NEW CASTLE COUNTY, Del. (CBS) -- An explosion that scattered debris across part of Middletown was caused by a group of people shooting a binary exploding rifle target in a field, according to the ...

Exploding targets are a mixture of an oxidizer - usually ammonium nitrate - and a fuel, such as aluminum. According to a May 2012 newsletter from the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and ...

A blast that was heard throughout the northern part of Delaware on Sunday afternoon was the result of an exploding rifle target that destroyed a nearby abandoned car near Middletown, according to the ...

DENVER – The U.S. Forest Service announced a ban on exploding targets Monday, citing them as a major cause of wildfires. Shooters who use exploding targets have ignited 16 wildfires since last year, ...

JEFFERSON - Neighbors concerned about exploding targets last month may have some recourse through a town ordinance, according to an ATF (Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms) agent who explained how a ...

BRISTOL — Police are continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding a Saturday night gathering that involved the use of exploding rifle targets. The phone lines for Lakes Region police ...

Criminal charges could be filed this week in the death of a 47-year-old Utica man who was fatally struck in the abdomen by shrapnel after an exploding target that was shot last month, officials said.

Two Pennsylvania Game Commission Food and Cover Corps employees were injured on Monday, Oct. 1, while responding to a burning target backstop at a shooting range on State Game Land 183 in Palmyra ...

SALMON, Idaho, July 23 (Reuters) - Federal land managers on Wednesday banned exploding targets used by shooting enthusiasts from 12 national forests in four Western U.S. states, saying the devices ...

Washington County has purchased two properties to open new shelters in Portland’s suburbs, but not everyone is happy, especially neighbors. Report: Interstate Bridge replacement could cost over $13B, ...

Exploding targets might have started the Plant Creek fire southeast of Missoula, and Lolo National Forest officials hope to talk with some off-road vehicle riders seen in the area. The fire grew to 33 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — Police ...