PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WMBB) – Fireworks light up the sky this time of year, but the celebration can quickly turn dangerous. From burns to dumpster fires, officials say many of these incidents are ...

HOUSTON – Playing with fireworks should not be taken lightly this Independence Day holiday. According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, last year 65 percent of all fireworks injuries happened ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Not everyone may be firing off fireworks in Florida this New Year's Eve. Weeks, even months of drought in some areas have caused ...

Diwali, known as the “Festival of Lights,” is being celebrated in South Asian communities across Houston and around the world. A major fireworks display at a Hindu temple in Fort Bend County will ...

While a current burn ban in Polk County includes a prohibition of lighting fireworks, the Polk County Sheriff's Office says deputies will be taking a commonsense approach to enforcement over the New ...

FAYETTEVILLE -- Area residents looking to start the new year with a bang may be disappointed as burn bans in Benton and Washington counties make the use of fireworks temporarily illegal. Washington ...

More than a dozen Florida counties have issued burn bans due to drought conditions. Burn bans are typically issued when the Keetch-Byram Drought Index, which measures soil dryness, reaches a certain ...