Authorities later declared the event a hoax. Falcon’s parents, Richard and Mayumi Heene, were charged and pleaded guilty — ...

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

"Balloon boy" Falcon Heene was the focus of national attention in October 2009, after his family claimed he was adrift in a saucer-shaped helium balloon, as high as 1.3 miles above Colorado — and ...

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

In 2009, a Colorado family falsely claimed their young son floated away in a homemade balloon. The boy later deflated the ...

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

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

A 5-year-old UK boy put a large balloon of a dinosaur he got at a fair over his head and died several days later from the exposure to helium, an inquest has found.

Retail store pOpshelf sells helium balloons for $5 a piece. Advertisement “Just went there I bought all my balloons from Amazon and had them fill them for $1.50 each,” a third stated.

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

Current law allows the release of up to 10 helium-filled balloons in a 24-hour period. But critics say that the law is not widely known and not enforced.