When pondering what to gift your love for Valentine's Day, FirstEnergy suggests avoiding foil balloons, blaming the helium-filled hearts for nearly 100 power outages last year.

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- A Mylar balloon caused a power outage affecting 1,615 Pacific Power customers on Bend's northeast side Saturday evening, but service has been fully restored, this according to the ...

As Valentine's Day approaches, FirstEnergy (NYSE: FE) is reminding customers to handle helium-filled foil balloons safely to keep the energy alive. The metallic coating on foil balloons conducts ...

While there has been a decrease of outages caused by these balloons in recent years, February is usually the time of the year ...

OAKLAND, Calif., Feb. 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Valentine's Day brings flowers, candy and declarations of endless love — but it's also when Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) tends to see an uptick ...

California law requires metallic balloons to be secured with a weight, but PG&E says simple precautions make a big difference ...

Parades are now rolling every day through Fat Tuesday. As the krewes get ready to toss some of their signature throws, Entergy New Orleans is reminding people that certain items are not allowed along ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Law enforcement agencies are investigating a hit-and-run where a vehicle struck a utility pole and caused downed lines blocking a roadway Monday night in Tipton County, according to ...

Chelsea Hylton is a web producer for CBS Los Angeles. An Inglewood native, Hylton has her master's degree from USC. She covers local breaking news across the Southern California region. Before joining ...

Several hydrogen-filled balloons exploded in an elevator in Mumbai. Three people were injured. Catherine O'Hara's cause of death revealed Trump administration's changes to the CFPB cost Americans $19B ...

Emergency personnel responded to an incident where a man operating a backhoe hit power lines, prompting the cancellation of classes at Space Center Intermediate on Tuesday morning near Second Street ...