A party favorite caused thousands to lose power across the Valley.

With graduation ceremonies and other festive occasions coming up, experts are asking the public to tie down and properly dispose of popular, colorful Mylar balloons — or better yet, find an ...

Balloon releases can honor the passing of a loved one or celebrate a big moment, but lawmakers who want to ban them say the environmental and safety risks are too high. State lawmakers are considering ...

Arizona Public Service says balloons struck power lines twice in two days over the weekend, knocking out power to more than 8 ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Mourners honoring a man and his nephew at a vigil were startled when Mylar balloons released into the sky hit power lines, sending sparks and explosions that briefly knocked out ...

Residents across the New Orleans eastbank and in Algiers Point are likely going to be under a boil water advisory for days after the Carrollton plant lost power Tuesday night due to a common object: a ...

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- More than 2,400 people on Milwaukee's east side were left in the dark on Tuesday, March 11. But it wasn't strong winds or storms that knocked the power out. It was a mylar ...

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 ...