State law allows fireworks firms to get state permission to import, wholesale explosives without proving they have a safe ...

Yolo County top health official declared Monday a local health emergency to assess if hazardous material spread across soil, ...

Yolo County’s public health officer on Monday declared a local health emergency for properties impacted by the deadly Esparto ...

Today’s local health emergency declaration for the Oakdale Fire allows Yolo County to request support from state and federal ...

Officials have declared a local health emergency after the Esparto fireworks explosion that killed seven people in July.

A task force of fire, law enforcement and industry experts hopes to prevent something like this from happening again ...

ESPARTO, Calif. — Yolo County has declared a local health emergency following July's deadly fireworks explosion in Esparto, ...

The declaration means the county can identify materials stored at the blast site, gather environmental samples and request state help.

The California Attorney General's Office has declined to lead a criminal probe into the July 1 fireworks facility explosion ...

Yolo County Sheriff’s Lt. Sam Machado and his wife Tammy Machado — also a Sheriff’s Office employee — own the rural compound in Esparto. Craig Cutright, the listed owner of BlackStar Fireworks, worked ...