WOULD ASSAULT THEM. A NEW PUSH TONIGHT TO BAN THOSE POPULAR BALLOON RELEASES. A BILL IN THE STATE SENATE WOULD PROHIBIT PEOPLE FROM RELEASING TEN OR MORE MYLAR BALLOONS INTO THE AIR AT THE SAME TIME, ...

Parabolic reflectors are pretty handy devices. Whether you’re building a microwave antenna or a long-distance directional microphone, suitable commercial dishes aren’t that hard to come by. But a big, ...

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 ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — Mylar balloons were outlawed in AB847, a recent legislation that was unanimously passed and then signed into law by California Governor Gavin Newsom. The reason for this ...

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 ...

French Quarter residents reported the outage at around 4 p.m. At that time, 1,398 customers were without power.

PHOENIX – Mylar balloons caused thousands of Valley customers to temporarily lose power over the weekend, prompting utility officials to issue a warning about the shiny party favors. Arizona Public ...