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At least 200,000 people remained without power in the Portland, Oregon, area Sunday after a winter storm blanketed the Pacific Northwest with ice and snow and made travel treacherous.

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Unusually cold temperatures and slippery road conditions prompted officials in the Deep South to urge people to stay home Monday as the winter storms shut down roads,...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Residents in Kentucky, Tennessee and West Virginia were warned on Monday to take precautions and stay off the roads as a second round of winter weather hit the states,...

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Pacific Northwest started seeing more snow and some freezing rain Friday afternoon after snow fell in parts of Washington and Oregon on Thursday. The National Weather...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Ice and freezing rain from a winter storm moving through the mid-Atlantic region knocked down trees and power lines and left tens of thousands of people without power...

This story has been updated. It Just like that, we are preparing for a significant winter event that is going to impact the Greater Portland Metro Area and many surrounding communities through the weekend. It will begin Thursday, Feb. 11, and make a major impact by Friday, Feb. 12. We will focus on Thursday and Friday and briefly talk about what may follow as we will update you well into the weekend. There is now a Winter Storm Warning for the Portland area, with everything in effect tomorrow...

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Icy weather conditions arriving in Kentucky are delaying vaccinations throughout the state. Gov. Andy Beshear announced that regional vaccine centers at Kroger stores...

Range of issues and agree to continue bilateral cooperation in combatting terrorism. the wall street journal notes however that the white house did not immediately confirm the call. lets get a check on your weather once again with bill karins. >> its been warm. we havent had a lot of big huge snowstorms or ice storms out there. we still have the mountain areas of new england. the northern rockies and the northern plains but when you have rain this time of the year all the way up through the nort...

Southeastern north carolina, staying open is critical to the community. how are you preparing for the storm? >> well, good evening. thank you. we have been expecting this storm for several days now. its been on our radar. we have an incident command structure that weve been deploying teams throughout our entire system getting ready for the storm, bringing in extra supplies, securing the facilities, planning for staffing. weve had several emergencies in the past such as ice storms or hurricanes. ...

Getting knocked down and transformers and skatists being knocked down. you will be able to come back more quickly from the lesser threats. not just for the rare, exotic scenario of a terrorist nuclear emp attack. it would improve the security of american people from things that happen every year, tornadoes, hurricanes, ice storms, that cause blackouts. and you dont have to be a physicist to see the grid is at risk. if you just look at the history of blackouts and our long recovery times that are...