Almost 15,000 fireworks-related injuries were reported in the U.S. in 2024, a 52% increase from the year before, according to the Consumer Protection Safety Commission, and around 20,000 fires are ...

Each year, millions of Americans across the country buy consumer fireworks to light up the night in honor of July 4; a tradition that has been around since the first Independence Day nearly 250 years ...

Alecia Reid is an award-winning, Emmy-nominated reporter for CBS News New York. She is a sustainability and social justice advocate; passionate about giving a voice to people who may not otherwise be ...

The Fourth of July is one of the busiest nights of the year for emergency responders in New York City. CBS News New York's Ali Bauman got a preview of how the FDNY and NYPD are preparing to keep the ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- Red, white and blue colored the skies Tuesday night in honor of Independence Day. Eyewitness News viewers captured the moment and shared their experience with us. Fourth of July ...

The Macy's 4th of July fireworks show attracts huge crowds to the city's waterfronts every year, and there are always places saying they have the best views for the spectacle — and plenty of people ...

New York allows the sale and use of "sparkling devices," a specific type of firework, unless prohibited by local county law. These "sparkling devices" are ground-based or handheld, producing colored ...