July 4th

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Eric Hodges, 42, is pictured with his fiancée, Jourdan. (Adam Cook)

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Legal, illegal fireworks light up the SoCal skies

A fireworks show lit up the night sky at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on July 4, 2024. (KTLA)

Triple-digit heatwave prompts warning across SoCal

Visitors gather at Santa Monica beach amid a blistering heatwave. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

How to protect your pooch from July 4 fireworks

Fireworks burst over Los Angeles July 4, 2021. (KTLA)

President Biden says U.S. is ‘coming back together,’ but COVID …

President Joe Biden speaks during an Independence Day celebration on the South Lawn of the White House, Sunday, July 4, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

White House to host July 4 ‘independence from virus’ bash, …

In this Saturday, July 4, 2020, file photo, Fourth of July fireworks explode over the Lincoln Memorial, the Washington Monument and the U.S. Capitol along the National Mall in Washington. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

Cell phone data shows Americans hit the road over July …

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While public health officials urge Americans to dial …

President Donald Trump arrives for the Independence Day events at Mount Rushmore National Memorial in Keystone, South Dakota on July 3, 2020. (SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

Runyon Canyon closed during July 4th weekend

Hikers are seen at Runyon Canyon in this file photo. (KTLA)

L.A. city attorney announces efforts to curb sales …

Military Chiefs Express Concern Over Politicization …

Members of the U.S. Army park an Bradley fighting vehicle in front of the Lincoln Memorial ahead of the Fourth of July "Salute to America" celebration on July 3, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Credit: Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Trump Promises Tanks, ‘Biggest Ever Fireworks’ on …

Workers build a stage and bleachers for the "Salute to America" Fourth of July event with Donald Trump at the Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on July 1, 2019. (Credit: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)

Where to Watch Independence Day Fireworks in SoCal

A fireworks display is seen at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. (Credit: Christopher Polk/Getty Images for CBS Radio Inc.)

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