FirstEnergy is warning people not to release their Valentine's Day balloons in the air. Why? They could cause power outages.

FirstEnergy was reporting on its outage map Thursday hat thousands of customers were without electricity in Northeast Ohio as the region was hit by strong winds and lake effect snow. Power has now ...

These types of balloons can cause power outages when released outdoors because their metallic coating conducts electricity, which in turn poses a risk to the electrical system.

LAKEWOOD, Ohio -- Due to a string of recent power outages, including one earlier this week, Mayor Meghan George reached out to FirstEnergy for an update. “We had a very productive call with ...

planned outage work scheduled for next week in areas with extreme cold. FirstEnergy also continues to engage in discussions with the regional grid operator and peers to take any necessary ...

(WKBN) — FirstEnergy has reported thousands of power outages across the Mahoning and Shenango Valleys throughout Sunday night due to severe weather. At one point, over 9,000 total customers were ...

to report their outage or report online at . FirstEnergy customers can subscribe to email and text message alert notifications to receive updates after they've reported their power outages.