Heavy snow, ice and brutal cold are expected to make this winter storm a potentially life-threatening weather event, stretching across two-thirds of the U.S.

The heaviest snowfall, along with a mix of sleet and freezing rain, is expected to start this afternoon and spread north across New Jersey.

A powerful winter storm is gripping Michigan and the Great Lakes region, coating Lake Erie in ice and sleet while dumping snow across the state.

Viewing for the Apostle Islands ice caves is over for the season Feb. 18 after a winter storm tore up much of the ice on Lake Superior. The ice caves were open Monday for the first time in 11 years ...