Gensini is in a command vehicle that tracks and deploys the teams based on weather in real time. At times he has to rein in ...

Scientists say fewer balloon launches could lead to data gaps during the severe weather season. The NOAA says services remain uninterrupted. At first glance, it might just look like an ordinary ...

The viral online Pop the Balloon dating game is hitting Netflix with a live weekly show. “Pop the Balloon LIVE” debuts Thursday at 8 p.m. Eastern. The reality show is a takeoff of the speed ...

Five Below will hold a grand opening celebration for its Victorville location on April 11th at the Victor Valley Town ... Shop featuring a variety of helium balloons, décor and favors, the ...

IT HAS BEEN 20 YEARS SINCE SMOKEY BEAR STRUCK THE 670 FOOT RADIO TOWER JUST WEST OF BALLOON FIESTA PARK. THERE WAS A MEDEVAC HELICOPTER AND A NEWS HELICOPTER WHERE THEY WERE FLYING AROUND THE AREA ...

In 2004, a balloon shaped like the face of Smokey Bear got wrapped around a radio tower during the festival, forcing the pilot and two passengers to climb most of the way down the structure.

New Mexicans will surely remember watching the Smokey Bear balloon crash into a radio tower, putting the lives of the pilot and two young boys in jeopardy. Thursday was the 20th anniversary of ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The new Smokey Bear special shape balloon has made its debut. After more than 20 years in operation, it was time for the last hot air balloon to be replaced.

Steve Searles, a Mammoth Lakes resident known as “the Bear Whisperer,” told me he’d go to the Lakes Basin to spend time with Victor. Searles described Victor as a friendly creature with the ...