Oklahoma City police are investigating a bomb scare that caused a panic near the Oklahoma City National Memorial Friday afternoon. Officers cordoned off the area between the Memorial and the downtown ...

SALT LAKE CITY -- Utah's top fire authority wants a ban on so-called novelty cigarette lighters. Fire Marshal Ron Morris says the lighters pose a big safety risk. "13-thousand home fires are caused by ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- A bill banning the sale and distribution of novelty cigarette lighters is headed to Gov. Mike Beebe. The House voted 97-0 on Tuesday in favor of the bill by Sen. Sharon ...

New Yorkers may no longer be able to buy lighters that look like the Statue of Liberty or that cute Some especially cute cigarette lighters. (Photo: Getty) New Yorkers may no longer be able to buy ...

HOLYOKE – In the opinion of Fire Department Lt. Thomas G. Paquin, a rubber duck should have nothing to do with fire. Such thinking is why the department is applauding the recent City Council adoption ...

BATON ROUGE -- Measures that would prohibit the sale of toy-like novelty cigarette lighters and require 10-year lithium-battery-powered smoke detectors when homes or rented or sold eased out of the ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – As of Tuesday, July 12 novelty cigarette lighters can no longer be sold legally in Hawaii. The ban is part of a nationwide trend to keep children from starting fires with ...

A newspaper has found that some Chicago stores still are selling novelty cigarette lighters even though they were banned in Illinois last year. The Chicago Tribune says it was able to buy lighters ...

KOKOMO, July 3 - A click, a flick and fire, and the Kokomo fire chief is hot. "It’s like a small little blow torch." With fireworks soon to fire off and with some fearing July 4th terrorism, the real ...

ALBANY — Novelty cigarette lighters that look like toys may soon be illegal to sell in New York State. Smokers can buy fun lighters that look like cars, packs of gum or cartoon characters, but state ...