In Ventura County, one person died in a July 3 house fire after fireworks exploded in the garage in the 1600 block of Edmund Street, the Simi Valley Police Department reported. The fire erupted in the garage and spread to the attic and main areas of the home about 40 miles northwest of Los Angeles, officials said.

An 8-year-old girl was killed after a firework explosion at her Buena Park home on 4th of July. Police said the family had set up fireworks in the street, but they didn't light properly and shot toward the home.

Earl Decastro was hosting a Fourth of July party and the victim was the daughter of a family friend, police said.

Dinosaurs are ruling the box office again. “Jurassic World Rebirth,” the seventh installment in Universal’s long-running prehistoric series, stomped to $147.3 million over its first five days in 4,308 North American theaters.

Dinosaur fatigue may be a theme in “Jurassic World Rebirth,” but moviegoing audiences don’t seem to have that reservation. The newest installment in the “Jurassic World” franchise ruled the Fourth of July holiday box office with a global,

Jurassic World Rebirth, the latest installment of the Universal Pictures dinosaur franchise, scored the top spot in theaters over the five-day Fourth of July holiday, grossing $147.3 million in the US and Canada despite middling reviews from critics.