Fireworks

• Seizures of illegal fireworks are rampant in the Southland this holiday season, with large amounts being reported confiscated by authorities.
(msnbc.com)
• SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Police will not be able to keep most people from using illegal fireworks Wednesday night, but they are trying their best to keep the holiday as safe as they can.
(Abc Local Web)
• BUFFALO(WKBW) It can be a dangerous combination. The recent weather in Western New York drying out lawns, fields, and parks, mixed together with fireworks and it could spell disaster.
(msnbc.com)
• DENVER - Drought and wildfire fears are snuffing out some Fourth of July festivities this year.
(Daily Hampshire Gazette)
• If fireworks were legal across Ventura County we would be advising everyone to use them with extreme caution tonight. But since fireworks are illegal everywhere in the county except Fillmore, the best advice is: Dont use them at all.
(vcstar.com)
• Despite heat advisories, all annual fireworks celebrations throughout the Miami Valley are going forward as scheduled. Mike Long, Washington Twp. fire department chief, said that all necessary precautions are being taken.
(Dayton Daily News)
• ATTLEBORO — The fireworks are on. Fire Chief Scott Lachance made the decision early Tuesday afternoon after consulting with the National Weather Service in Taunton and Mayor Kevin Dumas.
(Sun Chronicle)
• The skies over Plainfield were dark Monday night, a rare — and likely brief — victory in the villages annual war on illegal fireworks.
(Chicago Tribune)
• All fireworks are illegal for use and sale in the city of Charlottesville, according to Fire Chief Charles Werner. That includes snakes, glow worms and sparklers, he said.
(Charlottesville Daily Progress)
• The cities of Terre Haute and Brazil postponed their Independence Day fireworks displays. The announcement came a day after the Vigo County commissioners asked residents to refrain from setting off their own personal displays.
(Examiner)