YouTuber Alex Choi is no longer facing federal charges after prosecutors dropped the case tied to his viral helicopter fireworks stunt.

The Lake Minnetonka Fourth of July fireworks display could be in peril if it doesn’t find a new sponsor in 2026.

Emergency calls in San Bernardino County more than doubled this Fourth of July. Pets were also impounded across Victor Valley, including tens of dead pets.

A 3-year-old girl died after being struck by a stray bullet during a firework show, D.C. police said. Now, police are looking for a 24-year-old suspect on a warrant for first-degree murder, according to a July 9 Metropolitan Police Department news release.

Alphonso Cooper Jr., 19 faces two counts each of assault with intent to murder and assault with intent to do great bodily harm, as well as one count of carrying a concealed weapon and four counts of felony firearm, according to Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy.

A video posted to social media shows a man throwing lit fireworks at bar patrons and later at pedestrians on sidewalks in downtown St. Louis

This week, the Lorain mayor asked Lorain City Council members to reconsider the city’s current fireworks ordinance.

Laguna Beach police said they identified the suspect as a 13-year-old boy, who was arrested on suspicion of felony reckless burning of forest land.