The invention of Silly String was a complete accident that nearly didn't happen. In 1972, inventor Leonard A. Fish and chemist Robert P. Cox set out to create an aerosol spray that would act as an ...

It's messy. It's dangerous. It sticks to your hair. It's silly string, and it's now illegal to possess the pressurized party favor on the streets of Hollywood, at least during Halloween celebrations.

Hollywood Halloween revelers beware: those celebrating the haunted holiday with silly string are in danger of being fined. Thanks to a Los Angeles Municipal Code ordinance, anyone possessing, using or ...

The parents of a former high school student have filed a federal lawsuit against a Rhode Island school district and state education officials, claiming they attempted to cover up a fight between their ...

As much of the West prepares for a hot, dry Fourth of July weekend, some of the area’s US Forest Service (USFS) managers have advised patriotic revelers to find alternatives to personal fireworks to ...

Silly string has become a serious issue in the city of Los Angeles. Declaring it a threat to public safety, a City Council committee voted Friday to ban the use or possession of silly string on city ...

PEABODY — Students at the Thomas Carroll Elementary School got to cover their principal, Tracy Smith, in streams of silly string Friday to celebrate their reading accomplishments. For the month of ...

A Silly String prohibition sign in the Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles. (David McNew/AFP via Getty Images) To hear police and locals tell it, Halloween in Hollywood two decades ago was out of ...

StormTeam 8 Meteorologist Bill Graul was covered in silly string during WKBT’s live broadcast of the Oktoberfest Maple Leaf Parade Saturday morning. Members of 95.7 The Rock came up to the broadcast ...

As drought conditions persist in the southwest of the United States, U.S. Forest Service managers are urging people to avoid using fireworks on the Fourth of July to prevent wildfires. Instead, they ...

It's messy. It's dangerous. It sticks to your hair. It's silly string, and it's now illegal to possess the pressurized party favor on the streets of Hollywood, at least during Halloween celebrations.