Children's birthday parties are often decorated with bright, colorful balloons. Balloons are part of all the fun and games but the loud sound of a popping balloon may cause hearing damage to children, ...

Police in Florida have confirmed there was no active shooter at Disney World’s Magic Kingdom on Thursday, Aug. 29. In a post on X (formerly known as Twitter), on Friday, Aug. 30, the Orange County ...

MIAMI SHORES, FLA. (WSVN) - A South Florida university was flooded with panic after reports of a gunman on campus, but police would later determine the sound of popping balloons was mistaken for the ...

BOSTON – Police say the sound of popping balloons mistaken for gunfire prompted schools around Boston's Fenway Park to go into lockdown. Boston police say officers responded to a call for shots fired ...

The sound that shoppers at a popular Boca Raton mall thought was gunshots being fired over the weekend was actually a balloon being popped after it was run over, according to police. Officials with ...

Black River Technical College on their Facebook page confirmed the cause of the active shooter alert was the sound of popping balloons. They thanked authorities for their rapid response. 3:17 p.m.

COMING UP IN JUST A FEW MINUTES. GRIFFIN, THANK YOU. GREENVILLE POLICE SAY TWO TEENAGERS ARE CHARGED IN CONNECTION WITH AN INCIDENT THIS PAST WEEKEND AT HAYWOOD MALL. RASHAD WILLIAMS JOINS US NOW WITH ...