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People across America are preparing to have fun on Halloween but may be spooked by the price of chocolate this year.

The cost of Easter celebrations is nearing a historic high as inflation sends the prices of staples such as eggs and chocolate soaring.

The thrill and excitement among White House aides for special presidential candy would shame any Oompa Loompa at Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory.

Fans of the classic Fruit Stripe Gum are mourning after it was announced that production has been discontinued after over 50 years. 

U.S. consumers are dealing with double-digit Halloween candy inflation for the second year in a row, with prices being an average of 13 percent higher this month compared to last October.

The California Assembly passed a bill last week which would ban five allegedly toxic chemicals commonly found in candies like PEZ, Skittles, and Hot Tamales.

A helicopter dropped candy from the sky during an epic Pennsylvania Easter egg hunt on Saturday — to the delight of the children on the ground.

A trick-or-treater in Waconia, Minnesota, is getting a lot of praise for her act of kindness toward others on Halloween night.

Mike Leach had one of those moments of recalling his favorite Halloween candy and the many warm nostalgic memories they bring.

Scared yet? American households might be frightened by how much they will be paying for candy this year as Halloween approaches next week.

Handing out Halloween treats is going to be trickier this year. The cost of candy and chewing gum soared 13.1 percent compared to a year earlier in September, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics — the highest increase ever recorded.

Officials are raising the alarm that children are being targeted by drug cartels ahead of the Halloween season after authorities discovered 15,000 fentanyl pills hidden in candy packaging in Connecticut.

Hershey announced Thursday the company anticipates a candy shortage for Halloween due to issues with the global supply chain.

Two individuals were transported to a local hospital after tumbling into a vat of chocolate inside an M&M factory in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, on Thursday.

Supplies of potato chips and various types of confectionery are now under threat as a result of disrupted export caused by sanctions and the Ukraine War.

Community members in North Stockton, California, are concerned after a suspect pretending to be a candy salesman and others were involved in an apparent robbery.

Attorneys general in several states have issued warnings about cannabis products that apparently resemble standard snacks and candies, CBS News reported Thursday.

A surge in shopping for baking goods lifted sales for pantry items but social distancing and stay-at-home policies hurt sales of sweets.

A 9-year-old boy in McNairy County, Tennessee, is being hailed a hero after he saved a toddler’s life recently. 

A man was arrested Thursday after he allegedly put razor blades into kids’ Halloween candy bags in Waterbury, Connecticut.

Police officers in one Pennsylvania town are warning parents about THC-laced candy ahead of the Halloween holiday after seizing packages of Nerds Rope edibles containing THC.

An Ohio father is facing criminal charges after police ruled out Halloween candy as the source of his five-year-old son’s methamphetamine poisoning.

An urban legend came to life this Halloween, when two Aloha, Oregon parents were sickened by trick-or-treat candy laced with methamphetamine.