Social media posts show crowds excitedly counting down 2025's final seconds, then lapsing into confused silence when the pyrotechnics fail to appear.

Reality Check is a Bee series holding officials and organizations accountable and shining a light on their decisions. Have a tip? Email realitycheck@sacbee.com. A raid on a Southern California ...

Ron Burgundy would've had a field day with this story. A Fourth of July fireworks show in San Diego lasted just 15 seconds on Wednesday, when what organizers called "a technical glitch" caused all of ...

In a tragic incident on July 31, a young man passed away at a Mohamed Ramadan concert after pyrotechnics failed. The Egyptian star was holding a concert at Golf Porto Marina in Egypt, when the ...