As the federal government prepares to prosecute Jonathan Rinderknecht for one of the deadliest wildfires in California ...

May 21 Commerce raid seized 100,000+ pounds of illegal fireworks tied to Chee. Investigators missed link from Commerce evidence to Esparto storage before July blast. State and local regulators failed ...

Five months after a series of explosions cost the lives of seven workers in the small farming town of Esparto, Devastating Pyrotechnics, the company that operated the dangerous fireworks operation, ...

Reality Check is a Bee series holding officials and organizations accountable and shining a light on their decisions. Have a tip? Email [email protected]. A raid on a Southern California ...