Richard Heene defended the story that he thought his son Falcon floated away. It's been 10 years since police called the search for the infamous balloon boy a hoax, but even now, the boy -- now a ...

THE parents of the 2009 “balloon boy” hoax were pardoned on Wednesday by Colorado’s governor. Over a decade ago, Richard and Mayumi Heene reported that their six-year-old son, Falcon ...

The story of Falcon’s false flight, which resulted in a pricey search for a child dubbed “Balloon Boy,” led his parents to be convicted of staging a hoax that gripped and befuddled the ...