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A few news items

nobody@vox.com(Amn't) — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:37:27 -0700

Four Juveniles Cited For Fireworks Incident At School SACRAMENTO - School surveillance cameras and an anonymous tipster are believed to have played an integral role in helping authorities track down four juveniles blamed for starting a small fire...

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Lamest. Fireworks. Injury. EVAR.

nobody@vox.com(Amn't) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:50:19 -0700

Epic fail from some stupid local news people... They managed to hurt themselves with a smoke bomb shaped like a rocket... At first I thought it was a real rocket and would explode on the ground given how hard she stuck it in the ground, but it ...

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Quality fearmongering, plus stupid criminals

nobody@vox.com(Amn't) — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 17:43:15 -0700

Half a ton of illegal fireworks seized from Boyle Heights home Members of the San Gabriel Valley Arson Explosives Task Force have seized more than half a ton of illegal fireworks from a residential neighborhood in Boyle Heights, averting a potent...

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Stupid people and minor goings-on

nobody@vox.com(Amn't) — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 16:06:53 -0700

Two arrested after fireworks set off indoors WENATCHEE — Police blocked off the streets surrounding a Cleveland Avenue home after the sound of a firework set off indoors was mistaken for gunfire. Two people, including an 18-year-old man, were arr...

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Posterboy for Stupid

nobody@vox.com(Amn't) — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 22:34:37 -0700

Today's news story comes from Arizona, where all consumer fireworks are currently banned... Fire officials battle bill that would OK consumer fireworks (link) Ok, sounds like a typical news story on a proposal to allow consumer fireworks in a s...

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Chinese New Year [Updated]

nobody@vox.com(Amn't) — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 15:55:08 -0800

Yeah, it was more than a week ago, but I just found a couple of really cool pictures here. Only a couple are of fireworks, but the whole set is great, the Big Picture series always has great stuff. I saw a few news stories in the last couple wee...

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Poor planning

nobody@vox.com(Amn't) — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 15:00:37 -0800

Police: Latrobe Teen Put M-80 Between Thighs To Muffle Explosion LATROBE, Pa. -- Police said a Latrobe teenager who lost his right hand and leg in an explosion has acknowledged playing with a powerful firework, and was not targeted or threatened ...

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Slight overreaction

nobody@vox.com(Amn't) — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 00:57:56 -0800

Bomb squad called for homemade fireworks Two kids were detained by the Kern County Sheriff's Office after neighbors say they heard about five loud bangs that may have come from homemade fireworks. The sheriff's bomb squad responded about 5:15 p....

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Bad idea of the day

nobody@vox.com(Amn't) — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:59:21 -0800

"10-lbs. of marijuana seized following fireworks explosion" A man injured by a malfunction of a fireworks mortar had 10 pounds of marijuana seized when deputies responded to his fireworks explosion near Laytonville at 12:36 a.m. Tuesday. Oops! ...

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Dumbest idea evar

nobody@vox.com(Amn't) — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 22:24:39 -0700

Due to lack of money (the main sponsor dropped out), the annual July 4th fireworks at Fort Vancouver, WA have been canceled. I've never been to this show and doubt that it lives up to its billing as the "largest show west of the Mississippi," but ...

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