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Air quality in Philadelphia has greatly improved since the hazardous levels observed mid-week, returning to a range considered safe for most people. Pennsylvania declared a Code Orange under the EPA's air quality index Friday. Trash collection and outdoor Parks & Rec programming will resume.

During the Wednesday morning commute through haze along Georgia Avenue in Northwest D.C., the region’s drivers smelled smoke in the air and kept on moving. Alan stayed put.

After a mostly dry Saturday, storms make a return to Alabama on Sunday. Some storms could produce gusty winds.

The air quality in the region improved drastically Thursday, with smoke and haze reduced. The air quality index chart moved from 377 and higher on Wednesday down to 177. Friday morning the needle drop...

Air quality may pose problems for those with respiratory issues.

The air is still hazardous for groups of people like the elderly, kids and people with respiratory issues. The air quality alert with warmer temperatures was enough to cause Philadelphia schools to go virtual.

The mass of smoky air that choked New York, Washington and other U.S. cities earlier this week moderated on Friday as it drifted as far south as the Florida Panhandle, and conditions improved to "moderate" along most of the Eastern Seabord. The U.S. National Weather Service said air quality had improved in areas along the East Coast, but hazy skies and degraded air quality persisted in pockets of the mid-Atlantic, the Ohio Valley and Eastern Great Lakes region. The haze, emanating from...

Air quality is still in the Hazardous category for part of New Jersey Friday morning, as we look ahead to cleaner air, less haze, and a few spot showers.

Jonathan Blaes of the National Weather Service discusses our air quality: the current situation, and when things might improve.

The air pollution in the region has high enough concentrations to be potentially unhealthy for sensitive groups.