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Bank of America has predicted that the Federal Reserve will be forced to raise interest rates by 75 basis points this year, ...

Three firefighters were hurt and two homes destroyed after 700 pounds of illegally stored fireworks exploded in a Whidbey ...

A gargantuan fireworks detonation likely caused by someone smoking a cigarette obliterated several homes and injured five ...

Authorities believe a cigarette may have ignited 700 pounds of fireworks that injured 3 firefighters in Washington. (Tanya ...

Think twice before you light those fireworks on this Fourth of July weekend, depending on where you live in Northwest Florida—and when—you could be breaking the law. Even though a 2020 Florida ...

Fire crews responding to a house fire in Washington state were standing just 20 feet away when the home exploded, sending ...

Independence Day doesn’t always have to mean the music of “The 1812 Overture” blasting over an exploding sky or sitting through a selection of old-timey marching band tunes.

While Escambia and Santa Rosa allows fireworks on July 4, the city of Pensacola prohibits their use within the city limit.

The trial of Jonathan Rinderknecht, a 30-year-old Uber driver accused of starting the deadly Palisades Fire, came to a close ...

The Palisades Fire trial ended with a hung jury. But for locals, the verdict has been clear since January 7, 2025: State and ...