Fourth of July

Leave it to a bear cub on the Fourth of July to remind us we share this land.

As Oakland was inundated with illegal fireworks shows on Sunday night, many were asking where are the police? Melissa Colorado has answers from the Oakland Police Department chief.

Though Fourth of July brought Contra Costa County’s largest vegetation fire of 2021, the number of Independence Day incidents was actually down from 2020.

Oakland’s police chief described Fourth of July as “nonstop chaos” as overwhelmed officers responded to several shootings and a massive sideshow over the course of about 15 hours.

The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District responded to at least 10 fires in the county that were possibly caused by Fourth of July fireworks Sunday night. Kris Sanchez reports.

The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District responded to at least nine fires in the county that were possibly caused by the Fourth of July fireworks Sunday night.

Fog rolled into San Francisco Sunday night, which made the Fourth of July fireworks show there more of a glow than a sparkle. Sergio Quintana reports.

The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District is responding to several fires in the county that were possibly caused by illegal fireworks.

The Ol’ Fashioned Fourth of July parade returned in Half Moon Bay and it featured live entertainment from local bands, as well as food trucks offering local cuisine.

Even as the state reopens from the pandemic, some Bay Area communities are not hosting fourth of July events again this year. But in other areas, fireworks shows and parades returned across the Bay Area on Sunday.

Even as the state reopens from the pandemic, some Bay Area communities are not hosting fourth of July events again this year. But the annual parade returned in Orinda. Christie Smith reports.

All fireworks shows in Ocean City have been canceled “due to an abundance of caution” after the fire department and Maryland State Police responded to a fireworks explosion on the city’s beach. Firefighters treated firework handlers for minor injuries, and no beachgoers were hurt, according to officials. Firefighters were called to a section of the beach near Dorchester Street...

As soon as the sun goes down, the fireworks go up on San Jose’s Mount Hamilton.

An Oakland firefighter has been invited to the White House for the Fourth of July.

San Francisco is gearing up for the return of the Fourth of July fireworks show along the waterfront and there are many people in the city visiting.

San Francisco is gearing up for the return of the Fourth of July fireworks show along the waterfront and there are many people in the city visiting. Christie Smith reports.

For police officers in the East Bay, they found fireworks in an unusual place.

Police officers in Pittsburg found fireworks being sold out of an ice cream truck Friday.

The one-two punch of the coronavirus pandemic that shuttered the Capitol’s doors in the spring of 2020 and the deadly January riot by Donald Trump’s supporters has left the icon of American democracy closed to all but a select few.

Some fireworks were seen Friday night despite the dry conditions and risk of starting a wildfire.