Netflix’s Trainwreck: Balloon Boy, directed by Gillian Pachter and produced by Ben Rumney, reopens this viral case. It’s the latest entry in Netflix’s Trainwreck anthology, and it sticks to the ...

"Balloon boy" Falcon Heene was the focus of national attention in October 2009, after his family claimed he was adrift in a ...

A silver, saucer-shaped balloon floating across the Colorado sky sparked a national panic. Inside, the world believed, was a ...

Falcon Heene, the “Balloon Boy,” is now an adult working in Florida, and his parents have been pardoned for their crimes. On October 15, 2009, the American news media was glued to a story coming out ...

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

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.