year-old Marites...
Anchorage sees rare gonorrhea death amid local rise in infections
Alaska Public Media
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July 1, 2025
A woman died in Anchorage from an untreated case of gonorrhea this spring, as state health officials urge Alaskans to seek testing amid high rates of the sexually transmitted infection. The case was publicly reported in a state epidemiology...
Alaska Army Guard aviators rescue family of 6, stranded on Kuskokwim River during summer storm
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 1, 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 an...
Anchorage’s Edefuan Ulofoshio: Second-year Buffalo Bills linebacker and part-time movie critic
Anchorage Daily News - Alaska
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Buffalo Bills linebacker Edefuan Ulofoshio plays in a game against the Denver Broncos on Jan. 12, 2025. Ulofoshio was born in Anchorage and attended South Anchorage High School. (Photo provided by the Buffalo Bills) When he’s not trying to make a...