As the criminal investigation continues the Esparto fireworks warehouse explosion that killed seven workers last year, Yolo ...

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Although grand jury actions are confidential until indictments are returned, sources say it is interviewing key officials ...

A man was arrested in Del Norte County in connection with the deadly fireworks explosion in Esparto in Yolo County in July. “On December 12, 2025, the Del Norte County Sheriff’s Office along with the ...

"There was a hell of a boom that I wondered if somebody ran into the side of the building. The floors shook and everything," said Jay Pemberton, who works at KTPB radio in Kilgore. "The walls, ...

California fire officials have finished their investigation into the deadly Esparto fireworks warehouse explosion, with the report now being sent to prosecutors. Cal Fire's Office of the State Fire ...

Northern California authorities seized a large cache of illegal fireworks at a home along the North Coast they say are tied to the probe into the deadly Esparto explosion at a pyrotechnics facility ...