WESTERLY – A 39-year-old man was killed on May 12 when a mortar-style firework was placed on top of his head and set off, Police Chief Paul Gingerella said Tuesday. Gingerella commented on the ...

Gingerella said it appeared that Ziegenfuss and others were messing around with fireworks at a home on Pound Road when a mortar-style firework was put on his head and set off. Family burying loved ...

Maui police recently seized 107 pounds of aerial fireworks, 95 mortar shells and 40,610 firecrackers that were being shipped from the Mainland to Maui through the U.S. Postal Service. In the boxes ...