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Bigger, brighter and better than ever, the 35th annual Christmas in the Nighttime Skies returns for an unforgettable evening, ...

A sign at a Canyon County fireworks stand reads “Attention customers: fireworks in this room are sold for out of state use only.” It hangs in the center of a room festooned with aerial fireworks of ...

The Table Rock Fire burns the Boise Foothills above Harris Ranch in the early morning hours of Thursday, June 30, 2016. The fire was caused by fireworks. Darin Oswald [email protected] ...

Aerial fireworks are illegal for sale to the general public in Idaho and should be removed from retailers’ shelves, according to a new opinion from the Idaho Attorney General’s Office. For Kuna, this ...

Independence Day is fast approaching, bringing the opportunity to celebrate the nation's founding, indulge in a few too many hotdogs and — whether you love them or hate them — blast off some fireworks ...

A 16-year-old boy has been arrested for setting off fireworks that authorities now believe sparked a 28-acre blaze in Idaho, police said. The unidentified teen was traveling through Ada County in an ...

LEWISTON, Idaho (AP) — A fire inspector says an illegal firework is believed to have ignited a blaze that significantly damaged a northern Idaho church. A family was sleeping inside the basement of ...

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BOISE – Fireworks stands popped up around the Treasure Valley ahead of the Fourth of July, but depending on where you shop, you’ll find different options – and potentially different interpretations of ...

Sometimes, the Idaho Legislature does the right thing. Take, for instance, the Fireworks Act of 1997, which allows non-aerial fireworks, so-called safe and sane fireworks, but bans aerial fireworks.