A balloon thrills those lining the banks of Prospect Lake with a dip in the lake during the Labor Day Lift Off on Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025. The third day was the lucky charm for hot-air balloonists in ...

As Ron Cassidy’s Owyhee Heights balloon takes flight, the gas jet roars, super heating the air inside. The sound soon becomes an afterthought as the stunning sight of the Lower Yakima Valley’s rolling ...

THIS MORNING’S FIESTA. DE. ALL RIGHT. 853 NOW WE ARE WRAPPING UP OUR 52 YEARS OF THE INTERNATIONAL BALLOON FIESTA. SO THAT’S HALF A CENTURY. THAT’S A LONG TIME. ABSOLUTELY. WE WON’T GO INTO DETAILS ...

The annual Colorado Springs Labor Day Lift Off did not quite launch into action as it kicked off this weekend. A low cloud ceiling grounded balloons — but did allow for them to inflate — on Friday's ...