People gather along the Ruston Way Waterfront to watch fireworks, a finale to the Tacoma Summer Blast event, on Friday, July 4, 2025, in Tacoma. (Liesbeth Powers/Liesbeth Powers / ...
Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. Fireworks have been an American tradition since the first Independence Day.
Four incidents over Fourth of July weekend resulted in $207,000 in damage due to improper use and disposal of fireworks, the Pierce County Fire Prevention Bureau reported this week. On Friday, July 4, ...