ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – In just a few days, Albuquerque’s sky will fill up with balloons of all shapes and sizes. This year, more than a dozen balloons will compete in the annual Gordon Bennett gas ...

It's been 15 years since the world's elite gas balloon pilots have gathered in the United States for a race with roots that stretch back more than a century.The pilots will be launching for this ...

A solar panel, Cheez-Its and a GPS unit will also take up space as the accomplished Albuquerque ballooning pilots compete to travel the farthest distance in one of the world’s most prestigious races.

The pilot of a gas balloon that crashed into power lines in North Texas earlier this week said he and his co-pilot were being shot at and attempted to make an emergency landing. "We heard more and ...