PHOTOS: Mass Ascension on the first day of 2024 Balloon Fiesta
By Maggie Branch,
6 hours ago
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – After an initial yellow flag and a slight delay, the green flag was raised on Saturday morning for balloons to take flight. The start of the 52nd Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta was unusually warm.
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