ENFIELD, Conn. (WWLP) – The Enfield Fourth of July Town Celebration has returned to the Enfield Town Green for its 40th year. Large crowds came out to kick off day one of the fun and free event.

Richard Gere's sons see fireworks for the "very first time" as they celebrate the 4th of July. The actor shares his two younger sons, Alexander, 6, and James, 5, with wife Alejandra Gere.

Online users shared a video showing U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump observing the festivities from a White House balcony.

Kerner Ridge Assisted Living in Kernersville held a July 4th celebration on Wednesday, July 9, with food and music for all of those in attendance. “With July 4th being on Friday it was hard to get everything and everybody together,

The Fourth of July is a celebration of all things American with parades, backyard barbecues and the night sky lit up with fireworks.

The Fourth of July has been celebrated across the nation since 1776. But when — and how — did Americans across the country agree to commemorate the holiday with a fireworks celebration?

The Lake Minnetonka Fourth of July fireworks display could be in peril if it doesn’t find a new sponsor in 2026.

Milledgeville officials promised the Fourth of July event would be "spectacular," but residents who went said it fizzled out after less than 10 minutes

In July 4, 1777 the Sons of Liberty set fireworks off over Boston Common and in Philadelphia the Pennsylvania Evening Post wrote “at night there was a grand exhibition of fireworks (which began and concluded with thirteen rockets) on the Commons, and the city was beautifully illuminated.” The tradition stuck.

Here’s how Southern California fire and police departments prepared for and responded to one of the busiest days of the year.