BURLINGTON, Iowa (AP) -- A Burlington funeral home and one of its employees have been fined by the state for embalming a body before getting the family's permission.

But it's a job that embalmer and funeral director Amy Kilbride enjoys. "The deceased is a vessel where life once existed," she said. "I still treat that person with respect, but the spark that made ...

Investigators are looking into the theft of 12 bottles of embalming fluid from a Roanoke Rapids funeral home. On Feb. 19, authorities said someone burglarized Hockaday Funeral Home and only took ...