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A judge has dismissed insurance fraud charges against a southwestern Pennsylvania fire chief and his wife accused of stealing about $20,000 in unemployment compensation but says authorities can proceed on conspiracy and theft counts. The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review says Fayette County …

Fire deaths in Mississippi totaled 80 in 2010, according to the state fire marshal’s office. Chief Deputy Fire Marshal Ricky Davis tells The Clarion-Ledger that his office investigated 69 of the fatal blazes. Davis says the 2009 totals were higher …