Hundreds of Civil Beat readers offer up their fireworks solutions after a deadly New Year's explosion in the Salt Lake area.

State lawmakers already have announced their intentions to introduce nearly 500 bills ahead of today’s start of the legislative session, but only one so far addresses the high-profile issue of how to ...

State officials, including Gov. Josh Green and Attorney General Anne Lopez, unveiled Monday proposed changes to Hawaii’s fireworks laws aimed at improving enforcement, enhancing penalties and ...

Hawaii Gov. Josh Green is proposing a range of new penalties to crack down on people who flout the state's fireworks laws ...

Six burn patients who were transported to Phoenix from Hawaii following a fireworks explosion on New Year’s Eve will likely take six to 12 months before they can live any resemblance of their ...

The six victims are in their 20s and 30s, and all have extensive burns, according to Dr. Kevin Foster, director of the Arizona Burn Center.

Hawaii's diverse population has long celebrated New Year's with fireworks, but in recent years, professional-grade aerial explosives have been growing in popularity even though they are illegal ...

Two of the three victims of the fatal New Year's Eve fireworks explosion in Hawaii have been identified by a medical examiner. The identity of the third victim has not yet been released ...

A view of the home where a New Year's Eve fireworks explosion ... have provided a reason for residents across Hawaii to set off illegal fireworks. The increasingly sophisticated displays, loved ...