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Marquette and vicinity: Today, snow showers, freezing rain and sleet likely before 2 p.m., then a slight chance of rain showers between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. Southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no ...

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Marquette and vicinity: Today, scattered snow showers, mainly after 4 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 27. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Tonight, snow showers, mainly after midnight. Low around 23. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts ...

Today in History: Nov. 30, WTO protesters, police clash in Seattle

By The Associated Press Today is Saturday, Nov. 30, the 335th day of 2024. There are 31 days left in the year. Today in history: On Nov. 30, 1999, an estimated 40,000 demonstrators clashed with police as they protested against the World Trade Organization as the WTO convened in ...

Drought is causing saltwater to creep up the Delaware River.

By MIKE CATALINI and BRITTANY PETERSON Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Salty oceanwater is creeping up the Delaware River, the source for much of the drinking water for Philadelphia and millions of others, brought on by drought conditions and sea level rise, and prompting officials to tap reservoirs to push the unpotable tide back downstream. Officials say drinking water isn’t imminently at risk yet, but they’re monitoring the effects of the drought on the river and studying options for the future in case further droughts sap the area. A closer look at the crawling salt ...