North Carolina lifted an outdoor burning ban, hoping to burn off excess forest debris in preparation for the spring fire...
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Investigators with the West Virginia Fire Marshal’s Office were sifting through ashes, trying to determine what sparked a fire that...
State fire investigators were sifting through the charred remains of a central Georgia church that burned to the ground. “The...
A federal judge dismissed a criminal contempt charge against Mississippi attorney Richard “Dickie” Scruggs last week, giving the prominent lawyer...
Freshman Sen. Michael Watson knows the sting of rising insurance costs on the hurricane-battered Mississippi Gulf Coast. Watson said after...
American International Group , on the heels of reporting its largest-ever loss, said on Friday the subprime crisis had thrown...
Regions Financial Corp, a large Southeast regional bank, on Wednesday said it has received information requests from the Securities and...
UK insurer Aviva beat forecasts with a one percent rise in 2007 profit, as strong growth in life sales offset...
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. said Friday quarterly profit fell 18 percent, hurt by lower earnings from insurance underwriting and...
The Knoxville, Tenn., Fire Department is investigating a large apartment fire that left about 60 people homeless. Knoxville Fire Captain...