Allen County’s courthouse will be closed to the public until Thursday morning as a response to the possibility of utility blackouts.  Commissioners voted to shutter the doors at Tuesday’s regular commission meeting. Offices will continue…

The winter weather that has overwhelmed power grids unprepared for climate change and left millions without electricity in record-breaking cold kept its grip on the nation’s midsection Wednesday.  At least 20 people have died, some…

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A sprawling blast of winter weather across the U.S. is likely to blame for the deaths of two people in Texas, where an unusually snowy emergency Monday knocked out power for…

(AP) —  Icy roads, deadly tornadoes, punishing waves — severe weekend weather has been blamed for 11 deaths and major damage in parts of the Midwest, South and Northeast. Tens of thousands remained without electrical…

A weekend snowstorm brought youngsters out in droves to enjoy a blanket of snow Sunday.   Axtin Christensen rides an inner tube down a snowy hillside.   Lennin Herrera chases a Register photographer with a…

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A winter storm has closed schools, snarled traffic and caused a fatality crash in Kansas. The National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory today for northeast and southern Kansas. Accumulations…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Utility officials say it may take until Thursday to finish restoring power in the Kansas City area after last week’s winter blast and forecasts for more bad weather won’t help.…

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Several Southern states hit hard by a wintry storm were gradually warming today, but forecasters warned that temperatures in many areas will plunge below freezing again tonight. That will refreeze the…