A child drowns and his mother is in critical condition after trying to save him. We're LIVE with what we’re learning about the family

On WRAL at 11 : Divers recover a child’s drowned body, after his mother almost drowned trying to save him herself. What we know about the family

Intense smoke blanketed the northeastern United States for a second day Wednesday, turning the air a yellowish gray and prompting warnings for people to stay inside and keep windows closed. The smoke was flowing from dozens of wildfires in several Canadian provinces.

Air pollution cloaks eastern US for a second day. Here's why there is so much smoke

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This is WRAL's coverage of the coronavirus outbreak for July 27, 2021

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Coronavirus coverage in North Carolina, July 27, 2021

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