Mylar balloons caused thousands of Valley customers to temporarily lose power over the weekend, prompting utility officials ...

More than 8,700 customers were without power in a Henderson neighborhood Saturday night.

NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans residents can no longer use Mylar balloons during balloon releases. On Thursday, the City Council voted to ban them from being released because of their history of knocking ...

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 ...

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

Mylar balloons are made of foil and when they hit a powerline outages can happen. APS estimates there were 116 outages last ...

NEW ORLEANS — Mylar balloons were to blame again for knocking power out to Entergy customers in Orleans Parish Sunday morning. According to a social media post from the New Orleans City Council ...

More than 2,000 Entergy customers were left in the dark Sunday night after a mylar balloon struck a power line in New Orleans ...

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 ...

ST. LOUIS — A power outage at St. Louis Lambert International Airport on Sunday was traced back to an unexpected culprit: a Mylar balloon. In a statement, Ameren said the power outage happened at ...

There are many hazards that can affect power lines and cause outages. Some are obvious, such as lightning and broken tree branches, but there is another menace that may surprise you. Mylar balloons, ...

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 ...