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Sitting down with a candidate for governor

I was very lucky to have the opportunity to meet Michigan’s secretary of state, Jocelyn Benson, alongside my fellow 8-18 Media reporter Edith. Benson has served in the position since 2019, and she is the current Democratic gubernatorial candidate in Michigan. She was sponsoring an event ...

Sinking ground around mines forces house moves, abandonment

It was in the late 1800s when the shaft to the Negaunee Mine opened, and it was soon discovered that this body of ore was on quicksand. In 1902, the Negaunee Mine had a cave-in, where 10 men lost their lives. The mine reopened and less than two months later, the Negaunee Iron Herald ...

Huge new crater discovered on moon

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Scientists have discovered a crater on the moon that's bigger than the Roman Colosseum and is the result of a powerful impact two years ago that initially went undetected. The steep-sided hole — about 728 feet across and up to 141 feet deep — is the solar ...

Prince William names finalists for environmental prize

LONDON — How does a grizzly bear cross the road? With the help of Indigenous people, ranchers and governments. That's the idea behind the Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative, which is working to keep the Rocky Mountains an unfettered migration route for wildlife from Wyoming to ...

Lake Superior Performance Rally returns in October

MARQUETTE — The Fox Marquette Subaru Lake Superior Performance Rally returns in early October as presented by Travel Marquette. Set for Thursday through Saturday, Oct. 8-10, one of the continent’s historic motorsports traditions is back in the Marquette area for high-speed competition on ...

Climate change, Nepal disaster worry Mont Blanc neighbors

CHAMONIX-MONT-BLANC, France — For centuries, French and Italian mountain communities on the flanks of Western Europe's highest peak have gazed upon seemingly eternal glaciers and snow that gave the colossus its name: Mont Blanc, the white mountain. But climate warming is dismantling the ...