Alaska Mudslide Victim, a City Maintenance Technician, Died Clearing Stormwater Drains on His Day Off

The aftermath of the landslide in Ketchikan, Alaska on Aug. 26, 2024.Photo:Travis Watkins via AP Travis Watkins via AP The man who died in anAlaska mudslidethat left three others injured has been identified as a city employee who spent nearly two decades on the job. In a secondpress releaseshared on Monday, Aug. 26, officials identified the victim as city employee and maintenance technician Sean Griffin, who was raised in Ketchikan.

Alaskan Woman Drops Thanksgiving Turkeys from Plane in an Effort to Feed Neighbors Who Live ‘Off the Grid’

Stock image of small plane in Alaska.Photo:Jacob Kupferman/Getty Stock Image Jacob Kupferman/Getty Stock Image It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s… frozen turkeys? Residents living in Skwentna and West Susitna Valley, Alaska, were delivered their Thanksgiving dinner in a very unusual way. It’s a common belief that turkeys can’t fly, but it seems they do — at least in Alaska. For the last three years, local pilot Esther Sanderlin has been dropping what the local news refers to as “turkey bombs” near her fellow Alaskan neighbors who live off the road system.

Aldi Has a $47 ‘Inflation-Busting’ Thanksgiving Meal That Serves 10 People

Aldi has a $47 Thanksgiving grocery basket available now.Photo:Aldi Aldi Aldihas a discounted meal for customers to be thankful for. The grocery chain announced on Oct. 16 that it will be rolling out the lowest-pricedThanksgivingmeal basket in five years. Aldiis grouping a Turkey Day $47 shopping list chock full of “pre-inflation” priced goodies. The roundup includes a 16-lb. Butterball turkey with spices, gravy, rolls, cornbread, macaroni and cheese and stuffing. Plus, ingredients for cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, sweet potato casserole, green bean casserole and pumpkin pie are included in the basket.

Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis'BeetlejuiceCharacters 'Showed Up at the End' of Sequel's Alternate Version That Was Scrapped

From Left: Geena Davis and Alec Baldwin in ‘Beetlejuice’.Photo:Alamy Alamy There was almost a glimmer of hope for fans who might’ve missedAlec BaldwinandGeena Davis’Beetlejuicecharacters in the long-awaited sequel. Beetlejuice Beetlejuicewriter Alfred Gough toldEntertainment Weeklyhow Adam (Baldwin, 66) and Barbara Maitland (Davis, 68) could have made an appearance in the 2024 film, but ultimately scrapped the idea for directorTim Burton’s follow-up. “There was a version [of the script] where they just showed up at the end, but the problem is they’re ghosts.

Alec Baldwin Does Not Want to SeeRust's Final Cut, Says Situation Has 'Traumatized' Wife Hilaria

Alec Baldwin and Hilaria Baldwin on May 18, 2023.Photo:Jamie McCarthy/Getty Jamie McCarthy/Getty Alec Baldwinis speaking out about the painfulRusttragedy. The 66-year-old actor, who is the recipient of the Torino Film Festival’s lifetime achievement honor,spoke toVarietyin an interview published Monday, Nov. 25, and called the ordeal around the film “the most difficult thing I’ve ever dealt with in my life.” Baldwin was holding a prop gun on the New Mexico set of the Western in 2021 when it accidentally discharged, killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and injuring director Joel Souza.