New details on 4 people who died of suspected carbon monoxide poisoning in Clackamas County
Four people died in three separate incidents from Saturday to Monday while apparently trying to stay warm after a winter storm hit the Portland metro area. Author: Tim Gordon Updated: 7:24 PM PST February 17, 2021
CLACKAMAS COUNTY, Ore. Authorities in Clackamas County have released new information Wednesday about four recent deaths suspected to have been caused by carbon monoxide poisoning.
The deaths involved three separate incidents in the county over a three-day period, following a winter storm that knocked out power for hundreds of thousands of people in the Portland metro area.
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With many of the downtown sidewalks covered with ice and impassable, this pedestrian takes to walking along Fortification Street as cars pass him Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, in Jackson, Miss., as light snow mixed with sleet, and rain continue to cover much of the state. The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a winter storm warning for parts of Mississippi effective 6 a.m. Wednesday ahead of another storm system set to impact the region. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) February 17, 2021 - 4:01 PM
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Winter storms threaten to blanket the East Coast in ice after turning fatal for Southerners trying to keep warm
Dozens of people across the United States have died from a spate of winter storms and now the weather is threatening to pummel the mid-Atlantic and Northeast with snow and ice.
More than 100 million people stretching from Texas to Massachusetts are under a winter storm warning or winter weather advisory, and more days of deep freeze could mean a multiplication of the harrowing tales of hardship.
The blistering cold weather that has brought blankets of snow and widespread power outages in Texas as well as Oklahoma is expected to move east Thursday, bringing with it a half an inch of ice to parts of North Carolina and Virginia, according to CNN meteorologist Taylor Ward.