Investigators are working to find the cause of the fire that erupted in an illegal landfill northwest of Alton. The blaze broke out Wednesday afternoon in stacks of illegally dumped tires, sending thick black smoke billowing into the air. A couple of people living nearby were evacuated. Fire crews from several Upper Valley cities helped […]

(AP) – Employees at the Environmental Protection Agency are attending mandatory training sessions this week to reinforce federal laws and rules against leaking government information. Training materials from the hourlong class were obtained by The Associated Press. It’s part of a broader Trump administration order for anti-leaks training at all executive branch agencies. Government employees […]

(AP) – North Korea’s foreign minister has described as “the sound of a dog barking” President Donald Trump’s threat to destroy his country. The comments are the North’s first response to Trump’s speech at the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday, during which he vowed to “totally destroy North Korea” if provoked. Trump also called North […]