Winter Weather

One of the reasons why snow should be avoided as a food item involves its role as one of nature’s air filters. Here's why it can be dangerous to eat and some alternatives for kids.

In a heartwarming incident captured on dashcam video, Officer and Chaplain James Burns of the South Bend Police Department in Indiana assisted a handicapped individual struggling in a winter storm.

Body cam footage released by the Jonesboro Police Department showed the officer crawling on top of the ice to reach the child, who was clinging to the edge with his body submerged.

A Chicagoan braved the sub-zero wind chill last Wednesday strolling along pancake ice patches on Lake Michigan in swimming trunks.

Family and friends are clamoring for answers after Ricky Johnson, Clayton McGeeney, and David Harrington died in below-freezing temperatures after watching the game.

In Imperial, Missouri, first responders faced an unexpected challenge when their fire truck spun out of control on an icy road, crashing in a driveway.

Twenty-three skiers and snowboarders had to be rescued in frigid temperatures on Saturday after becoming lost in the backcountry in Vermont, police said.

In the midst of a severe snowstorm in Nebraska, rancher Kelly Rowley took an unconventional approach to keep her horses, Rip and Diamond, warm. Concerned about their well-being during the harsh weather conditions, Rowley decided to bring the horses inside her home.

A record-breaking storm surge from winter storms in Maine recently uncovered a shipwreck known as the "Tay" in Acadia National Park.

Three people were killed after a power line fell on a vehicle during a damaging ice storm in Portland, Oregon. Here's what officials say to do if it happens to you.

The lowest temperature ever recorded in the U.S. was negative 80 degrees in Prospect Creek, Alaska.

Teslas and other electric vehicles may be the way of the future, but many EV owners are having trouble dealing with Chicago’s bitterly cold temperatures. Here's why.

Over the weekend, the National Weather Service warned of whiteout conditions and winds of up to 50 mph.

The dangerous winter conditions have led to widespread power outages and flight cancellations across the country.

Think of a snow squall like a miniature blizzard. Here's why they're so dangerous.

Body camera footage captures the moment the trooper arrived to the scene and dove into the icy winter pond to save the child.