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☆ Grandma Joy: Now aged 94, this viral star is taking on a new travel challenge
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-07 | by ( Tamara Hardingham-Gill | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

“I don’t have many years left, [so] you hop to it,” Grandma Joy, now 94, tells CNN Travel via Zoom. @grandmajoysroadtrip“We’re in each other’s pockets all the time,” says Grandma Joy. “I tried to learn to enjoy his kind of music,” says Grandma Joy, who has three other grandchildren. Willing spirit"I'm in good shape for an old woman," says Grandma Joy. Life is very short.”As for Grandma Joy, she’s enjoying making up for lost time, and now has several stamps in her first ever passport.

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☆ I've traveled to all 7 continents. Here are the most breathtaking places I've visited on each one.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-26 | by ( Alex Schnee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

I've traveled to all seven continents and have seen some unbelievably gorgeous places. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . I certainly never believed I would travel to all seven continents. After visiting all seven continents, here are the most breathtaking places I've visited on each one.

Persons: I've, — Organizations: Elias National, Service Locations: Alaska's Wrangell St, Montana

☆ The least-visited national parks in the United States in 2023
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-26 | by ( Marnie Hunter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

The state of Alaska — which covers 665,384 square miles (426 million acres) — is home to five of the 15 least-visited national parks for 2023. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve, Alaska - 78,305 recreation visitsAmerica’s largest national park, Wrangell-St. Elias encompasses 13.2 million acres — or about the size of Yellowstone National Park, Yosemite National Park and Switzerland combined, the Park Service says. Dry Tortugas National Park, Florida - 84,285 recreation visitsThis island park in Florida is among 20 National Park Service sites that broke visitation records in 2023. Channel Islands National Park, California - 328,746 recreation visitsStretching over five islands and the surrounding ocean, Channel Islands National Park offer opportunities to hike, snorkel, kayak, birdwatch and more. While Pinnacles may rank among the 15 least-visited national parks, it gets very busy on weekends, holidays and throughout the spring, according to a notice on the park’s website.

Persons: Alaska’s Gates, “, ” Peter Christian, fa’asamoa, Gates, ”, Katmai, Brooks Camp, Elias, Lumir, Nabesna, McCarthy Organizations: CNN, &, CNN Travel, of, Park Service, National Parks, & Preserve, South Pacific, Hawaiian Airlines, Lake Clark, National Park Service, Getty, Isle Royale, NPS, Wolves, Elias, Park & Preserve, Yosemite National, Voyageurs National, Voyageurs National Park, ” Voyageurs, Voyageurs, Service, Channel Locations: Alaska’s, Fairbanks, Alaska, of American Samoa, South, Samoa, Smoky, Wild Rivers, American Samoa, Honolulu, , Alaska, Isle, Lake Superior, Isle Royale, Park , Michigan, Brooks, , Washington, Wrangell, St, Elias, Yellowstone, Yosemite, Switzerland, , Florida, Florida, Key, Fort Jefferson, , Nevada, Minnesota, Voyageurs National Park , Minnesota, Canada, Guadalupe, Park , Texas, Texas, Salt, , South Carolina, South Carolina, Congaree, There’s, Santa Cruz, , California, Southern California

The Nov. 20 landslide came down into the path of three homes, one unoccupied, after a storm brought heavy rain. Four people have been confirmed killed in the landslide: Timothy and Beth Heller and two of their children, Kara, 11, and Mara, 16. “Right then and there, I knew I was going to live,” Florschutz said. As she surveyed the landslide, Florschutz was shocked at how large it was. Being in Alaska forces people “to learn to live with others and help each other.

Persons: — Christina Florschutz, Florschutz, Beth Heller, Kara, Mara, Derek, Otto Florschutz, Christina Florschutz, ”, ” Florschutz, “ Organizations: Wrangell Sentinel, Evergreen Locations: WRANGELL, Alaska, Wrangell, ”

WRANGELL, Alaska (AP) — Authorities recovered the body of an 11-year-old girl Saturday evening from the debris of a landslide in southeast Alaska that tore down a wooded mountainside days earlier, smashing into homes in a remote fishing village. The girl, Kara Heller, was the fourth person confirmed killed by last Monday night's landslide. The girl's parents Timothy Heller, 44 and Beth Heller, 36, and her sister Mara Heller, 16, were discovered and confirmed dead in the initial days after the landslide. Political Cartoons View All 1265 ImagesDeSpain said the latest victim was found under debris in the slide area. Troopers had initially said a large-scale search and rescue mission wasn’t possible because the site was unstable and hazardous.

Persons: Kara Heller, Timothy Heller, Beth Heller, Mara Heller, Heller, Derek, Otto Florschutz, Tim DeSpain, DeSpain Organizations: — Authorities, Alaska Department of Public Safety, Authorities, Troopers Locations: WRANGELL, Alaska, Wrangell, Juneau

Authorities on Friday identified those missing or killed in a southeast Alaska landslide this week as five family members and their neighbor, a commercial fisherman who made a longshot bid for the state's lone seat in the U.S. House last year. Timothy Heller, 44, and Beth Heller, 36 — plus their children Mara, 16; Derek, 12; and Kara, 11 — were at home Monday night when the landslide struck near the island community of Wrangell. Political Cartoons View All 1265 Images“As a 42-year commercial fisherman I have worn many hats,” he said. The Hellers ran a construction company called Heller High Water, said Tyla Nelson, who described herself as Beth Heller's best friend since high school. “The loss of even one child is a very difficult time, and having an entire family with three students is devastating,” Burr wrote.

Persons: Timothy Heller, Beth Heller, Mara, Derek, Kara, Otto Florschutz, Florschutz's, Don Young, Florschutz, ”, ” Beth Heller, Tyla Nelson, Beth Heller's, Beth, Timothy, Nelson, Nelson sobbed, “, Bill Burr, ” Burr, Aaron Jacobs, Mason Villarma, ” Villarma, ___ Sinco Kelleher, Gene Johnson Organizations: U.S . House, Wrangell ., Alaska Department of Public Safety, Republican, U.S, Rep, Anchorage Daily, Wrangell School, Heller, National Weather Service Locations: Alaska, U.S, Wrangell, Wrangell's Port, Anchorage, Juneau . One, Juneau ., Honolulu, Bellisle, Seattle

☆ Five-member family identified among victims of Alaska landslide
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] An aerial view of mud and forest debris that buried a stretch of the Zimovia Highway a day after a landslide struck an area of Wrangell, Alaska, U.S., November 21, 2023. The heavily wooded mountainside gave way on Monday night above the Zimovia Highway following a storm that lashed the region with heavy rain and high winds. The agency identified the three confirmed fatalities as Timothy Heller, 44; his wife, Beth Heller, 36; and their 16-year-old daughter, Mara. The third missing person was identified as 65-year-old Otto Florschutz, whose wife, Christina, 63, was found alive but injured on Tuesday morning. No one was home in the third house destroyed by the landslide, officials said.

Persons: Austin McDaniel, Timothy Heller, Beth Heller, Mara, Derek, Kara Heller, Otto Florschutz, Christina, Steve Gorman, Leslie Adler Organizations: Alaska Department of Transportation, REUTERS Acquire, Public Safety Department, Thomson Locations: Wrangell , Alaska, U.S, Alaska, Wrangell, Alaska Panhandle, Juneau, Los Angeles

WRANGELL, Alaska (AP) — Searchers looking for three people who remain missing after a massive landslide that killed three others and injured a fourth have changed their strategy from holding an active search to a reactive search that will involve methodically clearing the highway, officials said Thursday. "During active search periods we have searchers in the field meticulously looking for missing persons," Austin McDaniel, a spokesperson with the Alaska Department of Public Safety, told the Associated Press. Rescue crews found the body of a girl in an initial search Monday night and the bodies of two adults late Tuesday. The state transportation department said on social media Wednesday that the process of clearing the highway would only begin once search and rescue efforts were complete. Saturated soil can give way when gusts blow trees on a slope, said Barrett Salisbury, a geologist with the Alaska Department of Natural Resources.

Persons: Austin McDaniel, McDaniel, Mason Villarma, ”, ” Villarma, Aaron Jacobs, Jacobs, Barrett Salisbury, — Organizations: Alaska Department of Public Safety, Associated Press, Juneau . Rescue, National Weather Service, Alaska Department of Natural Locations: WRANGELL, Alaska, Wrangell, Juneau, Alaska Department of Natural Resources, British

☆ Alaskan landslide rescuers bring in heavy machinery as hunt for missing enters ‘reactive’ phase
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-23 | by ( Taylor Romine | Susannah Cullinane | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The search for three people missing after a landslide covered an Alaskan highway on Monday is moving “from an active search to a reactive search,” Alaskan authorities said. Rescuers have so far found the remains of three people who died after the landslide hit the Zimovia Highway, near Wrangell, around 9 p.m. Monday evening. Authorities may restart the active search if new evidence shows the missing people might be in a specific area, they said. Authorities plan to release the names of those who died and the missing people on Friday, the department said in its Thursday release. Mike Dunleavy has issued a disaster declaration in Wrangell due to the effects of the landslide, his office posted on social media.

Persons: Willis Walunga, “, Andy Park, Barrett Salisbury, Mike Dunleavy Organizations: CNN, K9, Alaska Department of Public Safety, of Homeland Security, Emergency Management, Alaska State Troopers, Authorities, Alaska’s Department of Transportation, National Weather Service, Alaska Division, Geological, Geophysical Surveys, Alaska Gov Locations: Wrangell, State, Alaska, ”, Juneau

☆ Three Killed After Landslide Strikes Alaska Town
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-22 | by ( Johnny Diaz | More About Johnny Diaz | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Three people, including a girl, were killed and three others were missing after a landslide struck homes in southeast Alaska this week, the authorities said. The landslide took place at about 9 p.m. Monday local time in Wrangell, Alaska, where “the slide covered and effectively closed Zimovia Highway” at its 11th milepost, the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities said on Tuesday. The slide was estimated to be 450 feet wide when it crossed the roadway and smashed into three single-family homes. Wrangell is a coastal community of 2,000 residents in southeast Alaska. Rescue crews found the body of a girl in the initial search and a drone operator found the bodies of two adults on Tuesday afternoon, according to the Alaska Department of Public Safety.

Organizations: Alaska Department of Transportation, Alaska ., Alaska Department of Public Safety Locations: Alaska, Wrangell , Alaska, Wrangell

☆ One dead, multiple others believed missing in Alaska landslide
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Steve Gorman | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Nov 21 (Reuters) - At least one person has been killed and multiple others were believed to be missing in a major landslide along the principal roadway serving an island community in Southeast Alaska, state officials said on Tuesday. "Multiple individuals are believed to have been within the slide area when the landslide occurred and are believed to be missing," the statement said. Alaska state police assumed command of the search-and-rescue effort, but ground-level search operations were suspended while geologists assessed the risk of additional landslide activity in the area, the public safety agency said. Wrangell is linked to the mainland and other towns in Southeast Alaska by ferry and airplane. Its principal road is the Zimovia Highway, which runs along the west side of the island for 14 miles.

Persons: Steve Gorman, Sandra Maler Organizations: Public Safety Department, Emergency, Elias, Thomson Locations: Southeast Alaska, Wrangell , Alaska, Juneau, Alaska, Wrangell, Alaska Panhandle, St, Los Angeles

☆ At least 1 person killed in large Alaska landslide
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Anna-Maja Rappard | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —At least one person was found dead and multiple others are believed to be missing after a large landslide covered a highway near a remote community in southeast Alaska, the state’s Department of Public Safety said in a news release Tuesday. The landslide was reported Monday around 9 p.m. local time on the Zimovia Highway near Wrangell, and a preliminary survey by emergency responders determined it had walloped three single-family residences in its path. Mike Dunleavy has issued a disaster declaration in Wrangell after deadly landslide, his office posted on social media. Alaska’s Department of Public Safety urges people not to enter the slide area as it has been active throughout the night and additional landslides are possible. CNN reached out to Alaska’s Department of Public Safety for updates.

Persons: Mike Dunleavy Organizations: CNN, state’s Department of Public Safety, Alaska Gov, Alaska’s Department of Public Safety, Alaska’s Department of Transportation, Facebook Locations: Alaska, Wrangell

A new accounting shows that at least 523 institutions were part of the sprawling network of boarding schools for Native American children. ‘War Against the Children’ The Native American boarding school system — a decades-long effort to assimilate Indigenous people before they ever reached adulthood — robbed children of their culture, family bonds and sometimes their lives. “The government was not done with war, so the next phase involved war against the children,” said Mr. Sherman, 83, a former aerospace engineer. Now 76, his voice grows shaky when he recounts the punishments children received — and how children were turned into punishers. Library of Congress, Chronicling AmericaA precise accounting of how many children died at Native American boarding schools remains elusive.

Conforming borrowing limits are the same throughout Alaska and FHA borrowing limits vary by county. FHA mortgage limits start at $472,030 and go up to $586,500, depending on what county you're buying a home in. In 2023, Alaska homebuyers can borrow a conforming mortgage up to $1,089,300 in all counties. The Federal Housing Finance Agency sets loan limits for conforming mortgages, while the Federal Housing Administration sets limits for FHA mortgages. Alaska borrowing limits in 2023 by countyCounty Conforming mortgage limit (single-family home) FHA mortgage limit (single-family home) Aleutians East Borough $1,089,300 $472,030 Aleutians West Census Area $1,089,300 $545,100 Anchorage Municipality $1,089,300 $472,030 Bethel Census Area $1,089,300 $472,030 Bristol Bay Borough $1,089,300 $472,030 Chugach Census Area $1,089,300 $472,030 Denali Borough $1,089,300 $472,030 Dillingham Census Area $1,089,300 $472,030 Fairbanks North Star Borough $1,089,300 $472,030 Haines Borough $1,089,300 $472,030 Hoonah-Angoon Census Area $1,089,300 $472,030 Juneau City and Borough $1,089,300 $524,400 Kenai Peninsula Borough $1,089,300 $533,600 Ketchikan Gateway Borough $1,089,300 $472,030 Kodiak Island Borough $1,089,300 $485,300 Kusilvak Census Area $1,089,300 $485,300 Lake and Peninsula Borough $1,089,300 $472,030 Matanuska-Susitna Borough $1,089,300 $472,030 Nome Census Area $1,089,300 $472,030 North Slope Borough $1,089,300 $472,030 Northwest Arctic Borough $1,089,300 $472,030 Petersburg Census Area $1,089,300 $472,030 Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area $1,089,300 $472,030 Sitka City and Borough $1,089,300 $472,030 Skagway Municipality $1,089,300 $586,500 Southeast Fairbanks Census Area $1,089,300 $524,400 Valdez-Cordova Census Area $1,089,300 $472,030 Wrangell City and Borough $1,089,300 $472,030 Yakutat City and Borough $1,089,300 $472,030 Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area $1,089,300 $472,030Quick tip: You'll need to get a jumbo mortgage if you want to borrow more than $1,089,300, regardless of which Alaska county you live in.

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