Authorities in Massachusetts said the Wareham resident was “setting off fireworks at the beach when one exploded in his face” Charlotte Phillipp is a Weekend Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She has been ...

During the 4th of July holiday, dispatch centers are inundated with 911 calls with complaints about illegal fireworks. Because of the high call volume, the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office is stepping ...

A 70-year-old man was reportedly killed setting off fireworks when one exploded in his face on a Wareham beach during Fourth of July celebrations, the Plymouth DA and State Fire Marshal announced ...

A police officer was struck in the face with a firework while trying to control a large crowd in Harlem during July 4 celebrations, cops said. The cop was at 125th Street and Lenox Avenue around 1:15 ...

Prosecutors say a Fairfield man threw fireworks at two people who were homeless "for his own entertainment," causing an explosion. Charles Mitchell, 22, appeared in court Oct. 2 on two charges of ...

A 13-year-old Naytahwaush, Minn., boy was pronounced dead after a lit firework he was holding went off and struck him in the chest, according to a Mahnomen County Sheriff’s Office press release. At ...