Alexandra Kelly's mother, Channa Kelly, said she found her daughter unconscious with a large, deflated foil balloon around her head after her birthday party in Tennessee.

Metallic balloons, like the foil or mylar heart-shaped balloons often given to loved ones on Valentine’s Day, will soon be harder to find than a partner who shares the same interests and values.

Valentine's Day doesn't inspire unalloyed enthusiasm among the folks at CPS Energy, and they have their reasons. It's those heart-shaped Mylar balloons. If allowed to fly off into the heavens ...

DANIA BEACH, Fla., Feb. 25 (UPI) -- The Florida Highway Patrol said a man seen releasing a dozen heart-shaped Mylar balloons with his girlfriend was charged with a felony. The patrol said a ...

GREENWICH — Greenwich has already banned single-use plastic bags, and there are efforts underway to get rid of single-use straws in town. Could mylar balloons be the next environmental hazard to ...

Those shiny, heart-shaped Mylar balloons are a constant worry for the city-owned utility. They don't play well with power lines. By Marc Duvoisin, Staff writer Feb 13, 2025.