Every year, thousands of Public Service Company of New Mexico customers are left without power because a driver gazing at balloons crashes into a power pole. PNM on Wednesday gave its annual safety ...

Chocolates, flowers and helium-filled metallic balloons are popular Valentine’s Day gifts. Hold tight to those balloons on Feb. 14, though, as they can be a headache for energy companies. Electric ...

ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY, Va. (WAVY) — A hot air balloon crashed into a power line in Isle of Wight County in the area of Braswell Drive and Blue Ridge Trail near Windsor. All five people on board, ...

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 ...

About 2,400 people on Milwaukee's east side were briefly without power Tuesday night after a Mylar balloon came into contact with a power line, We Energies spokesperson Brendan Conway told the Journal ...

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It appears a hot air balloon made contact with high-tension power lines before crashing into a pasture in Central Texas, killing all 16 on board, according to federal authorities who are investigating ...

A stray balloon caused a power outage for much of Over-the-Rhine on Wednesday morning, according to a Duke Energy spokesman. The energy company reported around 3,200 customers were without power after ...

LOCKHART, Texas (AP) — A hot air balloon hit high-tension power lines before crashing into a pasture in Central Texas, killing all 16 on board, according to federal authorities investigating the worst ...

TAMPA, Florida (KTRK) -- A Florida couple had a nightmare ending to their anniversary when the hot air balloon they were riding in crashed into power lines and fell to the ground. Police near Tampa ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The cost to raise power lines over the St. Johns River to allow larger cargo ships to deliver goods to JAXPORT continues to balloon. The promise of attracting larger cargo ships ...

A power outage left about 2,000 customers without power in Milwaukee on July 13. The culprit: balloons, according to We Energies spokesperson Amy Jahns. The midday power outage included parts of ...