Two South Carolina nonprofits are pushing for a statewide ban on organized mass balloon releases at graduations, parties and other celebratory events. With South Carolina’s legislative session set to ...

SAN ANTONIO – A balloon release was held Tuesday evening for a woman who died after she was bitten multiple times by her dog. Simone Lyke, 32, died several days after the July 24 incident in the 1400 ...

HARTFORD, Conn. (WFSB) - A Connecticut bill that would ban balloon releases is headed to the Senate floor for a vote after lawmakers revised the original proposal, which had called for a broader ban ...

THE BRIDGE OF DOOM — Imagine that you've been invited to a dramatic balloon release event. You're given a gold-colored balloon and told to write your dreams on it. For the next 45 minutes, you ponder ...

DECATUR, Ala. (WAFF) - A balloon release in Decatur Thursday night was held to honor a mother who was shot and killed last weekend. Akera Harris was shot on West Moulton Street early Saturday morning.

A bill that would ban the release of helium-filled balloons in Connecticut passed the Senate on Tuesday, a victory for advocates who have long argued the balloons pose a deadly risk to wildlife.

To Jenn Clementoni, the release of latex or plastic balloons to honor a loved one or mark an achievement is littering, plain and simple. Even if it’s done in celebration, master naturalist and Harbor ...

The friends ran track at DeKalb High School, with one of them going on to do the same at UIC.