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Christie leaves campaign trail as storm bears down at home
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) – New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie decided to return home Friday from the Republican presidential campaign trail in New Hampshire as a major snowstorm threatened to drop up to 2 feet...
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Blizzard brings much of East Coast to a standstill
KENSINGTON, Md. (AP) – A blizzard with hurricane-force winds brought much of the East Coast to a standstill Saturday, dumping as much as 3 feet of snow, stranding tens of thousands of travelers and...
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At least 9 killed in snowstorm-related deaths
At least nine people have been killed in accidents as a snowstorm pounds the eastern part of the U.S. Some details of the deaths: KENTUCKY A man died in southeastern Kentucky when his car collided with...
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Tour agency: American detained over Pyongyang hotel incident
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – A China-based travel agency said Saturday an American university student recently detained by North Korea is being held over an unspecified incident at his hotel before he was...
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GOP establishment moving a little closer to accepting Trump
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Donald Trump and some mainstream Republicans are engaged in a long-distance flirtation. Both sides are coming to the realization that they’ll need each other if the billionaire...
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Lead pipes lurk in older neighborhoods across the nation
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) – Lead pipes like the ones that led to contamination of the tap water in Flint, Michigan, carry water into millions of older homes across the U.S. every day, a legacy of an era before...
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California marijuana growers face new crop of local bans
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – When the California Legislature passed the state’s first comprehensive medical marijuana regulations in September, pot advocates hoped the move heralded a new era of trust in...
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Exhibit of Bill Cosby’s art led to ethical questions
WASHINGTON (AP) – Bill Cosby was well on his way to becoming a national pariah for his alleged sexual misconduct when the Smithsonian launched an exhibit funded by Cosby and his wife that showcases art...
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Passerby hit as Las Vegas police confront man with gun
LAS VEGAS (AP) – A juvenile passerby was injured Friday night after officers fired on a man who was walking in and out of traffic on the Las Vegas Strip waving a gun and pointing at people, the Las...
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Stranded motorists dug out of snow on Pennsylvania Turnpike
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – A stretch of the Pennsylvania Turnpike near Pittsburgh that was shut down by a snowstorm, stranding hundreds of motorists including university athletics teams, began to clear...
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Blizzard has led to nearly 7,000 canceled flights
Airlines have canceled nearly 7,000 flights so far this weekend and are starting to cut service on Monday, as driving snow and ice bring many East Coast airports to a standstill. The bulk of...
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Photos: Winter weather around the country
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – If you are viewing this on the WKBN app, click the following link: Photos: Winter weather around the country.
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Ellsworth native shares first-hand experience of DC blizzard
WASHINGTON, DC (WKBN) – A woman from Ellsworth, now living in Washington DC, is in the heart of the winter storm raging along the east coast. Lincoln Memorial (Photo courtesy of Chloe Toman) Chloe...
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Flight cancellations could impact travel for weeks
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – The massive blizzard on the east coast has completely shut down many major airports. The cancellations could affect air travel for weeks. Airlines have cancelled more than...
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At least 18 killed in snowstorm-related deaths
At least 18 people have been killed as a snowstorm pounds the eastern part of the U.S. Some details of the deaths: KENTUCKY A man died in southeastern Kentucky when his car collided with a salt truck...
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Magnitude-6.8 earthquake hits Alaska, jolting nerves
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) – A magnitude-6.8 earthquake knocked items off shelves and walls in south-central Alaska and jolted the nerves of residents in this earthquake-prone region. But there were no...
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Philadelphia’s former police chief to advise Chicago force
CHICAGO (AP) – A former Chicago Police deputy superintendent who left to head police departments in Washington, D.C. and Philadelphia is returning to Chicago to help make changes to the police force....
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Longtime Media General Chairman J. Stewart Bryan III has died
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — J. Stewart Bryan, 77, passed away Saturday. Bryan was part a Richmond family that produced four generations of media entrepreneurs. Bryan himself spent 50 years in the industry....
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Problems in Detroit, Flint show rift over emergency managers
DETROIT (AP) – Darnell Earley didn’t come up with the plan to channel corrosive river water into Flint’s old lead-lined water pipes, causing a health emergency. And he certainly can’t be blamed for the...
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3 inmates who escaped from California jail considered armed
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Investigators are pursuing several leads in the search for three inmates who masterminded a brazen escape from a Southern California maximum-security jail and are considered...
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