Investigators have finished their search at the scene of millionaire adventurer Steve Fossett’s plane crash in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains ahead of a storm that threatened to bury any remaining evidence under 2ft of snow.

Thirteen months after millionaire thrill-seeker Steve Fossett mysteriously disappeared, authorities finally know what happened to his small single-engine plane: It slammed straight into a mountain on a cloudy day.

Search teams in California looking for the remains of adventurer Steve Fossett said today they had spotted what appeared to be wreckage.

A hiker has found items possibly belonging to missing adventurer Steve Fossett, US authorities said today.

Paris Hilton insists she doesn't care she won't inherit a slice of her grandfather's hotel fortune - because she has her own wealth.

Another Hilton has had a brush with the law today.

Paris Hilton's billionaire grandfather has served up an early New Year's gift to charities he supports - he'll hand over 97% of his fortune to them upon his death.

Teams searching for missing US adventurer Steve Fossett plan to comb a rugged area near Death Valley after receiving new information.

Leaders of the search for US adventurer Steve Fossett further scaled back the aerial operation yesterday but insisted they were not giving up.

As the search for missing aviator Steve Fossett enters its sixth full day concern is growing as the unprecedented effort drags on with no clue about his possible location.

Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca has denied reports his controversial decision to let Paris Hilton out of jail was influenced her grandfather's $1,000 (€748) donation to his 2006 re-election campaign.