Ken Stanford

State DOT says it is "seeing improvements" in conditions around northeast Georgia as the region begins its third day of ice-covered roads.

Ham radio operaors play a key role in many places in Georgia when events such as the snowstorm occur.

The Department of Defense says a 24-year-old Marine from Winder was killed in Afghanistan.

Some emergency response agencies in north Georgia are beginning to scale back the operations put into place Sunday night because of the snowstorm.

First came the snow and ice, now comes the deep freeze.

The National Weather Service says freezing rain is reported in north Georgia, including metro Atlanta, but little accumulation is expected.

Flu season's arrived with lots of coughing and fever in the South and New York City, and it's sure to spread to the rest of the country. The good news: There's still plenty of vaccine for procrastinators.

It could be days before icy, treacherous conditions improve for areas of the South hit by a wintry blast that sent cars sliding off the road, emptied grocery shelves and had officials nervously watching ice-laden powerlines and tree limbs.

The Georgia Department of Transportation is asking trucking companies and motorists to stay off the roads overnight as slushy snow freezes into dangerous ice.

Tractor trailers getting stuck on icy interstates are snarling traffic throughout metro Atlanta as state and local road crews continued to struggle to clear roads of ice and snow.