When brides tell Sonoma County event planner Mellysa Levy they want those romantic-looking sky lanterns as part of their wedding celebration, Levy turns them down. “‘No, that’s a fire hazard,'” is her ...

Open burning is not allowed in Longmont, and neither are sky lanterns. Michael Selan, Longmont’s senior fire code inspector, said the city adopted the 2015 edition of the international fire code, ...

Tōrō nagashi is the Japanese ceremony in which participants float paper lanterns. This is done based on the belief that this guides the spirits of the departed back to the other world. The ceremony is ...

LINCOLN — Brandon Morrison sees floating lanterns as more than a pretty sight on a clear night. After the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., the Omahan organized a lantern ...