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Houghton — Houghton County Sheriff Brian McLean died Monday after he was injured at his Upper Peninsula home over the weekend, authorities said. McLean had been in critical condition at a hospital in Marquette, his office said in a statement. He was on life support and died at about 8 p.m., representatives […]
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, N.M. (AP) — Swashbuckling billionaire Richard Branson hurtled into space aboard his own winged rocket ship Sunday, bringing astro-tourism a step closer to reality and beating out his exceedingly richer rival Jeff Bezos. The nearly 71-year-old Branson and five crewmates from his Virgin Galactic space-tourism company reached an […]
Charles “Chuck” Tapani Bennin, age 73, of Pickford, Michigan, died July 8, 2021, at War Memorial Hospital in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. He was born December 23, 1947, in Sault Ste. Marie to parents Clemens and Nora (Tapani) Bennin. Chuck lived in Brimley, Michigan, until the 9th grade when his […]
David John Dolezel, age 61, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, died July 2, 2021 in Detroit, Michigan. He was born September 11, 1960 in Marquette, Michigan to Donald and Ann (Haydon) Dolezel. David moved to Sault Ste. Marie as a child and graduated from Sault Ste. Marie High School. Following […]
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Virgin Galactic’s Richard Branson is aiming to beat fellow billionaire Jeff Bezos into space by nine days. Branson’s company announced Thursday evening that its next test flight will be July 11 and that its founder will be among the six people on board. The winged […]
George Buriak, age 91, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, died Monday, June 21, 2021, at War Memorial Hospital in Sault Ste. Marie. He was born March 29, 1930, in Brownsville, Pennsylvania, to John and Anna (Hardish) Buriak. George grew up in Pennsylvania and joined the U.S. Army in 1946 and […]
Canadian lawmakers passed a controversial bill that aims to regulate programming distributed by media streaming services and social platforms like Facebook and YouTube, a measure that critics warn could infringe on individual speech. The legislation drafted by Justin Trudeau’s government, known as Bill C-10, is meant to subject tech giants to the […]
Melinda M. Reynolds, 58, of Petoskey, Michigan formerly of Sugar Island, Michigan, passed away Friday June 18, 2021 in Traverse City, Michigan. She was born January 22, 1963 in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan to Robert and Martha Reynolds. Melinda enjoyed gardening and crafting. Melinda is survived by her mother, Martha […]
William Thomas Alguire III, born January 11,1943 in Flint, Michigan, to Mary Elizabeth Bradley Alguire and William Thomas Alguire, Jr., passed away on June 4, 2021, at his home on Drummond Island, Michigan. Bill, or Wild Bill as he was known to some, graduated from Flint Northern High School and […]
Bonnie Lou Dale, age 78, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan passed away on June 8, 2021, at War Memorial Hospital.Bonnie was born on August 26, 1942, in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan to the late Mark Francis and Eunice Ethel (Bottrell) Killips. She graduated from Sault High School with the class […]
