An Altoona man is behind bars after police say he threatened to set off M80 firecrackers unless his mother gave him her car keys. Arin M. Noonan, 30, was arrested early Friday after he showed up ...

Why did they choose the "M80" designation? M80s were a type of fireworks designed for military training in the 1950s. They were banned by federal law in 1966 because of the large amount of ...