With the increased fire risk in California, firefighters are on alert for any events that could spark a potential fire. That's what happened to a sky lantern festival scheduled to take place this fall ...

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) – Thin paper sky lanterns, lit from inside by candles that send them floating aloft, have been popular for centuries at Asian festivals, but U.S. fire officials want them banned.

MISSOULA, Mont. — Lincoln County emergency managers warn that several burned out sky lanterns have been found in the Bull Lake area. The county says while it respects the cultural nature of these ...

Sky lantern releases have garnered plenty of popularity in the United States the last few years. But one San Antonio man is on a mission to ban them for good. And last week he saw some success. Mario ...

Sky lanterns are photographed during a festival in Taiwan in 2014. A lantern festival planned for an open field south of Mather Airport has been canceled by county fire officials who say such events ...

RECEIVING AT LEAST PARTIAL REFUNDS FOR A POSTPONED FESTIVAL. THE SACRAMENTO LIGHTS FESTIVAL WAS RECENTLY MOVED TO COLUSA COUNTY AND WAS SCHEDULED TO BE HELD TOMORROW. BUT ORGANIZERS SAY THERE’S ...

An illegal sky lantern ignited a fire Monday evening after it landed on a hillside in Avila Beach, according to Cal Fire. The fire began around 7:30 p.m. after people released the floating lantern, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Is there anything more like a fairy tale than thousands of glowing lanterns floating heavenward into the night? Long before the ...

AND WITH INCREASED RISK OF FIRES IN CALIFORNIA, FIREFIGHTERS ARE ON ALERT FOR ANY EVENTS THAT COULD SPARK A POTENTIAL FIRE. YEAH, THAT’S WHAT HAPPENED TO A SKY LANTERN FESTIVAL THAT WAS SCHEDULED TO ...