Former lieutenant arrested in Esparto fireworks explosion posts $1.5 million bail

Former Yolo County Sheriff's Lieutenant Samuel Machado posted a $1.5 million bail on Thursday, just a day after it was ...

Did one California agency block another from investigating Esparto fireworks blast?

Sources and documents reveal that Cal-OSHA was impeded in its Esparto explosion investigation by Cal Fire despite efforts to resolve the conflict.
SFGate

California fireworks explosion leads to widespread Fourth of July cancellations

A deadly fireworks explosion in Yolo County has disrupted Fourth of July celebrations across Northern California, prompting a wave of cancellations and postponements from Chico to the Bay Area. The ...
The Press Democrat

Two cities in Sonoma, Napa counties canceled their Fourth of July fireworks displays — again. Here’s why

For the second year in a row, two local cities that formerly contracted with the pyrotechnics company responsible for the ...