On December 6, the Dillingham Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation destroyed explosive material at the city's landfill. Dillingham's interim police chief Craig Maines said that the material was discovered a few months prior as part of an open FBI investigation. "It was a controlled area. Everything was located and taken into custody and was disposed of," he said. He said that the police held the material in their evidence room until specialists arrived on the morning of Dec. 6 to properly destroy it. "It was interesting to see. We placed it behind a nice dirt pile out there at the landfill that they had saved up for covering waste," he said. "We stood from a safe distance and set it all off, and I guess some people heard it from town."  

PHOTOS: A plane making a forced landing on Interstate 26 in North Carolina Thursday night caught fire and snarled traffic for hours. Several News 13 viewers have called the newsroom, reporting a crash. And video showed the aircraft on fire. Asheville fire officials confirmed the forced landing. According to the Buncombe County Sheriff's Office, multiple people were taken to the hospital. An airport spokesperson said the aircraft reported problems and said it needed assistance. It then landed on the interstate between Long Shoals and Airport roads. It's unclear when the fire started. The airport deployed a fire truck for mutual aid, airport officials said. Skyland Fire and Rescue, the North Carolina State Highway Patrol, Asheville Police Department and Buncombe County Sheriff's Office were on scene.  

PHOTOS: The Evanston Fire Department today unveiled a new fire engine with a distinctive Northwestern University-inspired purple and white color scheme. The university agreed two years ago to provide $800,000 to fund the purchase of the new engine. And Fire Chief Paul Polep says he started work shortly after that — meeting with firefighters at Fire Station #3 on Central Street where the new engine is housed — to come up with the new design concept for the engine — the latest of several fire and ambulance vehicles donated to the city by the university. "This is our way of showing gratitude to Northwestern for the continuous collaboration between our fire department and the university over the years," Polep says. "We're proud of how it turned out."  

Marking a significant milestone, a fire department in West Haven welcomed its first female firefighter, who was officially sworn in Tuesday at Minor Park Station. Samantha Trayer, a 32-year-old resident of Milford, experienced a groundbreaking moment as she was sworn in by Iris Diaz, chairwoman of Allingtown's Board of Fire Commissioners. Over three dozen commissioners, chiefs, officers and firefighters, from both Allingtown and West Haven's other two fire departments, were present to witness the historic occasion. "This swearing-in ceremony marks a new chapter in the City of West Haven Fire Department Allingtown, officially adding our first female career firefighter to its ranks," Chief Michael R. Terenzio said. Terenzio added that Trayer was near the top of her class at the Connecticut Fire Academy's 14-week Recruit Firefighter Program.