Nearly 4,000 households lost power in Southern California this week. The culprit? A shiny balloon, utility officials say. "We have thousands of these outages every year — it's a big problem," a ...

Mylar has a lot of useful properties, and as such as see it pop up pretty often, not just in DIY projects but in our day-to-day lives. But until today, we’ve never seen a piece of Mylar jump up and ...

After celebrating her 7-year-old daughter’s birthday on Sept. 24, a Tennessee mother is grieving after the young girl’s body was discovered in the living room. Alexandra Kelly died while deflating ...

CLINTON, Tenn. — A 7-year-old Tennessee girl died after suffocating on her birthday balloons, according to her mother. Channa Kelly said her daughter, Alexandra Hope Kelly, celebrated her 7th birthday ...

MORE ON THIS IN THE FULL WEATHER FORECAST. A LITTLE LATER. ALL RIGHT. THAT’S BREAKING NEWS. THE NEW ORLEANS CITY COUNCIL HAS BANNED MYLAR BALLOON RELEASES. IT COMES AS THE BALLOONS HAVE CAUSED MAJOR ...

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — The massive power outage in downtown Las Vegas last week caused blackouts for over 7,000 people and disrupted Fremont Street businesses and casinos. In just a few hours, NV Energy ...

About 2,400 people on Milwaukee's east side were briefly without power Tuesday night after a Mylar balloon came into contact with a power line, We Energies spokesperson Brendan Conway told the Journal ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Carnival season is in full swing, but with it comes a reminder from local officials and utility providers about the dangers of Mylar or foil balloons and confetti cannons. Both ...

Mylar balloons that popped when they hit electrical wires scared some fans of slain rapper Nipsey Hussle waiting outside a South Los Angeles strip mall on Thursday, sparking a small stampede that ...

The New Orleans City Council will debate a proposed ban on Mylar balloon releases following incidents where balloons caused ...