Fireworks lighting up the night sky over the Outer Banks isn’t uncommon. But it is illegal. Pyrotechnics, commonly known as “safe and sane” fireworks, are the only ones allowed in North Carolina. Those devices include caps, snakes and glow worms, smoke devices, trick noise makers, sparklers, and other sparkling devices such as fountains. Illegal fireworks … Continue reading Fireworks at the beach: What’s legal, what’s not