CHENEY - In an all too common gender-reveal party gone wrong, Sutton Park was shut down Monday, Feb. 3, for a bomb scare. But ...

Spokane County bomb squad responded but the device was determined to be a large confetti cannon similar to ones used in gender reveal parties. The scene has cleared.

Trail technician Hunter Belcher had sprayed the area, to get the blue tint from a powder cannon — a device often used at gender reveal celebrations — off of the landmark’s vibrant red rocks.

A UK couple’s joyful gender reveal took a terrifying turn when their dry ice smoke bomb filled the room with vapour, leaving guests coughing and gasping for air. The expecting mother ...