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 ...

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 ...

Palm Desert's Civic Center Park will be illuminated with hundreds of floating paper lanterns during the Water Lantern Festival on Nov. 13. The family-friendly festival, which will take place from 3 to ...

With the successful outcome of last year’s inaugural Hiroshima Nagasaki Peace Ceremony and Candlelight Vigil, the 10th Tinian Municipal Council, with the assistance of the Tinian Youth Center, has ...