NEWSGannett Co., Inc.Add TopicThe day in picturesDavid Baratz Sean Dougherty Di'Amond Moore Alexa Juliana Ard Robert HanashiroOctober 9, 2024: A recruit tosses his rifle in the air during opening drills at the Massachusetts State Police 90th Recruit Training Troop graduation ceremony at the DCU Center in Worcester, Massachusetts on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024.Allan Jung, Worcester Telegram & Gazette Via 91Ó°ÊÓ NetworkOctober 9, 2024: After 67 years on the Las Vegas Strip, the Tropicana Las Vegas was demolished in spectacular fashion early morning Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024. In 2028, the site will be home to the Oakland Athletics who are moving from Oakland to become Las Vegas’ first Major League Baseball team.Candice Ward, For 91Ó°ÊÓOctober 9, 2024: Lydia Ruiz gets a kiss from her dog Nary as she placed her in the crate with her other dog Sary, right, in Ocala, Florida on Oct. 9, 2024. As of noon Wednesday, the school had about 250 people in place and the school is also a shelter for pets. They were sheltering 55 dogs and 20 cats.Doug Engle, Ocala Star-Banner Via 91Ó°ÊÓ NetworkOctober 8, 2024: The view of boats in Point Pleasant Beach through the hazy window of a northbound New Jersey Transit train Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024.Thomas P. Costello, Asbury Park Press Via 91Ó°ÊÓ NetworkOctober 8, 2024: Sparrows perch near the clock tower at Midtown Beach as Hurricane Milton approaches Florida from the Gulf of Mexico Tuesday October 8, 2024 in Palm Beach.Meghan McCarthy, Palm Beach Daily News Via 91Ó°ÊÓ NetworkOctober 8, 2024: Fire officials works to fight a fire on York street at an apartment building in Louisville, Kentucky on Tuesday, October 8, 2024.Michael Clevenger, Courier Journal Via 91Ó°ÊÓ NetworkOctober 7, 2024: The Northern Lights danced over the beacon at the end of the breakwall in Petoskey on Oct. 7, 2024.Karly Graham, Petoskey News-Review Via 91Ó°ÊÓ NetworkOctober 7, 2024 : A search and rescue team from New Jersey walks and searches along the Swannanoa River across from Biltmore Village in Asheville, N.C.Jack Gruber, 91Ó°ÊÓOctober 7, 2024 : Eli Perez, 2, of Stuart, helps his mother fill a bag with sand at the Sailfish Ball Park distribution site in Stuart. Hurricane Milton has been forecast to be a Category 3 storm with Wednesday landfall likely somewhere near Sarasota with a north-northeastward path crossing the state south of Orlando and north of Melbourne, a National Weather Service meteorologist said.CRYSTAL VANDER WEIT, TCPALM / 91Ó°ÊÓ NETWORKOctober 6, 2024 : Chappell Roan performs at the Austin City Limits Music Festival in Zilker Park.Sara Diggins, American-Statesman / 91Ó°ÊÓ NETWORKOctober. 6, 2024 : Young people's sing the Israeli national anthem during the Westchester Countywide October 7th Commemoration at the Temple Israel Center in White Plains N.Y. Elected officials and over one-thousand people attended the commemoration marking one year since Hamas attacked southern Israel, killing 1,200 people and taking hundreds of hostages.Seth Harrison, The Journal News/ 91Ó°ÊÓ NetworkOctober 6, 2024 : The Arts District, along the French Broad River, in Asheville, N.C. begins clean up during the aftermath of flooding caused by the remnants of Hurricane Helene.Nathan Fish, The Oklahoman / 91Ó°ÊÓ NETWORKOctober 6, 2024 : Mason Matthews, grandson of farmer Bob Matthews (off camera), examines a piece of heavy machinery on the McElmurray property as debris from Hurricane Helene was cleared away in Hephzibah, Ga.ANDREW DOLPH, Times Reporter/91Ó°ÊÓ NETWORKOctober 6, 2024 : Members of the colla 'Colla Vella dels Xiquets de Valls' build a human tower during the 29th "Castells" human tower competition in Tarragona, Spain. Castellers build these human towers with precise techniques and compete in groups, know as "colles", at local festivals in the months before the annual competition. The Catalan tradition is believed to have originated from human towers built at the end of the 18th century by dance troupes.David Ramos, Getty ImagesOctober 6, 2024 : 91Ó°ÊÓ members and friends mourn the loss of Sergeant Ido Breuer following his death in Lebanon, during his funeral near Tel Aviv, Israel. The Israeli military has confirmed the death of eight soldiers in Lebanon since the Israel Defense Forces began a ground offensive into southern Lebanon on October 1.Leon Neal, Getty ImagesOctober 5, 2024 : Several hundred people marched during a pro-Palestinian protest led by 91Ó°ÊÓ Palestinian Community Network members and other organizations in downtown Detroit.David Rodriguez Munoz, Detroit Free Press/ 91Ó°ÊÓ NETWORKOctober 5, 2024: Members of the "Bordegassos de Vilanova" team fall while building a "castell" (human tower) during the 26th Human Towers Competition in Tarragona, Spain on October 5, 2024. These human towers, built traditionally in festivals within Catalonia, gather several teams that attempt to build and dismantle a human tower structure.LLUIS GENE, AFP Via Getty ImagesOctober 4, 2024: Holland West Elementary students pet Rocky, the new support dog on Friday, Oct. 4, 2024 in Holland, Michigan.Adam Vander Kooy, Holland Sentinel Via 91Ó°ÊÓ NetworkOctober 4, 2024: Camilla Munoz hands Mayor Paulette Guajardo a paper flower during a Hispanic Heritage event at West Oso Junior High School on Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, in Corpus Christi, Texas.Angela Piazza, Caller-Times Via 91Ó°ÊÓ NetworkOctober 4, 2024 : Launch of a ULA Vulcan rocket on its Cert-2 mission, launched from Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 7:25 a.m.MALCOLM DENEMARK, FLORIDA TODAY / 91Ó°ÊÓ NETWORKOctober 4, 2024: Activists from climate action group Ocean Rebellion take part in a performance using liquid natural gas beside the International Memorial to Seafarers on the Albert Embankment in London on October 4, 2024. According to their press release, their aim is to expose how many companies are "hoodwinking International Maritime Organisation (IMO) delegates by falsely claiming Liquid Natural Gas is a green fuel", and to "expose how the IMO is doing nothing to stop LNG becoming the fossil fuel of choice for shipping".Benjamin Cremel, AFP Via Getty ImagesOctober 2, 2024: The "ring of fire" eclipse is pictured from Puerto San Julian, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina.JUAN MABROMATA, AFP Via Getty ImagesOctober 2, 2024: Afghan farmers spread pomegranate seeds to sun-dry at a field in Arghandab district of Kandahar province.SANAULLAH SEIAM, AFP Via Getty ImagesOctober 2, 2024: Destroyed homes are seen in Chimney Rock, North Carolina, after the passage of Hurricane Helene. The death toll from powerful storm Helene, which battered the southeastern United States, has climbed to at least 155, authorities said on October 1, as President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris prepared to survey the damage.ALLISON JOYCE, AFP Via Getty ImagesOctober 2, 2024: A local police car is seen half engulfed in mud in a flooded area of Lake Lure, North Carolina, after the passage of Hurricane Helene. The death toll from powerful storm Helene, which battered the southeastern United States, has climbed to at least 155, authorities said on October 1, as President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris prepared to survey the damage.ALLISON JOYCE, AFP Via Getty ImagesOctober 2, 2024: Smoke rises from a building destroyed by an Israeli airstrike as journalists and residents visit during a press tour in Beirut, Lebanon. Israel continued airstrikes on Beirut and its southern suburbs as its military announced a ground offensive in Lebanon, part of what it said would be a "limited" incursion to target Hezbollah forces.Daniel Carde, Getty ImagesOct 2, 2024 : Fairview residents unload food and water from a North Carolina National Guard Blackhawk helicopter at Trinity of Fairview church in Fairview, N.C.Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/ 91Ó°ÊÓ NetworkOct 2, 2024 : An egret takes flight over the azolla covered surface of a pond at Delta Ponds in Eugene, Ore.Ben Lonergan, The Register-Guard / 91Ó°ÊÓ NETWORKOct 1, 2024 : One Trump supporter is shown in front of more than 100 Harris supporters on a West 57th St. sidewalk before the vide presidential debate in New York City.Kevin Wexler, NorthJersey.com? 91Ó°ÊÓ NetworkOctober 1, 2024: Chase and Grayson Gunter released the redfish after weighing it in at the 76th annual Destin Fishing Rodeo in Destin, Florida on Tuesday.Tina Harbuck, The Destin Log Via 91Ó°ÊÓ NETWORK Via Imagn ImagesSeptember 30, 2024: Mollie Mercer works on salvaging items at the Kizmet Yogawear shop in the River Arts District in Asheville, N.C., Monday, Sept. 30, 2024. The building was severely flooded by the remnants of Hurricane Helene.Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean Via 91Ó°ÊÓ NetworkSeptember 30, 2024: A couple looks at a wild fire raging in Ano Loutro, south of Athens. At least two people were found dead, and seven villages were evacuated due to the fire.VALERIE GACHE, AFP Via Getty ImagesSeptember 29, 2024: Flooding recedes in the River Arts District in downtown Asheville, N.C., during the aftermath of flooding caused by Hurricane Helene. Helene's swath of destruction brought historic rainfall, flooding, power outages, and 140-mile-an-hour winds across the Southeast. North Carolina bore the brunt of the damage, with vast swaths of cities like Asheville underwater, residents trapped in their homes with no lights or food, and few functioning roads for rescue workers to help them.Ken Ruinard, 91Ó°ÊÓ NETWORK Via Imagn ImagesSeptember 29, 2024: A couple gathers water for their toilets after Hurricane Helene in Fairview, North Carolina. According to reports, more than 60 people have been killed across the South due to the storm, and millions have been left without power. North Carolina has been approved for a Federal Major Disaster Declaration.Sean Rayford, Getty ImagesSeptember 29, 2024: A van is partially submerged in the Swannanoa River in the Biltmore Village in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene in Asheville, North Carolina. According to reports, more than 60 people have been killed across the South due to the storm, and millions have been left without power. North Carolina has been approved for a Federal Major Disaster Declaration.Sean Rayford, Getty ImagesSeptember 29, 2024: People wait in line for gasoline after Hurricane Helene in Fletcher, North Carolina. At least 90 people have been killed across the southeastern 91Ó°ÊÓ due to the hurricane, according to published reports, which made landfall as a category four storm on Thursday. Millions are without power, according to the reports. The White House declared significant disasters in North Carolina and Florida, freeing up federal emergency management money for those areas.Sean Rayford, Getty ImagesSeptember 29, 2024 : Denver Broncos wide receiver Courtland Sutton can not hang on to a pass as New York Jets cornerback D.J. Reed defends during the first quarter at MetLife Stadium.Robert Deutsch, Imagn ImagesSeptember 29, 2024 : Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar celebrates with his team after winning the men's Elite Road Race cycling event during the UCI 2024 Road World Championships, in Zurich, Switzerland.FABRICE COFFRINI, AFP Via Getty ImagesSeptember 28, 2024 : The Faraway Inn Cottages and Motel was destroyed after Hurricane Helene Cedar Key, Florida.GREG LOVETT, THE PALM BEACH POST / 91Ó°ÊÓ NETWORKSeptember 28, 2024: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with Expedition 72 astronauts lifts off from launch complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov will launch aboard the Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS).GREGG NEWTON, AFP Via Getty ImagesSeptember 28, 2024: A Falcon 9 lifts from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Saturday, September 28, 2024 carrying the astronauts of NASA/SpaceX Crew-9 to the International Space Station.Craig Bailey, FLORIDA TODAY Via 91Ó°ÊÓ NetworkSeptember 27, 2024 : Cars in a flooded area at a used tire dealer along Business Highway 25 after Hurricane Helene in Hendersonville, N.C.Ken Ruinard, The Anderson Independent Mail/91Ó°ÊÓ NETWORKSeptember 26, 2024: Strong winds and some partial flooding were visible in areas of Sanibel, Fla., as residents experienced some of the effects from Hurricane Helene.Ricardo Rolon, News-Press Via 91Ó°ÊÓ NetworkSeptember 26, 2024: Detroit Tigers center fielder Matt Vierling (8) celebrates after he dives in safe at home in the eighth inning against the Tampa Bay Rays at Comerica Park.Rick Osentoski, Imagn ImagesSeptember 26, 2024: UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer addresses world leaders at the UN General Assembly in New York City.Leon Neal, Pool Via ReutersSeptember 25, 2024: Steamed crabs are served at the 47th Annual J. Millard Tawes Crab and Clam Bake at the Somers Cove Marina in Crisfield, Maryland.91Ó°ÊÓ Roberts, Salisbury Daily Times Via 91Ó°ÊÓ NetworkSeptember 25, 2024: Caroline Conner, general manager of Cigar Paradise on St. Armand Circle in Sarasota, Fla. gets some help from her boyfriend, Jake Wright, installing hurricane storm panels on the front of the business in advance of Tropical Storm Helene.Mike Lang / Sarasota Herald-TribuneSeptember 24, 2024: Salisbury University held a grand opening ceremony at the Henson Science Hall for the Henson Planetarium in Salisbury, Maryland. The planetarium was built with a $200,000 gift from the Richard A. Henson Foundation.91Ó°ÊÓ Roberts, Salisbury Daily Times Via 91Ó°ÊÓ NetworkFeatured Weekly Ad