A man severely injured his hand when a device detonated after he picked it up in the 1100 block of South Emporia, a neighborhood a little north and east of Lincoln and Broadway.

The blast site on Keaka Drive looks almost ordinary again. Nearly one year after a massive illegal fireworks explosion tore through a Salt Lake neighborhood, killing six people and injuring at least ...

A man was arrested in Del Norte County in connection with the deadly fireworks explosion in Esparto in Yolo County in July. “On December 12, 2025, the Del Norte County Sheriff’s Office along with the ...

Reality Check is a Bee series holding officials and organizations accountable and shining a light on their decisions. Have a tip? Email [email protected]. The day after an Esparto fireworks ...

New fireworks laws are key to ending their illegal use, officials assert. Among them, one new law allows police to issue $300 civil citations for unpermitted fireworks possession or use.

HONOLULU (AP) — Mike Lambert heard fewer illegal fireworks exploding in his suburban Honolulu neighborhood in the months after a chain of blasts at a house party last New Year's Eve led to the deaths ...

Germany's New Year celebrations descended into chaos with more than 400 arrests in Berlin alone as illegal fireworks were used as weapons, leaving dozens injured, including a seven-year-old boy who ...