While the Chinese spy balloon and the three other “objects” were shot down, sometimes when problems with inflatables arise, they sometimes land in court. For two centuries, lawyers have been there to ...

The 40th annual Balloon Fiesta is just days away, and the city just acquired 22 acres of land to keep a popular landing site for balloonists.The land is southwest of Balloon Fiesta Park. The ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Since the first gathering of 13 balloons in 1972 to the hundreds planning to participate in this year’s event, the Balloon Fiesta has grown tremendously over the years. But ...

HOPEWELL – The pilot of the hot-air balloon whose landing last weekend at Carter G. Woodson Middle School caused a bit of a community stir said Thursday that the stop was not an emergency, adding that ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – Two pilots in a helium-filled balloon landed safely off the coast of Mexico early Saturday after an audacious, nearly 7,000-mile-long trip across the Pacific Ocean that ...

A pair of hot air balloons flying over Woodland set down safely Friday morning, hampered only by the crowds of people turning out to watch the adventure. There were about 12 people aboard each balloon ...

COMMON THEME POWER LINES. WHEN HOT AIR BALLOONS FIRST CAME TO ALBUQUERQUE IS WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE. THIS IS THE VERY FIRST BALLOON FIESTA IN THE 70S AND THERE WERE PLENTY OF PLACES TO LAND URBAN SPRAWL ...