Winter Wrecker: 70-Vehicle Pileup Injures at Least 17 in Maine
More than 70 vehicles got tangled up in a series of chain-reaction pileups Wednesday along a snowy stretch of Interstate 95 in Maine, injuring at least 17 people, state police said.

More than 70 vehicles got tangled up in a series of chain-reaction pileups Wednesday along a snowy stretch of Interstate 95 in Maine, injuring at least 17 people, state police said.

Twenty-six Americans have died from winter-related issues—18 in Tennessee alone—as the country remains mired in a brutally cold weather pattern that won’t be ending until early next week.

The best skiers and snowboarders in the world, including Olympian and seven-time X Games champion Nate Holland, will not be coming to Squaw Valley in March; the International Ski Federation’s World Cup’s skicross and snowboardcross competition scheduled for March 4-8 at Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows has been canceled because of a lack of snow, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.

The nation is still in the midst a winter grip that seems to be getting tighter instead of looser with many parts of the country experiencing life-threatening cold.

A few inches of snow leads to two days off — and counting — for Fairfax County school students.

A few inches of snow have shut down the federal government.

Record-breaking cold, bitter wind gusts, and record snow are pummeling the nation from Illinois to Massachusetts this week.

The winter storm that swept from Kansas eastward, starting on Sunday morning, has become one for the record books, ranking among the top five worst storms in some cities.

Two California ski resorts were forced to close their lifts this week due to lack of snow.

On Friday, Interstate 94 between Kalamzoo and Galesburg, Michigan erupted in a massive 200-car pileup that resulted in one death, scores of injuries, fires and ruined vehicles. One day later, the highway is still closed down as authorities try to clean up the mess.

An icy cold and strong winds hit much of Southern California Tuesday night into Wednesday, downing trees all over the state and stranding about 180 cars on the highways northeast of Los Angeles. The storm is also responsible for at least five deaths across California, reports Fox News.

After a quiet Christmas, dipping temperatures and snow surprised many parts of the Midwest with sections of Oklahoma, Idaho, Minnesota and north into Wisconsin and Michigan experiencing one to three inches of snow Saturday. The wintry mix swept across the
