Dozens of technicians will fire off about 851,000 fireworks on July Fourth, aiming to break a world record in what organizers hope will be the "most memorable display this generation will have ever seen.

Their ancestors lit the fuse — while today’s generation carries the torch. The Souza family, who have owned and operated one of the nation’s top firework display companies, Pyro Spectaculars, since 1979,

Lake Coeur d’Alene will serve as the backdrop for one of North Idaho’s largest Fourth of July celebrations this Saturday.

Pilot Butte is being prepared for Bend's annual Fourth of July fireworks show. It will feature more than 1,000 shells and a massive 12-inch finale shell creating a 1,200-foot diameter explosion. The display is scheduled for Saturday at 10 p.

For Joplin fans of sparklers and artillery shells, the wait is almost over.