On Tuesday, a Council Bluffs man lost his right thumb and damaged several fingers in Nebraska’s Washington County.

WASHINGTON — A new federal report shows that more Americans are being injured or killed by fireworks, with more than 11,500 injuries reported in 2021 alone. The report, from the U.S. Consumer Product ...

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a warning ahead of the Fourth of July weekend, adding that firework-related injuries have increased in recent years. From 2006-21, injuries from ...

Around 9,700 people were treated in emergency rooms due to fireworks injuries in 2023, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. More than half, about 66%, took place in the weeks ...

Despite Cedar Rapids’ and Iowa City’s ordinances prohibiting fireworks within city limits, hospitals say they still saw injuries from the July Fourth pastime in their emergency rooms over the holiday ...

A man's death has been ruled an accident after he lit a firework off of his Uncle Sam top hat on the Fourth of July, a South Carolina coroner told USA TODAY Monday. Allen Ray McGrew, 41, died Thursday ...

Everybody knows fireworks are dangerous but every year, thousands of injured consumers wind up in hospital emergency rooms with injuries that range from minor to fatal. The Consumer Product Safety ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Despite Cedar Rapids’ and Iowa City’s ordinances prohibiting fireworks within city limits, hospitals say ...