Fireworks injuries and deaths increased significantly in 2024 compared to 2023. The most common firework injuries are burns to the hands, fingers, head, face, and ears. Sparklers, though seemingly ...

Independence Day celebrations bring on a surge of cookouts and fireworks, and with it a troubling rise of firework-related injuries. Injuries from fireworks increased by 52%, from 9,700 in 2023 to ...

NORFOLK, Va. — Dr. Kara Kowalczyk, a pediatric emergency medicine specialist, said fireworks can be dangerous, and the numbers back it up. According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, 14,700 ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Fireworks-related injuries were up this year over 2024 in Kansas, officials announced Thursday. Healthcare providers reported 165 fireworks-related injuries this year, according ...

Utah lawmakers set aside $375,000 to enroll about 1,500 prospective homebuyers in a six-month program designed to boost credit scores and help borrowers qualify Officials caution planning when ...

With the Fourth of July falling on a Thursday, Eastern Iowa towns will be staging star-spangled spectaculars beginning this weekend and moving on through next week. Here’s a guide to places where you ...

The biggest months for fireworks are here. Soon, the booming explosives will bathe Columbus and its orbiting suburbs in rays of color. Dogs will howl. Kids will delight. Fingers will suffer. For the ...