The site itself has a longer history, with the grounds at Alton Towers first being opened to the public by the 18th Earl of Shrewsbury in 1860. By 1890, Alton Towers was attracting crowds of thousands ...

A former White House ethics lawyer who has been a persistent thorn in the side of Donald Trump is actually celebrating parts of the Supreme Court's recent rulings widely seen as favorable to the ...

More than four years after a Florida condominium collapse killed 98 people, federal investigators have yet to make a final determination of the cause.

Australian divers descended more than 500 feet underwater in total blackness to explore a ship that sank in 1904 with its whole crew aboard.

Milei was seeking a decisive triumph of his libertarian ideas over Cristina Fernández de Kirchner's interventionist ethos. The manner of her exit makes that impossible.

Illinois 1 year after Alton sinkhole, a look at repair progress at Gordon Moore Park “I’m hopeful a year from now there will be major progress,” Mayor David Goins said.

OWASSO, Okla. — The city of Owasso is removing the corkscrew slide at Funtastic Island after reports of injuries. "The corkscrew slide at Funtastic Island has been permanently closed.

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One person is being held following a vehicle burglary and pursuit in Alton early Thursday. Alton Police were called to the Hampton Inn on Homer Adams Parkway in response to a report of a vehicle ...

ALTON — Early Thursday morning, June 26, 2025, Alton police apprehended a suspect following a vehicle burglary and subsequent standoff at a local residence.

Members of Alton's city council unanimously approved for two Class D liquor licenses Wednesday night.