Month: July 2023

RALEIGH, N.C. — Much of central North Carolina woke up to a hazy Tuesday morning – with Code Orange air quality alerts for the Triangle, but Code Red air quality impacting nearby parts of the state. This year so far we’ve had about ten days with a Code Orange or higher – a result of the massive wildfires in Canada. This has been a problem for weeks with the smoke from the fires sweeping across…

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — The air quality in central North Carolina is expected to be suboptimal Tuesday. A Code Orange Air Quality Alert is in effect for nearly all of the ABC11 viewing area. The air quality will be lessened due to ongoing wildfires in Canada. The same problem caused a rare Code Red last month. The wildfires continue to burn causing problems for large portions of the United States. Extensive swaths of the northern…

CHICAGO — CHICAGO (AP) — For Chicagoans planning a lengthy outdoor run Monday, “today is not necessarily the day for that,” according to Kim Biggs of the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. Extensive swaths of the northern United States awoke to unhealthy air quality Monday morning or were experiencing it by midafternoon, according to the Environmental Protection Agency’s AirNow.gov Smoke and Fire map. Fine particle pollution caused by smoke from Canada’s wildfires is causing a red…

UPPER MAKEFIELD TWP., Penn. — Five people have died and as many as two people remain unaccounted for after torrential rain caused flash flooding in Upper Makefield Township in Pennsylvania Saturday, officials in Bucks County said Sunday. Authorities are still searching for two siblings: a 9-month-old boy and a 2-year-old girl. An adult female who was previously missing was found on Sunday afternoon, Upper Makefield Fire Chief Tim Brewer told reporters during a news conference….

WASHINGTON CROSSING, PA. — WASHINGTON CROSSING, Pa. (AP) — Crews in suburban Philadelphia on Monday intensified the search for a missing 9-month-old boy and his 2-year-old sister, swept away after weekend rains swelled the banks of a creek while they were driving to a barbecue with their family. Upper Makefield Township Fire Chief Tim Brewer said Monday the effort would be a “massive undertaking” and that 100 search crew and numerous drones would be looking…