Baltimore and most of Maryland are under a Code Purple air quality alert Friday, as smoke from several Canadian wildfires creates hazy and unhealthy conditions. A Code Purple alert means the air ...

NORFOLK, Va. — Smoke from Canadian wildfires drifted into Hampton Roads on Friday, reducing visibility and prompting state officials to issue a Code Red Air Quality Alert for the region. The Virginia ...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WGHP) — The Forsyth County Office of Environmental Assistance and Protection has issued an Air Quality Alert/Code Orange alert for Friday for the following counties: Forsyth, ...

Will the Code Purple air quality alert in effect across Pennsylvania cancel out any playtime with Alfundo the Clown and the Peanuts gang at Dorney Park and Wildwater Kingdom? The Pennsylvania ...

BALTIMORE (WBFF) — Baltimore City is under a Code Purple – Very Unhealthy air quality alert on Friday as smoke from wildfires in Canada and the northern United States continues to blanket the region.

Most of Maryland, including the Baltimore and Annapolis regions, has been upgraded to a Code Purple air quality alert — the second most serious level — on Friday morning because of Canada and northern ...

Wildfire smoke from Canada and Minnesota caused a statewide Code Purple air quality alert in Pennsylvania. Health officials warned that the air in Pittsburgh was very unhealthy for everyone, with some ...

As wildfire smoke from Canada comes down to Maryland, the bulk of the state faced a Code Purple air quality alert. Marylanders have been dealing with the harmful fumes this week in their daily jobs, ...

Update on 7/17/26 — The Code Red alert has been upgraded to a Code Purple alert due to the thick smoke. Earlier: The wildfire smoke hanging over the region is expected to get worse on Friday, ...

Richmond, Va. (WRIC) — The smoke is the main story across Central Virginia, and we do anticipate the smoke will become more dense tonight and throughout the day on Friday and because of that the air ...

BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- The news of the upgrade from code red to code purple happened very quickly. Precautions need to be taken by everyone, especially sensitive groups like children and the elderly. 69 ...