Smoke in the Skies? Prescribed Burns Are to Blame.
They may make an otherwise sunny day hazy, but prescribed burns play a vital role in keeping our forests healthy and resilient.
Lunar Lander Odysseus Has Landed On The Moon
Lunar lander Odysseus is the first American spacecraft to land on the Moon since 1972.
Catawba Riverkeepers Fight For Clean Drinking Water
As forests and fields are converted into roads and roofs, toxic runoff becomes a more serious issue by the day.
Satellite Crashes Into Earth's Atmosphere
A 5,550-pound satellite reentered the Earth's atmosphere Wednesday afternoon
A Total Solar Eclipse Will Cross North America In April
The total solar eclipse is quickly approaching! All the details for the Carolinas are here.
Roy Cooper, Pete Buttigieg Tout $27 Million Improvements to Charlotte-Douglas
The project to upgrade the seventh-busiest air traffic hub in the world is part of the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill passed by Congress in 2021.
Shipwreck From 1940 Found In Lake Superior
New underwater video shows a shipwreck from 1940 found in Lake Superior.
Warm Weather Brings Early Blooms, Allergies
It’s now been 746 days - over two years - since the Charlotte area last saw a snowflake.
New "Twisters" Trailer Released Sunday
None of the actors from the '96 film will play a big role in the sequel, but there are familiar faces.
Small Business Administration Steps In To Help Catawba County After EF-1 Tornado
On Saturday, the SBA announced that they would be making low-interest disaster loans available to people whose homes and businesses were affected by January’s storms
Punishing Storm Finally Easing Off In Southern California But Mudslide Threat Remains
A storm that parked itself over Southern California for days, unleashing historic downpours that caused hundreds of landslides, is expected to move out of the region after one final drenching. But authorities say it leaves behind the threat of dangerous mudslides because the soaked soil cannot hold any more water.
Los Angeles Records 475 Mudslides During Storm That Has Drenched Southern California
Los Angeles officials says crews had responded to at least 475 mudslides and that seven buildings had been deemed uninhabitable since an atmospheric river-fueled storm moved into the region over the weekend.
Historic Storm Sends Debris Through LA's Hollywood Hills And Leaves 1.1 Million Without Power
A storm of historic proportions has unleashed record levels of rain over parts of Los Angeles. The weather is endangering the city’s large homeless population, sending mud and boulders down hillsides dotted with multimillion-dollar homes and knocking out power for more than a million people in California.
Punxsutawney Phil Predicts An Early Spring At Groundhog Day Festivities
Punxsutawney Phil has forecasted an early spring from the largest and best-known Groundhog Day celebration in the United States at an overcast Gobbler’s Knob in western Pennsylvania. The annual event was held shortly after sunrise on Friday.
Skyscraper-size Asteroid Will Buzz Earth On Friday, Safely Passing Within 1.7 Million Miles
Astronomers say an asteroid as big as a skyscraper will pass within 1.7 million miles of Earth on Friday. NASA estimates the space rock is between 690 feet and 1,575 feet across, which means the asteroid could be similar in size to New York City's Empire State Building.
Scores Of North Carolina Sea Turtles Have Died After Being Stunned By Frigid Temperatures
Officials say scores of sea turtles stunned by cold temperatures along the North Carolina coast have died. The North Carolina State University Center for Marine Sciences and Technology says it took in 109 cold-stunned sea turtles from Cape Lookout on Sunday. Officials say the frigid temperatures leave the cold-blooded reptiles lethargic, leaving them vulnerable to being carried by wind to the shorelines.
