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• Royal Fireworks Concert offer Baroque-era entertainment

  July 28, 2011 in Features on Page C1 The enduring popularity of the Royal Fireworks Concert can be summed up in three words: fireworks, fugues and free. That “free” part is certainly important, since it means that everybody …

• Holiday comes on opening of fire season

  July 3, 2011 in Region on Page B7 SEATTLE – The National Weather Service says Washington residents will soon forget the cool, wet spring they’ve been complaining about, because they are forecasting a warm, dry summer for the …

• Doug Clark: Siss, boom, aah! Let’s get pyrotechnical

  July 3, 2011 in City on Page B1 I was driving through Spokane Valley the other day when this large, hand-painted sign hanging on a parked truck almost blew me off the road. “Fireworks. Rockets. Firecrackers,” it declared. 4

• Fireworks ban extinguishes fun for some revelers

  July 3, 2011 in City on Page B1 With new restrictions on the use of fireworks within city limits this year, Airway Heights has lost its spark. The West Plains city was the last within Spokane County to … 9

• This show always ends with a bang

  July 23, 2010 in Features on Page C1 It’s easy to make the case that the Royal Fireworks Concert is a certified Spokane summer institution. • Up to 30,000 people jam Riverfront Park for it every year.

• Othello woman dies in crash after pursuit

  July 7, 2010 in City on Page A5 A motorist apparently trying to flee after being caught lighting illegal fireworks near an Othello-area wheat field died Monday after being ejected from her car as it overturned. Two passengers …

• Pilot lands plane on Interstate 90

  July 6, 2010 in City on Page A5 A pilot forced to make an emergency landing on the largely deserted Interstate 90 near Post Falls on Sunday night just missed a roadway bridge and power lines, authorities said … 1

• Fireworks will light up sky

  July 2, 2010 in City on Page A7 The Spokane Valley fireworks company responsible for most of the July Fourth shows in the Inland Northwest is gearing up for its busiest day of the year. Entertainment Fireworks stages …

• Economy hurts fireworks show

  June 7, 2010 in Idaho on Page A6 Organizers of a Fourth of July fireworks show in this lakeside town say the economic downturn will force them to scale back on the 30-minute spectacle of lights.

• City sets up for Friday night lights

  November 25, 2009 in City on Page A1 Some 30,000 people are expected to attend Friday when Coeur d’Alene launches the holiday season in style. The 18th annual Lighting Ceremony Parade begins at 5 p.m., followed by caroling … 2

• CdA prepares for lighting ceremony, festivities

  November 24, 2009 in Idaho Coeur d’Alene’s 18th Annual Lighting Ceremony Parade begins at 5 p.m. Friday, followed by caroling and the simultaneous lighting of candles held by thousands of people in the crowd. The …

• Blast from the past

  July 24, 2009 in Features on Page C1 The Royal Fireworks Festival and Concert has been a Spokane cultural institution for 31 years. Somehow, it seems like 260.

• Fireworks suspected in two blazes

  July 6, 2009 in City on Page A6 Fireworks are believed to have caused a wildfire that forced officials to close part of Northwest Boulevard on Sunday and threatened at least one home. The fire, reported about 5:30 …

• Fireworks accidents across U.S. kill five

  July 6, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 OCRACOKE, N.C. – Five people working on Independence Day fireworks shows were killed by explosions, four of them by a single blast that rocked this remote village on the Outer …

• July Fourth’s a fright for pets

  July 4, 2009 in City on Page A6 The Fourth of July is traditionally one of the most difficult days of the year for animal control in the Inland Northwest, as fireworks scare pets from their homes and …

• Have a legal Fourth

  July 2, 2009 in City, Idaho on Page A5 Fireworks, illegal in most of Spokane County, are legal in a few municipal areas, on reservations and in Idaho. This informational graphic examines the history and legality of the July …