Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft is the mayor of Alameda. For contact information and other details, visit bit.ly/mayorashcraft online.

A Belgium resident is raising awareness about the increasing amount of mylar balloons washing up on Lake Michigan's shoreline ...

A Belgium resident is raising awareness about the increasing amount of mylar balloons washing up on Lake Michigan's shoreline, creating both environmental concerns and potential safety hazards.

EASTON, Pa. - About 1400 customers in part of Northampton County lost power for a few hours early on New Year's Day after a mylar balloon got entangled in power lines. The mylar balloon was found ...

Mayor Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft wishes Alameda a Happy 4th of July and relays some reminders about mylar balloons, travel safety, ...

Educational institutions across North America are turning to balloon decor to add color, cohesion, and school pride to graduation ...

A Sweet Deal, Miracle Mile’s newest business, sells everything from taffy in every flavor to bubble gum machines and “Happy Birthday” balloons.

AEP has restored power to more than 5,400 customers after an outage affected areas on the northeast side of Columbus Saturday ...

The demise of Party City has made business boom for local balloon supply stores, but the impacts of inflation and tariffs ...

According to PECO, the fire was started by multiple mylar balloons hitting the power lines. It then spread to the homes. However, the union representing the linemen sent us pictures.

Metallic or Mylar balloons are a common cause of power outages, which have nearly doubled within the last five years. By state law, balloons should always be tied to a weight and never released ...

It is clear upon our investigation that this event was caused by multiple mylar (foil) balloons contacting aerial electric lines, which continues to be a cause of multiple outages each year.