Mosque, funeral bombings kill 47 in Iraq
BAGHDAD (AP) — Twin explosions ripped through a crowd of Sunni worshippers outside Baghdad on Friday, an attack which, combined with a second deadly bombing at a Sunni funeral to the south of the capital, deepened fears Iraq may be headed toward a new round of sectarian conflict.

Funeral home has bicycle hearse for 1 last ride
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon funeral home in Eugene offers natural burials where the ride to the person's final resting place is on the back of a three-wheeled bicycle.

Feds investigate ricin-tainted letters in Spokane, Washington
SPOKANE, WA – Federal authorities are investigating threatening letters allegedly containing deadly ricin in Spokane, Washington, the FBI said Thursday....

ICCFA Show Draws Attention to Cemetery Vases
Theft of cemetery vases was a topic of great discussion at the International Cemetery, Cremation and Funeral Association yearly convention. Granger Plastics, the manufacturer of ForeverSafe products, exhibited at ICCFA show in Tampa, FL April 10-13. This was the company's debut at the show, touted as one of the largest in the industry. Granger released ForeverSafe Products, which includes a line ...

WWII horse soldier honored as hero at military funeral
A horse-drawn carriage accompanied by a riderless horse carried Corporal George W. Radney to his final resting place at Laurel Hill Cemetery in Coldspring on Wednesday, May 15. Radney was one of the l

Funeral arrangements set for Westland firefighter who died in strip mall blaze
Funeral arrangements have been set for Wayne-Westland firefighter Brian Alfred Woehlke of Dearborn, who died while fighting a blaze at a strip mall Wednesday morning in Westland.