The roar of propane burners echoed through the Valley last Thursday as hot air balloonists from across the United States took off for the 47th annual Walla Walla Balloon Stampede. At the crack of dawn ...

WALLA WALLA — About 30 hot air balloons will be floating around Walla Walla this weekend, weather permitting. The city is holding the 40th anniversary of the Walla Walla Balloon Stampede. Visitors can ...

About 30 vibrantly colored hot air balloons will drop into Walla Walla from Friday through Sunday as part of the city's annual Walla Walla Balloon Stampede festival. But a cold front moving into the ...

Being designated an aeronaut is a lofty honor one earns by flying in a hot air balloon. Union-Bulletin reporter Hannah McIntyre, 24, joined the small, exclusive group by going aloft in 2023 while ...

Georgia Lindsey has flown in 34 of the 39 Walla Walla Balloon Stampede. At one point, the 62-year-old Boise resident took her balloon, Liberty Belle, to as many as 13 hot-air events a year. She has ...

Someone give this woman a hot air balloon ride already!Hannah MacDonald was just an 18-year old girl with a dream when she split her tiny hometown bound for Paris. Now, she’s got four years under her ...

The Tahnimara balloon, piloted by Ray Foote, rises with two youths during tethered rides May 11, 2023, at the 47th annual Walla Walla Balloon Stampede. Visit Walla Walla has won Washington Tourism’s ...

WALLA WALLA, Wash. (AP) - About 30 hot air balloons will be floating around Walla Walla this weekend, weather permitting. The city is holding the 40th anniversary of the Walla Walla Balloon Stampede.