Fireworks

Police search for several people believed to have set off fireworks in Kennewick and caused a fence to catch fire. Officers say Tuesday a homeowner off of the 600 block of South Dayton Street, noticed her fence on fire after hearing popping noises coming from the backyard. Firefigh...

Fire crews in Kennewick and Pasco responded to a handful of brush fires on July 4th... and police responded to some fireworks complaints, despite a years-old ban on the devices. Kennewick Police Chief Ken Hohenberg says overall, the ban is working...

Pasco Police are looking for whoever decided to lay a fountain-style firework on the hood of an SUV in the 16-hundred block of N. 13th Avenue, then lit the fuse. The vandalism left a firework pattern of schorh marks on the hood Anyone with information about it is asked to call Pasco Police  at (509)545-3421 regarding case PP16-28553 Reckless Burning....

West Richland's Police Department says their agency handled more than 50 calls on the 4th of July, and most of those were firework complaints. Fire crews in the West Richland area were called out to four grass fires Monday night, the largest being a one acre fire near the intersection of 58th and Grant. No injur...

The best cities to celebrate America's independence are in the Northwest according to a new poll by WalletHub. Analyst Jill Gonzalez says Portland ranked 5th and Seattle ranked 1st nationwide. "Seattle ranked very highly when it came to the number of attractions, the number of festivals and parades, those attractions and the things you can do there, especially when it comes to the prevalence 

Low gas prices heading into the holiday weekend means more of us are planning a road trip this coming weekend. "Gas prices are forecasted to be the lowest for Independence Day in about 11 years," says Mark Jenkins with AAA. "It just makes driving more affordable, gives people more money to spend on shopping, dining out, and lodging...

Fireworks for the Fourth of July festivities go on sale starting Tuesday in the Tri-Cities. Pasco Deputy Fire Chief Dave Hare says the dry conditions, it could be a nightmare for his and other fire departments in the region. He said fireworks not only cause fires but injuries as well...