BEND, Ore. – Last weekend, Kent Couch settled down in his lawn chair with some snacks — and a parachute. Attached to his lawn chair were 105 large helium balloons. Destination: Idaho. With instruments ...

In what police aren’t describing (but I definitely am) as a “Classic Up situation,” 26-year-old Daniel Boria tethered 110 giant balloons to his lawn chair until he flew away. Despite turning life into ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - A Canadian man who parachuted from a flying lawn chair powered by helium balloons was facing police ...

BEND, Ore. — An Oregon gas station owner and an Iraqi adventurer trying to fly from Central Oregon to Montana in tandem lawn chairs suspended from party balloons made a hard landing Saturday after ...

BEND, Ore. – Using his trusty BB gun to help him return to Earth, a 48-year-old gas station owner flew a lawn chair rigged with helium-filled balloons more than 200 miles across the Oregon desert ...

BEND, Ore. — Riding a green lawn chair supported by a rainbow array of more than 150 helium-filled party balloons, Kent Couch succeeded Saturday in his third bid to fly from central Oregon all the way ...

On July 5, Boria, spent $12,000 on helium and filled up 120 large party balloons, attached them to his $20 lawn chair and took off into the sky, reminiscent of the Pixar hit Up. “I was sitting in a ...

Last weekend, Kent Couch settled down in his lawn chair with some snacks — and a parachute. Attached to his lawn chair were 105 large helium balloons. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get ...

Like many Americans, Kent Couch plans to settle into a lawn chair during the Fourth of July weekend. Unlike everyone else, his feet will dangle high above the lawn. Subscribe to read this story ...