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 ...

Worried that Silly String could damage the paint on cars, the town board in Huntington, N.Y., passed a law restricting sales of Silly String on parade days. Well, maybe nobody is using maps anymore, ...

Beverly Hills has a bone to pick with Halloween. The ritzy Los Angeles neighborhood on Tuesday outlawed Silly String, shaving cream and other similar items on the holiday, saying they cause too much ...

WARREN — Warren High School students are ignoring a campuswide ban on Silly String that took effect last fall after a group of senior pranksters blasted their junior-class rivals during a pep rally.

To hear police and locals tell it, Halloween in Hollywood two decades ago was out of control, with revelers routinely spraying and damaging property with a product deemed such a menace it has since ...