By The Associated Press Today is Saturday, Oct. 5, the 279th day of 2024. There are 87 days left in the year. Today in history: On Oct. 5, 2011, Steve Jobs, the Apple founder and former chief executive who invented and master-marketed ever-sleeker gadgets that transformed everyday ...
By EDMAR BARROS and GABRIELA SA PESSOA Associated Press MANAUS, Brazil — One of the Amazon River’s main tributaries has dropped to its lowest level ever recorded, Brazil’s geological service said Friday, reflecting a severe drought that has devastated the Amazon rainforest and other parts of the country. The level of the Negro River at the port of Manaus was at 12.66 meters on Friday, as compared with a normal level of about 21 meters. It is the lowest since measurements started 122 years ago. The previous record low level was recorded last year, but toward the end of ...
By DEVI SHASTRI AP Health Writer Deadly flooding from Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina has also disrupted the underground nests of yellow jackets, bees and other insects, causing them to swarm and sting people struggling to recover from the storm. It’s caused such a surge in requests for medication to protect people allergic to stings that the the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is buying Benadryl and epinephrine injections to help fill requests through hospitals, emergency medical personnel and doctors. And the humanitarian aid group Direct ...
Marquette and vicinity: Today, sunny, with a high near 66. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Tonight, showers and thunderstorms before 1 a.m., then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 1 a.m. and 2 a.m. Low around 52. Breezy, with a south wind ...
Staff reports Michigan State Police Negaunee Post are conducting an investigation into a missing person in Alger County. 65-year-old John Michael Kueber is a white male, approximately 6-foot-2-inches tall and approximately 180 pounds with brown eyes. His last known location was at Miners Castle on Sept. 23, and was suspected to be kayaking in an orange-colored inflatable kayak. John has ot been heard from since Sept. 22. John is known to frequently kayak Lake Superior around the greater Munising area. Frequented locations include in Au Train Island, Grand Island, Mosquito River ...
Staff Reports Tickets to ride are available for the Weekend Fall Color Ride & Hike. This weekend will be the last chance to ride the ski chair to the top of Marquette Mountain and hike down to take in all the beautiful fall colors. Catch a breathtaking view of Marquette, Lake Superior, and gorgeous colors within the tree line and beyond. Saturday, Oct. 5 from 10 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 6 from 10 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. the ride and hike will be open at Marquette Mountain, 4501 County Road M-553. Tickets are $16.50 for adults 13 and older; $11 for ages 6-12. Rides are free ...
