The law gives local authorities more power to inspect and regulate fireworks facilities. Industry officials say California still has gaps to close.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For Tiffany Nolan-Rodriguez, the past year has felt painfully quiet. On July 1, 2025, she lost her husband, Carlos Rodriguez-Mora, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The founder and CEO of the fireworks company at the center of the deadly July 1, 2025, fireworks explosion in Esparto formally ...

On the one-year mark since the tragedy at Esparto, seven of the eight people indicted in connection with the deadly fireworks explosions are appeared in court. Seven people died at a warehouse ...

One year after the deadly fireworks facility explosion in Esparto killed seven men, their families gathered Wednesday night at the same site where they had once waited for answers — this time to honor ...

A new Yolo County report ordered in the wake of the deadly Esparto fireworks explosion found that the county’s code enforcement program needs improvement - not replacement - and recommended giving the ...

It’s been just over a year since a massive fireworks explosion rocked the Yolo County town of Esparto, killing seven people and leaving lasting scars for the small, rural community. In the year that ...

More than a year after the deadly Esparto fireworks explosion killed seven workers, a newly filed civil lawsuit is widening the scope of accountability, alleging local and state government agencies ...

A judge denied Kenneth Chee's request for bail Thursday as the criminal case stemming from the deadly Esparto explosion continues. Much of the court proceedings were procedural, with attorneys ...

(FOX40.COM) — The former Yolo County sheriff’s lieutenant who owned the property where the deadly 2025 Esparto fireworks explosion occurred has been released from jail on bail, according to jail ...

(FOX40.COM) — A bill that aims to close gaps in California’s oversight of fireworks licensing and storage passed the California Legislature on Sunday, a little more than a year after the Esparto ...

A composite image of drone photographs taken on Sept. 11, 2025, shows the remains of the Esparto fireworks explosion site a few months after the blast killed seven workers at the facility. HECTOR ...