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Air Quality Alert - Hazy Skies Return to the Carolinas

Hazy skies are building back into the Carolinas. An Air Quality Alert has been issued for high levels of ground ozone across portions of the WCCB area.

Lollapalooza To Require Vaccination Card Or Negative Test

The hordes of people expected to descend on Chicago’s Grant Park for the Lollapalooza music festival this week will be required to show proof that they’ve been vaccinated for COVID-19 or tested negative for the disease within the last three days.

Olympic Champ Biles Withdraws From All-Around Competition

Simone Biles will not defend her Olympic title.

Hottest Temperatures in Two Years Knocking on Our Door

Millions of Americans are under heat alerts with high heat building across the Carolinas.

CDC Reverses Course On Indoor Masks In Some Parts Of US

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reversed course Tuesday on some masking guidelines, recommending that even vaccinated people return to wearing masks indoors in parts of the U.S. where the coronavirus is surging.

Singer P!nk Backs Beach Handball Team On 'Sexist' Clothing

U.S. pop singer P!nk has offered to pay a fine given to the Norwegian female beach handball team for wearing shorts instead of the required bikini bottoms.

Georgia Man Pleading Guilty To 4 Of 8 Asian Spa Killings

A Georgia man accused of killing eight people at three Atlanta-area massage businesses was pleading guilty in Cherokee County on Tuesday, hoping for a sentence of life without parole to the first four of the shooting deaths.

Olympic Champ Biles Out Of Team Finals

Reigning Olympic gymnastics champion Simone Biles is out of the team finals after apparently sustaining an injury during the vault.

Fauci Says U.S. Headed In 'Wrong Direction' On Coronavirus

The United States is in an "unnecessary predicament” of soaring COVID-19 cases fueled by unvaccinated Americans and the virulent delta variant, the nation’s top infectious diseases expert said Sunday.

California's Largest Fire Torches Homes As Blazes Lash West

Flames racing through rugged terrain in Northern California destroyed multiple homes Saturday as the state’s largest wildfire intensified and numerous other blazes battered the U.S. West.

Tracking the Tropics: Potential Development off SE Coast

The National Hurricane Center is increasing the chances a tropical depression develops this weekend.

Number Of NFL Players In Vaccination Process Up To 80%

The number of NFL players in the COVID-19 vaccination process has reached 80%, with nine teams having 90% or more of their players in that category.

Cleveland’s Baseball Team Goes From Indians To Guardians

Known as the Indians since 1915, Cleveland’s Major League Baseball team will be called Guardians.

Air Quality Alert Continues Locally from Smoke from West Coast Wildfires

Air Quality Alert continues for areas west of I-77 Friday.

NEW: Smartphone Emergency Alert Update

New smartphone weather emergency alert to begin July 28th.

Biden Says Getting COVID-19 Vaccine 'Gigantically Important'

President Joe Biden expressed pointed frustration over the slowing COVID-19 vaccination rate in the U.S. and pleaded that it’s “gigantically important” for Americans to step up and get inoculated against the virus as it surges once again.

The Rolling Stones Return To Charlotte For 'No Filter' Tour

The Rolling Stones will bring their "No Filter" tour to Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte on September 30th.

A Small Victory: Used-Car Prices Slip From Dizzy Heights

For months, anyone who wandered onto a dealer lot to look for a used car could be forgiven for doing a double take — and then wandering right off the lot.

Blue Origin’s Bezos Reaches Space On 1st Passenger Flight

Jeff Bezos blasted into space Tuesday on his rocket company’s first flight with people on board, becoming the second billionaire in just over a week to ride his own spacecraft.