Airports preparing for high volume of passengers

Airports preparing for high volume of passengers

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Airports across North Carolina are expecting to see an influx of travelers throughout the Christmas season.  What You Need To Know North Carolina airports are preparing for an influx of travelers during the Christmas season  Charlotte Douglas International Airport is advising fliers to arrive two hours prior for domestic flights  Some passengers … Read more

Preparing your car for winter travel

Preparing your car for winter travel

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Winter officially starts on Dec. 21, and it’s also the season for holiday travel.  What You Need To Know From Dec. 23 to Jan. 2, AAA Carolinas predicts 3.3 million North Carolinians will travel 50 miles or more away from home. AAA Carolinas Car Care Technician Jason Karp says drivers should make sure their … Read more

N.C. Brush Fires

N.C. Brush Fires

WINSTON-SALEM, NC — It’s that time of year when brush and grass fires are more likely to happen. According to fire officials, during the spring and fall brush and grass fires happen often due to low humidity and high winds. What You Need To Know In Winston-Salem, firefighters have put out over 165 brush and … Read more

AAA urges travelers to be prepared for busy Thanksgiving

AAA urges travelers to be prepared for busy Thanksgiving

As Thanksgiving approaches, AAA predicts that more than 1.6 million North Carolina residents will travel 50 miles or more this holiday period, a 2% increase over last year. What You Need To Know AAA says this will be the third highest travel forecast on record Gas prices should remain low this Thanksgiving travel season compared … Read more

Sweden or Switzerland? Swedish tourist board launches campaign to explain the difference

Sweden or Switzerland? Swedish tourist board launches campaign to explain the difference

Every year, 120,000 people ask Google whether they are the same country. ADVERTISEMENT Sweden’s tourist board has decided it is time to make it clear that the nation is not, in fact, the same country as Switzerland. According to Visit Sweden, the two countries are constantly being mixed up. To dispel confusion, the tourist board … Read more

‘Dramatic’ acceleration: Switzerland has lost 10% of its glaciers in the last two years

‘Dramatic’ acceleration: Switzerland has lost 10% of its glaciers in the last two years

Glaciers across the entire country were affected, with those in southern and eastern Switzerland melting almost as much this year as in the record year of 2022. ADVERTISEMENT Two years of extreme weather have wiped out 10 per cent of Swiss glaciers, new research reveals. The biggest decline since measurements began was seen in 2022, … Read more

5 Reasons Snowmass Bike Park Might be the Best in Colorado

5 Reasons Snowmass Bike Park Might be the Best in Colorado

Photo: Hannah Morvay If you asked any mountain biker what they believe the best bike park in the world is, most would say the same thing: Whistler. While Colorado easily sits in the top three states for mountain biking in the U.S., and has some of the best skiing and snowboarding in the world, bike … Read more

Evacuation order issued in Colt Fire area northwest of Lake Seeley

Evacuation order issued in Colt Fire area northwest of Lake Seeley

UPDATE: 3:50 p.m. – July 21, 2023 MISSOULA – Residents along a stretch of Highway 83 north of Lake Seeley are now under an evacuation order. Due to the Colt Fire, the Missoula County Sheriff’s Office has issued an evacuation order for residents along Highway 83 between mileposts 27 and 31 – between Rainy Lake … Read more

Air France plans direct RDU-Paris route on massive 787

Air France plans direct RDU-Paris route on massive 787

Air France plans to take over the direct flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Paris. The airline will use a massive Boeing 787 Dreamliner for the transatlantic flight, the first time the aircraft has flown a route from RDU, according to the airport. Air France will become the 15th airline to fly out of RDU … Read more