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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

The Orange County Sheriff's Office revealed the true cause of the events in Florida on Thursday, Aug. 29 Roberto Machado Noa/LightRocket via Getty Police in Florida have confirmed there was no active ...