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Saturday parade to kick off Fire Prevention Week

By Journal Staff MARQUETTE — Saturday will mark the beginning of Marquette’s 31st Annual Fire Prevention Week with a kick-off parade beginning at 12:30 p.m. on West Washington Street. Stop by the static display at 11 a.m. on Saturday located on Bluff Street directly behind Washington Street’s Harlow Park in Marquette. Fire trucks, rescue vehicles and Sparky the Fire Dog will showcase the event. SERVPRO of The Upper Peninsula, a fire and water cleanup and restoration company, will help host the activities. SERVPRO will also give away freebies, cupcakes and two bikes from ...

Hurricane Helene’s death toll passes 150 as crews search for survivors

By ERIK VERDUZCO and JEFF AMY Associated Press SWANNANOA, N.C. — Cadaver dogs and search crews trudged through knee-deep muck and debris in the mountains of western North Carolina on Tuesday looking for victims of Hurricane Helene, days after the storm carved a deadly and destructive path through the Southeast. With Helene’s death toll topping 150, searchers fanned out, using helicopters to get past washed-out bridges and hiking through wilderness to reach isolated homes. The storm, which was one of the deadliest in U.S. history, knocked out power and cellular service in ...

Supplies, emergency workers rushed to North Carolina while Florida digs out from Helene’s damage

By KATE PAYNE, JEFFREY COLLINS and PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PERRY, Fla. — The U.S. Southeast grappled Sunday with rising death tolls, a lack of vital supplies in isolated, flood-stricken areas and the widespread loss of homes and property while the devastating toll of Hurricane Helene became clear to officials who warned of a lengthy and difficult rebuild. North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper said Sunday that the death toll of 11 in the state was expected to rise from Helene as rescuers and other emergency workers reached areas isolated by collapsed roads, failing ...

Today in History: Sept. 28, Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin

By The Associated Press Today is Saturday, Sept. 28, the 272nd day of 2024. There are 94 days left in the year. Today in history: On Sept. 28, 1928, Scottish medical researcher Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin, the first effective antibiotic. Also on this date: In 1781, American forces in the Revolutionary War, backed by a French fleet, began their successful siege of Yorktown, Virginia. In 1924, three U.S. Army planes landed in Seattle, having completed the first round-the-world trip by air in 175 days. In 1941, Ted Williams became the most recent American League ...