Stories tagged with: Fourth of July

June 30, 2010 - 5:52pm
2 years 46 weeks ago

With the Fourth of July comes fireworks, but do you know which are legal to use. WHIZ has useful tips that will keep you out of trouble.

In the state of Ohio there are three types of fireworks, but there's only one kind that are legal for personal use.

"Essentially we're back to novelty fireworks and that's the only thing that's really legal to use in the state," says Fire Chief of the Zanesville Fire Department, Dave Lacy.

Chief Lacy says that novelty...

June 29, 2010 - 5:15pm
2 years 47 weeks ago

While family picnics may be at the top of your "to do" list for the holiday weekend, we can't forget about our four-legged friends.

If your pets aren't fond of thunderstorms, there's a good chance they won't like fireworks either. The Muskingum County Animal Shelter wants people to take proactive steps in preparing their animals.

"The Fourth of July holidays can always be a stressful time for your pets especially with my personal animals I have a couple that...

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