Releasing helium-filled balloons in celebration, remembrance or promotion has become trendy over the past four decades. It’s ...

Find out how a Colorado family falsely claimed their young son floated away in a homemade balloon and how the boy exposed the ...

“When they see the balloon, it just looks like a little white dot in the sky, right?” said Russ Van Der Werff, Aerostar vice ...

A helium balloon is launched from the Ross Ice Sheet in Antarctica on Dec. 30. On Saturday, the balloon and its payload — a telescope designed and built by a University of Arizona-led team ...

After seeing a rise in criticism over balloon releases at memorials, one local couple is offering a meaningful and more ...

There's a new push to limit balloon releases in Wisconsin.Assembly Bill 352, introduced Tuesday, would prohibit people from releasing 10 or more Mylar balloons into the air at the same time or face a ...

The cause of the fire is still under investigation, but it is believed that these mylar balloons arcing on the power line are what started the fire that burned just under an acre.

The sky will come alive this weekend as this year’s 9th annual Balloons Over Vermilion event launches off at the Vermilion Regional Airport on Friday.