Corey Schmidt

I captured this image of the Albemarle Road SWAT stand-off with WBTV’s Drone3. The subject is in the highlighted circle. Claire Kopsky is reporting from the scene.

Working on a 2-part bridge standup with @NickOchsnerWBTV...luckily they make @GoPro's tough enough to withstand photogs like me.

I shot new #Drone3 video of crews tearing down the broken post on Carowind's Fury 325. They started work early today and expect to continue work tomorrow. Covering for @WBTV_News.

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Irish Buffalo Creek in Kannapolis is topping its banks and full of debris. Some residents living nearby have been evacuated. I flew the #Drone3 to take a closer look. @LowellRoseNews has the story tonight on @WBTV_News.

Smoke from the Canadian wildfires has Charlotte's skyline extra hazy. @NCDAQ_Forecast classified today's air quality as Code Red - that means limit outdoor activity because this stuff's bad to breathe.

In 17 years as a journalist, I've never seen an altercation escalate this quickly, captured security video. I cut together all 4 Charlotte CATS bus cameras for @WBTV_News so you could see the best angles of the chaos as it happens. Tune in.

Ray Faulkenberry’s contributed to dozens of Emmy-winning @WBTV_News broadcasts and projects, but today he gets an actual trophy. Editor, ENG op, station talk therapist…Official Emmy Winner!🏆

Heck yeah - I got to present @JohnSparksNews with his first Emmy statuette today. He’s a great journalist, teammate and photographer. A credit to @WBTV_News! 💪🏆 Congrats, John!

For the first time since the pandemic, Charlotte's St. Patrick's Day parade will return to uptown, Saturday. Here's the view from my drone at the route on S. Tryon Street, covering for @WBTV_News with @LowellRoseNews.

@TaylorSimpsonTV Hard to make sense of this sorta thing, Taylor. Sounds like you have some positive memories of Dylan. Keep them in your heart and he can live on in that way.

I’m still saddened and heartbroken when I found out the news yesterday in Orlando about my former TV20 coworker and friend Dylan Lyons. I remember every time I got a chance to go to the station in Gainesville we would always joke and talk his favorite Philly sports teams.

Snowy scenery along the Boone Greenway Trail this morning. Birds and deer were out, as you can see. Stretches of the South Fork New River were completely frozen over. It hasn't been above freezing in many days. More weather coverage at @WBTV_News on air and online. 🦌🐦❄️🏔️

Lots of families are out enjoying this slight uptick in temps – including these deer, strolling through the snow in Boone, NC. Even on Christmas, the @WBTV_News team is bringing you great weather coverage from around our area, on air and online.

It's a winter wonderland along the Mountain-to-Sea trail in Aho, NC (between Blowing Rock and Boone, off the Blue Ridge Parkway). Lots of great weather coverage on @WBTV_News on air and online. #ncwx

.@JamieBollWBTV sent me this frosty pic of a frozen fountain at Ballantyne Commons East. It's currently 31°F in Ballantyne. Lots of great weather coverage planned today for @WBTV_News on air and online. #ncw

Serene and beautiful along the Mountains-to-Sea trail, just off the Blue Ridge Parkway. It’s been hanging around -1°F since dawn but the wind has let up a little. #ncwx

When the temps fall below 0°F, boiling water instantly turns to ice crystals when tossed into the air. We're a couple degrees into the negatives here in the NC mountains. The wind carried the icy cloud away in a snap. More winter weather coverage at @WBTV_News on air and online.

It's -1°F with 35 mph winds as I shoot this video in Blowing Rock, NC. Covering for @WBTV_News. #ncwx

Shooting winter weather in the NC mountains for @WBTV_News. My eyebrows and eyelashes are freezing over and the liquid crystal display on my camera is congealing. It’s currently -1°F and very, very windy. #ncwx

There are two crosses at the scene of the Sky3 crash that killed Chip and Jason. Sat here for a few minutes. Nothing uplifting to say. Chip is a hero though. Whatever happened to the chopper, it crashed feet away from killing so many people on I-77. Chip’s last action on earth.