Fourth of July

The comments were caught on video during the July Fourth holiday on Chattanooga’s Incline Railway and went viral on TikTok.

The Anaheim Police Department used drone operators for the first time to help capture people setting off illegal fireworks during Fourth of July.

Dozens of people in Anaheim are facing hefty fines for setting off illegal fireworks during the Fourth of July holiday. Hetty Chang reports for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, July 7, 2026.

Fourth of July celebrations across the country were marred by violence that left at least six people dead and scores injured in multiple cities.

One person was killed and three others were hurt following a fireworks explosion that set fire to a nearby vehicle following an Independence Day celebration in Chino.

Four people were hurt following a fireworks explosion in Chino. John Cádiz Klemack reports for Today in LA on Sunday, July 5, 2026.

The warning comes after a violent fireworks explosion in Wilmington that left a man critically injured. Amber Frias reports for the NBC4 News at 6 p.m. on Saturday, July 4, 2026.

Record-setting heat is suspected in 22 deaths from the Deep South to the Midwest to the East Coast, authorities said, with the temperature highs also suppressing some Fourth of July celebrations.

Hundreds marched in Washington, D.C., on the Fourth of July to protest President Trump’s presidency.

Speaking in Washington after storms prompted a roughly two-hour evacuation of the National Mall, Trump honored veterans, including several from World War II.

The 250th anniversary of American independence is colliding with political polarization and a heat wave as celebrations get underway on Saturday.

The competitors were battling the weather as much as each other, with the humidity changing the consistency of the buns.

A group of masked men gathered to march across Capitol Hill on Saturday with a mix of Confederate and American flags, some turned upside down. The group also carried flags and chanted phrases associated with white supremacist group Patriot Front.

The Nathan’s Famous hot dog eating contest is marking the United States’ 250th birthday with chomp and circumstance.

Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum will be part of America’s Block Party, a coast-to-coast July 4 celebration in several U.S. cities. Macy Jenkins reports for the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on Friday, July 3, 2026.

With wildfires raging across the western U.S., cities and states are restricting fireworks as the nation gears up for a big Fourth of July.

Modern day Americans go hard for the Fourth of July, but the original Americans went even harder. Here’s how the Founding Fathers got down to celebrate Independence Day.

The Elissa is the oldest ship included in the Sail4th parade in New York City. But before she became a historical landmark in Galveston, Texas, the tall ship was used to smuggle cigarettes in Greece.