A Yolo County grand jury report into the 2025 Esparto fireworks explosion​​ says that although numerous local officials "knew ...

The Yolo County Civil Grand Jury report concludes that multiple local officials knew about an illegal fireworks operation in Esparto but failed to take action, leading to a deadly explosion in July ...

Top Yolo County officials were aware of illegal fireworks operations at the site of the deadly 2025 Esparto explosions for at ...

The Bee has followed the fatal fireworks explosion in Esparto, winning a James Madison Award for its coverage. Here are ...

A criminal grand jury in Yolo County is investigating the fireworks explosion in Esparto that killed seven workers nine ...

Northern Californian authorities arrested a man last week in a sweeping investigation relating to the deadly fireworks explosion that killed seven over the summer. Ronald Botelho III was arrested on ...

ONTARIO, Calif. -- Two people were killed when a massive explosion involving fireworks ignited multiple structure fires in a neighborhood in Ontario, California, on Tuesday afternoon, prompting ...

A fireworks safety watchdog in California said that the continuing revelations about the Esparto fireworks explosion has convinced her that an independent probe needs to look at the State Fire Marshal ...

Company lawyer sought return of 3,600 seized fireworks, citing Yolo County sheriff ties. Email shows state fireworks office knew some seized explosives belonged to the company. Company sought to ...

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 ...