Two county homes burn in weekend fires
A pair of fires destroyed two Oktibbeha County homes over the weekend but didn’t hurt any residents.
Lowndes firefighter undergoing surgery for burns
A volunteer firefighter with Lowndes County Fire Department is in surgery at a burn center in a Jackson hospital today with severe burns he received responding to a Tuesday fire near Steens.
West Point woman charged in death of her father-in-law
A West Point woman has been charged with capital murder after West Point authorities and the Mississippi Fire Marshal’s Office uncovered evidence she allegedly set a house fire that killed a 62-year-old disabled man on Thanksgiving.
Fire destroys Oktibbeha home
An early morning fire destroyed an Oktibbeha County home Wednesday, but it didn’t hurt any residents.
Training burns can ultimately save other homes
By 10 a.m. Thursday, the weather was almost perfect – a cool, clear sunny day with just a mild breeze.
Everyone agreed: It was a wonderful day for a house fire.
Thursday night fire ravages Avalon Apartments
A late-night fire at Avalon Apartments in west Starkville has destroyed 12 apartment units and displaced 18 residents, according to Starkville Fire Chief Charles Yarbrough.
Fire displaces families in Brooksville Gardens
What started as a kitchen fire in the Brooksville Garden apartments has displaced several families.
Fire badly damages east Columbus home
A Thursday evening fire left an east Columbus home with extensive damage, but no one was injured.
Bottle rockets set fire to railroad trestle over Tombigbee
A bottle rocket, apparently left over night, caused a fire Wednesday afternoon on the trestles of the railroad in the middle of Old River Bridge over the Tombigbee River.
Longview man escapes structure fire through window
A Longview resident escaped his burning home Saturday after he first thought someone was breaking in, Oktibbeha County Fire Services Coordinator Kirk Rosenhan confirmed.
Collapsed interstate bridge in Georgia to open next week
Atlanta drivers can resume their commutes on a heavily used interstate by early next week at the latest, Georgia’s governor and state transportation officials announced Wednesday, about six weeks since a bridge on the highway collapsed because of a large fire.
Man charged with arson in Atlanta overpass fire
A man accused of starting a raging fire that collapsed a portion of Interstate 85 a few miles north of downtown Atlanta was charged with arson Saturday.
Fire destroys 3 apartment units in East Columbus
Three families lost their homes in a fire that burned units in an East Columbus apartment complex on Wednesday.
A fire, a rescue and hope for a new start
LaQuita Green was in Texas filling out an application for a new apartment when she learned her Columbus home was on fire.
Blaze destroys Caledonia home
There were no injuries in a house fire that destroyed a home at 485 Archie Agnew Road in Caledonia on Thursday.
In Tennessee wildfires, officials estimate $500M in damage
Deadly wildfires caused more than $500 million in damage as they tore through a tourism community in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains and killed 14 people, local officials estimated Tuesday.
Tourists stream back to Gatlinburg, but rebuilding looms
Visitors jammed the main roads and sidewalks in Gatlinburg as the tourism city reopened to the public Friday for the first time since wildfires killed 14 people.
2 juveniles charged in Tenn. wildfires that killed 14
Authorities on Wednesday charged two juveniles in an East Tennessee wildfire that killed 14 people and destroyed or damaged more than 2,400 buildings in an iconic tourism spot at the foot of the Great Smoky Mountains.
Sunday fire damages EMCC’s Mayhew campus
A Sunday fire damaged a portion of East Mississippi Community College’s Humanities and Fine Arts Building in Mayhew and has administrators searching for alternate finals week testing locations.
Investigators search for clues in fatal Oakland fire
As investigators searched for signs of a crime in the fire that killed at least 33 in an Oakland warehouse during a late-night dance party, survivors and teary-eyed friends of those who perished viewed the charred building from a distance, placed flowers on several small memorials and embraced each other to mourn their losses.