Juliet is your community news reporter covering the South Coast of Santa Barbara County. Before you buy a metallic balloon, you may want to consider what happens to it after the celebration. "800,000 ...

FirstEnergy reported more than 100 power outages caused by metallic balloons on Valentine's Day 2024. FirstEnergy urges the public to avoid using metallic balloons near power lines and to deflate them ...

With graduation season underway, PECO is reminding customers to use caution when celebrating with mylar balloons. When these ...

The lettered metallic balloons were stacked perhaps 10-ft tall, the troubleman removing them from power lines was 5 ft 8. And the continuing problem? Well, it's much bigger than either of them.

(KTLA) — Metallic balloons, like the foil or mylar heart-shaped balloons often given to loved ones on Valentine’s Day, will soon be harder to find in the state of California. By 2028, the state will ...

Feb. 10 (UPI) --For Valentine's Day, electric companies would love for everyone to heed a warning: Helium-filled foil balloons can cause power outages. Brightly colored helium balloons are sold as an ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Metallic balloons are a big business in California, some 22,000 retailers sell them, bringing in more than $250 million in sales. "People come in here and they want the foil ...

MISSOURI (KFVS) - Spring brings graduations and celebrations and Ameren is urging customers to be careful when using Mylar balloons. While festive, they say the balloons can cause power outages and ...