By The Associated Press Today is Saturday, July 20, the 202nd day of 2024. There are 164 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On July 20, 1969, astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin became the first men to walk on the moon after reaching its surface in ...
By The Associated Press Today is Friday, July 19, the 201st day of 2024. There are 165 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On July 19, 1848, the first “Convention to discuss the social, civil and religious condition and rights of Woman” convened at the Wesleyan ...
Marquette and vicinity: Today, increasing clouds, with a high near 81. West wind around 5 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Tonight, mostly clear, with a low around 62. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph after midnight. Extended forecast: Saturday, a slight chance of showers, ...
By ELENA BECATOROS and COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press ATHENS, Greece — A heat wave across southern Europe forced authorities in Greece to close the Acropolis Wednesday for several hours and two firefighters died while putting out a fire in the Basilicata region in southern Italy, Italian authorities said. Italy added Palermo, Sicily, to the list of 13 cities in the country with a severe heat warning. Elderly people in the city of Verona were urged to stay indoors, while sprinklers were set up to cool passersby. Greece’s Culture Ministry ordered the closure of the Acropolis — ...
BASS RIVER, N.J. (AP) — Heavy rain overnight helped firefighters gain more control over a forest fire burning at a military bombing range in southern New Jersey. Fire officials said Wednesday that half an inch of rain fell overnight at the Warren Grove Air to Ground Range, a training facility for the New Jersey Air National Guard in the New Jersey Pinelands. That helped firefighters bring the blaze to 80% containment, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service said. As of Wednesday, it had burned 1,167 acres, or just under 2 square miles. No structures were threatened. Fire crews remained ...
Marquette and vicinity: Today, sunny, with a high near 72. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Tonight, mostly clear, with a low around 55. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the evening. Extended forecast: Friday, sunny, with a high near ...
