The local home-service company’s five-second spot depicted a white balloon with a “satellite” hanging from it, being popped by a pair of pliers, while their well-known jingle, “If you can’t, we can” ...

A dotted orange line connects these dots, showing the approximate path of the balloon as it traveled eastward. In early February, a giant white balloon was seen floating over U.S. skies ...

A mysterious white balloon that was seen flying through the skies attracted the attention of hundreds of onlookers. But who was steering the carrier and why was it slowly making its way across the UK?

U.S. defense officials said late Thursday that they had "very high confidence" the large white balloon belonged to China and that its purpose was surveillance. "The current flight path does carry ...

Merriment & Company in Puyallup is a balloon store that offers custom installations, balloon backdrops, backdrop rentals, grab-and-go garlands and do-it-yourself kits. Angelica Relente arelente@ ...