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Today in History: Aug. 8, devastating Maui wildfires

By The Associated Press Today is Thursday, Aug. 8, the 221st day of 2024. There are 145 days left in the year. Today in history: On Aug. 8, 2023, a series of wind-driven wildfires broke out on the Hawaiian island of Maui, destroying the town of Lahaina and killing more than 100 people. Also on this date: In 1814, during the War of 1812, peace talks between the United States and Britain began in Ghent, Belgium. In 1815, Napoleon Bonaparte set sail for St. Helena to spend the remainder of his days in exile. In 1876, Thomas Edison received a patent for his electric pen—the ...

‘We’re going to survive and it’s going to come back’: A year after Maui wildfire, survivors press on

By Associated Press LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — They have combed the ashes for mementos, worried about where they would sleep, questioned their faith and tried to find a way to grieve amid the great, unsettling devastation. Residents have faced a year of challenges, practical and emotional, since the deadliest U.S. wildfire in a century decimated the historic town of Lahaina, on Maui, on Aug. 8, 2023. To mark the anniversary, The Associated Press interviewed seven survivors its journalists first encountered in the days, weeks or months after the fire, as well as a first responder who ...

They ran for their lives as boulders and water banged at their door; Now everything is buried in mud

By RISHI LEKHI Associated Press WAYANAD, India — When Deva Das was jolted awake by the roar of gushing water and boulders banging at the door, he grabbed his parents and his kids and began running for higher ground. The family waded through slush and muck, climbed a hill, and stayed there in the pouring rain for nearly four hours. When day broke Tuesday, rescuers found the family and brought them down. When the 40-year-old agricultural laborer got back to the site of his village in southern India’s Kerala state, there was nearly nothing left. Houses were gone, buried under ...

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Marquette and vicinity: Today, sunny, with a high near 76. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Tonight, a slight chance of showers between midnight and 2 a.m., then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Calm wind ...

Today in History: August 3, deadly Walmart shooting in El Paso

By The Associated Press Today is Saturday, Aug. 3, the 216th day of 2024. There are 150 days left in the year. Today in history: On August 3, 2019, a gunman opened fire at a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas, resulting in the deaths of 23 people; after surrendering, the gunman told ...