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A Silly String prohibition sign in the Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles. (David McNew/AFP via Getty Images) To hear police and locals tell it, Halloween in Hollywood two decades ago was out of ...

As drought conditions persist in the southwest of the United States, U.S. Forest Service managers are urging people to avoid using fireworks on the Fourth of July to prevent wildfires. Instead, they ...

To hear police and locals tell it, Halloween in Hollywood two decades ago was out of control, with revelers routinely spraying and damaging property with a product deemed such a menace it has since ...