Fireworks

Community engagement service manager Cortney Wilt says the switch to drones was done for environmental reasons, including reduced air pollution and fire risk.

There’s red flag warnings and heat advisories in several areas of the Northwest this week, along with several growing wildfires.

Update, July 2, 2021: Carnation has cancelled its scheduled fireworks display. Details below. With most pandemic restrictions now lifted, people may be…

July 4 is upon us. Normally, that means our air quality takes a big hit. It's an issue that KNKX weather expert Cliff Mass often talks about. Mass has…

There’s a joke in Seattle that summer doesn’t start around here until July 12– three weeks after the solstice and nearly a week after Independence…

There are plenty of ways to buy legal firecrackers in communities around Western Washington, but officials are warning against illegal fireworks that can…

Like many suburban cities around the region, the waterfront community of Edmonds has a total ban on fireworks. But there’s an enclave within the city that…

New Delhi suffers from intense air pollution every winter. On Monday, the stifling smog was particularly acute — in part because of the countless firecrackers set off for Diwali this weekend.

One commenter called it "the Milli Vanilli of fireworks"; another stated, "current mood: disbelieving moon landing."

Inevitably, fireworks start going off in the first week of July, even before the Independence Day holiday has begun. They’re not just loud, says KPLU…