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 ...

NEW ORLEANS — Mylar balloons are the ones you see people release at memorials and the ones sold in party shops. Entergy says a Mylar balloon knocked out power, causing the citywide boil water advisory ...

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 ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Mourners honoring a man and his nephew at a vigil were startled when Mylar balloons released into the sky hit power lines, sending sparks and explosions that briefly knocked out ...

NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans City Council could soon enact new rules surrounding Mylar balloons. It comes after one caused a power outage, resulting in this boil advisory. "We know we are working ...

A six-year-old Illinois boy died after inhaling helium from a large, “child-size” Mylar balloon just days after his birthday, according to officials. Gunner Hyatt likely suffocated and died after ...

Residents across the New Orleans eastbank and in Algiers Point are likely going to be under a boil water advisory for days after the Carrollton plant lost power Tuesday night due to a common object: a ...

Once again, thousands of people were without power because of a Mylar balloon release. The City Council “banned” Mylar balloon releases. Those are identifiable balloons. Those who cause power outages ...