Because the static electricity in synthetic clothing can create sparks capable of detonating fireworks, those who make shells must stick to wearing cotton—all the way down to their underwear.

Firework makers must stick to wearing cotton—all the way down to their underwear. The recipe for black powder, or gunpowder, the basic material in all fireworks, has remained the same since it ...

A Lake Lafayette man has been charged in connection to illegal fireworks found in his home after an alleged shooting was ...

skyrockets and any firework that's mounted to and flies on a stick -- to between noon and midnight July 3 and 4. Residents in Fayetteville can only shoot off fireworks from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. July ...