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

The family at the center of the infamous 2009 “Balloon Boy” hoax that took the nation by storm has a new excuse for their ...

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 ...

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

O n July 15, the Netflix documentary Trainwreck: Balloon Boy takes flight, chronicling the saga of the Heene family in ...

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.

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

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.

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.

The Nevada Legislature is considering Assembly Bill 194, which would ban the intentional outdoor release of helium-filled balloons. Given everything that is happening in the world right now and ...