One of the more infamous apparent hoaxes to ever come out of Colorado is the subject of a new documentary on Netflix that ...

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

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

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

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

Balloon Boy is sorta like Fyre Festival or Savior for Sale crossed with Bubble Boy. Sorta. Performance Worth Watching: There ...

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

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

The weather balloon in the the Colorado "balloon boy" saga flies across the sky. (credit: CBS) Heene, formerly of Fort Collins, said he feared his 6-year-old son Falcon had crawled into his ...

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis pardoned Richard and Mayumi Heene, the parents of "Balloon Boy" who were convicted for their role in a hoax that went viral in 2009.

The so-called balloon boy incident captivated television audiences in 2009 as the parents of a 6 year old — appropriately named Falcon — reported he had been carried away in a large, UFO-like ...

The husband and wife who pleaded guilty to criminal charges for staging the 2009 "balloon boy" hoax, creating a global media sensation with a false report that their son had floated away in a ...