Police in Trent Woods say two juveniles and an 18-year-old were taken into custody following a shooting involving an Orbeez ...

Orange City Police Lt. Jason Sampsell said he felt a burning sting on his back when his son recently shot him with an airsoft gun that blasts water beads. Sampsell said it's anything but child's play.

Dearborn police escalated its hunt for pranksters shooting Orbeez balls — beads made of a super absorbent polymer — at "innocent people" and property like BBs by offering a $1,000 reward for tips.

Fears of an "Orbeez Challenge" have spread as police departments across the U.S. issued warnings to parents, but the "challenge" doesn't actually appear to exist. Orbeez are beads that expand when ...

Several police departments have released statements about people using gel blasters to shoot Orbeez. The hashtag #orbeezgun has over 24 million views on TikTok, with similar videos popular on YouTube.

Police in Middletown are investigating after two middle schoolers were shot with gel beads shortly after getting off their school bus this week. The incident was reported Tuesday at about 3:20 p.m. at ...

A search of the word Orbeez on TikTok results in numerous videos of a popular trend, the Orbeez Challenge, in which young people record themselves shooting the water beads out of airsoft toy guns – ...