GREENBANK, Wash — Just over a week before the Fourth of July, a house in Whidbey Island's Lagoon Point neighborhood near Greenbank exploded Wednesday afternoon when a cigarette is believed to have ...

A gargantuan fireworks detonation likely caused by someone smoking a cigarette obliterated several homes and injured five people in an island community in Washington state this week, according to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A massive explosion of hundreds of pounds of fireworks this week rocked an island community in Western Washington, destroying ...

Last Fourth of July, 8-year-old Jasmine Nguyen was killed in a fireworks explosion at a Buena Park neighborhood celebration. Nearly a year later, the homeowner who was arrested on suspicion of ...

BOISE, Idaho (KIVI) — The family of a young girl injured when windows shattered during the 2026 Idaho Potato Drop fireworks show has filed a tort claim against the City of Boise and others, alleging ...

California has an illegal fireworks problem. As the Fourth of July nears, the air will fill with the sights, sounds and smells of festive, but illegal explosives. In May, authorities evacuated parts ...

WHIDBEY ISLAND, Wash. — Three firefighters were injured Wednesday after a home exploded on Whidbey Island, where fire officials say a large cache of fireworks ignited after someone was smoking nearby.

For many, July Fourth means barbecues, fireworks and red, white and blue desserts. For pets, it can be one of the year's most stressful holidays.

Federal investigators are examining whether fireworks played a role in a devastating explosion that destroyed multiple homes on Whidbey Island, as residents recount the terrifying moments surrounding ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Nearly one year after the Esparto fireworks explosion killed seven workers, the Yolo County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday formally rejected the central conclusions of a civil ...

Yolo County is disputing a civil grand jury report that found county officials knew about an illegal fireworks operation near Esparto years, and did nothing to stop it before a 2025 explosion killed ...

Douglas Tollefsen and Jack Ying Lee, operations manager of Devastating Pyrotechnics, appear in Yolo Superior Court in Woodland on April 13, 2026. On Thursday, a judge denied bail for Tollefsen and ...