FORT COLLINS, Colo. — A bizarre moment in Colorado history that captured the world's attention is back in the spotlight, as ...

The latest episode of Netflix's 'Trainwreck' revisits the 2009 Balloon Boy incident, when a young boy was believed to be ...

Netflix released a documentary about the infamous “Balloon Boy” hoax — and News 8’s Adam Chodak was featured in it. The ...

The 2009 spectacle of a balloon drifting miles with—allegedly—a child on board captivated the nation then turned darker.

The family behind a dramatic flight of a helium balloon that floated free appeared on a reality show that highlighted ...

A helium balloon floats because it is less dense than the air around it. In a previous experiment about density, we learned less dense objects float, denser things sink.

Helium balloons wreak havoc by floating up, up and away before goring themselves on trees, poles and powerlines. They pick up chemicals, break into tiny toxic bits, get swallowed by, or ensnare ...

helium_132_db.jpg A customer carries out a newly filled tank of helium that was filled with helium by the "The Balloon Lady," a store and warehouse in San Francisco, CA, on Wednesday, November, 22 ...

The helium shortage is potentially deflating for a range of purposes: airbags, rocket fuel, MRIs, fiber optics, semiconductors, and, yes, balloons.

Did Georgia ban helium balloon releases? Not quite. Here’s what the new law actually says and why social media is confused.