The Popping Sound Creates an Unexpected Threat Response Think about it: you're at a birthday party, surrounded by colorful ...

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, ...

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 ...

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – Two months after a gunman killed dozens inside an Orlando nightclub, the sound of popping balloons prompted shoppers to frantically flee an Orlando mall, injuring nine. Orange ...

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. — There was a scare on the campus of Barry University on Thursday following reports of an armed and active shooter. A series of loud popping sounds created pure panic, but ...

Multiple people were injured after the sound of balloons popping was mistaken for gunfire at the Mississippi State Fair. Major Pete Luke with the Hinds County Sheriff's Department said within minutes ...

BOCA RATON, Fla. — Boca Raton police now say a loud noise that sparked panic and concern at the Town Center Mall on Sunday afternoon was actually caused by a janitor who popped a balloon. Police have ...