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Hurricane

Tropical Storm Epsilon is the 26th named storm of the 2020 Hurricane Season

Holidays

Biltmore’s Christmas tree-raising will be virtual this year

This year, Biltmore will share the Christmas tree-raising ceremony virtually as it documents the 35-foot Fraser fir’s journey to the Biltmore house.
Local News

Mac ‘n’ cheese run turns into a $200,000 big 'cheddar win' for North Carolina man

“When I got to the counter, the man gave me my change and I was about to walk out the store until something told me to, ya know, buy a ticket,” Carraway said.
Producer's Picks

17-year-old asked to wear a mask during virtual learning Zoom calls

Luke O'Neil, who has learning differences, is frustrated by the request, but the school said it's practice to get students used to wearing a mask when school opens.
Features

Map: Here's when fall colors will peak near you

Thinking about a road trip? Here's when the fall foliage will be at its best throughout the U.S.
Holidays

Here's when to watch 40 new Hallmark Christmas movies this year

Hallmark Channel will debut 23 "Countdown to Christmas" originals while Hallmark Movies & Mysteries will debut 17 "Miracles of Christmas" movies this holiday season.
Holidays

Health officials: Here's how your holiday celebrations should look different this year

The CDC released guidance for celebrating holidays like Thanksgiving during the coronavirus pandemic.
National Politics

2020 Election Guide: Here's what you need to know

Registered voters can vote in-person, vote absentee in person or absentee by mail. Here's what you need to know.
VERIFY

VERIFY: Yes, gun sales are hitting record numbers across the country

FBI data shows record gun sales in 2020. Our Verify team looked at a month-to-month breakdown that reveals what caused huge sudden spikes.
Animals

Scientists find evidence of shark bigger than Jaws at Mammoth Cave

Paleontologists said the dry land that Kentuckians now live on was once a haven for sharks.
Local News

A Portland woman spent her final hours encouraging people to vote

Under Oregon's Death with Dignity Act, Welles decided to take her last breath on Sept. 28. That was 16 days before she would have been able to cast her final votes.
Producer's Picks

Charlotte family all comes down with COVID, almost loses business

A Charlotte couple almost lost the business they built from scratch to COVID-19 when their entire family got sick. But they got help from an unexpected place.

South Carolina sets new record for absentee ballot voting

More than 500,000 absentee ballots cast in SC

Tropical Storm Epsilon slowly churns, new disturbance also forms

Local Forecast

Few fans, masked umps, muted celebrations for World Series

Sumter school officials knew about COVID-19 cases before football game, DHEC approved game, Horry County says

Yom Kippur Zoom reunites Holocaust survivors 71 years later

South Carolina sets new record for absentee ballot voting

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Tropical Storm Epsilon is the 26th named storm of the 2020 Hurricane Season

Biltmore’s Christmas tree-raising will be virtual this year

Mac ‘n’ cheese run turns into a $200,000 big 'cheddar win' for North Carolina man

17-year-old asked to wear a mask during virtual learning Zoom calls

Map: Here's when fall colors will peak near you

Here's when to watch 40 new Hallmark Christmas movies this year

Health officials: Here's how your holiday celebrations should look different this year

2020 Election Guide: Here's what you need to know

VERIFY: Yes, gun sales are hitting record numbers across the country

Scientists find evidence of shark bigger than Jaws at Mammoth Cave

A Portland woman spent her final hours encouraging people to vote

Charlotte family all comes down with COVID, almost loses business

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