PG&E warns the public that metallic graduation balloons getting stuck in power lines have caused several blackouts.Graduation season is in full swing, but PG&E ...

While you're celebrating your graduate this season, remember to avoid Mylar balloons. “These shiny party favorites can knock ...

We rigged up helium balloons and dropped a line—just to see if it could actually work. It started as a wild idea and turned ...

We all know what goes up, must come down,” Councillor Kim Verbeek said during the May 20 meeting, where Council for the Town of Essex provisionally adopted a By-Law amendment ...

With helium supplies harder to come by and major retailers like Party City closing their doors, one local business is stepping up to keep the party going.

For the first time in its 57-year history, the Wellesley Veterans Parade on Sunday, May 18 (1-3pm) will feature three giant 8-foot helium balloons—much like those you typically see in the Macy’s ...

Helium balloons, many with messages on them for CJ Talbert, 9, were released during a candlelight vigil held to mourn his death and support his family. (Photo by Kristi R. Garabrandt) Pastor Mark ...

wasn’t a hot-air balloon. It was a 12-inch black helium balloon called a “pibal.” When released, the pibal — short for “pilot balloon” — told what the winds were up to. The answer ...

FirstEnergy Corp. is urging customers to handle helium-filled foil balloons with care to prevent power outages. The company highlighted that the metallic coating on these balloons can conduct ...