The Latest Breaking News from Bob Oravec

A sprawling storm that pelted much of the nation ’s midsection under more than a half a foot of snow created whiteout conditions in several cities and closed schools and public offices as officials warned motorists to stay home

A “highly impactful” winter storm is expected to dump as much as a foot of snow across the country’s midsection, where blizzard and winter storm warnings are in effect

The United States braces for a cold snap as wind-chill temperatures could drop to dangerous levels far below zero.

Ice and snow riding on the back of racing winds are set to batter the US this Christmas weekend with temperatures plunging as far south as Florida's Gulf Coast

Much of the US is struggling with bitter cold and life-threatening wind chills after an Arctic blast surged across a wide section of the country on Wednesday.

An arctic blast is bringing extreme cold, heavy snow and high winds to much of the U.S. this week

The massive winter storm bearing down on the central United States is threatening to rapidly strengthen into what meteorologists call a bomb cyclone that will dump blinding snow on Chicago, throw holiday travel into chaos and send an arctic blast as far south as Texas.

A massive winter storm is winding across the central U.S., threatening to disrupt air traffic during the busy holiday season, rake Chicago with a blizzard and send an arctic blast as far south as Texas and the Gulf of Mexico.

Record high temperatures continue to sear the Southwest through the Mississippi Valley, driving weekend energy demand as people turn to air conditioners to cool down, with the heat forecast to spread to Chicago and the Great Lakes early this week.