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Forecasters are expecting the storm could be the worst of the winter season.

The major storm is set to hit starting on Jan. 23 and will stretch into the weekend, spreading snow and ice from the southern ...

Meteorologists say the storm may not be as dramatic as the Jan. 23-26 storm, but its track and potential strength aren't yet ...

The weather forecast shows a major winter storm could hit Boston this weekend with heavy snow.

Of all the schemes that humans have devised to keep sea lions from gorging on the salmon of the Columbia River basin, none has worked for long. Local officials and researchers have chased sea lions ...

Much of the nation east of the Rocky Mountains is hunkered down for what could be the worst winter storm of the season.

Preliminary nationwide snow totals from Sunday show some places getting more than 20 inches of snow over the course of the ...

At least 20 states have declared a state of emergency as a significant winter storm hits much of the United States.