The invention of the balloon struck the men and women of the late 18th century like a thunderbolt. Enormous crowds gathered in Paris to watch one balloon after another rise above the city rooftops, ...

A dozen or so hot air balloons, some 1,600 feet above ground level, scattered a sky that soon would fill with hundreds of more balloons for the 52nd Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta.

WE’RE CUTTING INTO COVERAGE RIGHT NOW WITH SOME BREAKING NEWS. A BALLOON HAS HIT A RADIO TOWER IN ALBUQUERQUE. WE’VE LEARNED THE BALLOON DID KEEP FLYING AFTER HITTING THE TOWER, BUT AS YOU CAN ...

A hot air balloon struck and collapsed a radio tower in the US - the second time a balloon has hit the structure in 20 years. There were no reports of injuries in Friday's incident in Albuquerque ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Special shape balloons took center stage on Day 6 of the 52nd Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta; Thursday’s main event was the Special Shape Rodeo.

Hundreds of balloons ascended into the clear desert sky Saturday to kick off the 52nd Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Gathered onlookers watched as balloons of ...

Sarah Elizabeth Hughes was 8 years old when she decided it would be fun to release a yellow balloon into the sky on a frosty December night. It was 1992, and a restaurant worker had given her the ...

WHETHER IT’S YOUR FIRST TIME OR YOU’VE BEEN COMING FOR YEARS, THE SIGHT OF HUNDREDS OF HOT AIR BALLOONS RISING OVER ALBUQUERQUE NEVER LOSES ITS WONDER. I JUST LOVE THE BALLOON FIESTA.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A hot air balloon bumped a power transmission line, causing outages that impacted around 13,000 PNM customers Monday morning in Albuquerque. At first, the balloon bumped one ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The 2024 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta begins this Saturday, Oct. 5, and is set to bring in tens of thousands of people from around the world. According to Tom ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It will be a warm first weekend of Balloon Fiesta. Temperatures will be very mild out on the field at Balloon Fiesta Park, with temperatures only getting down into the ...

Photo ID or utility bill required to take advantage of New Mexico Day at Balloon Fiesta. Balloon rides are available via Rainbow Ryders. Reservations are required and can be made at rainbowryders ...