Governor Cooper today declared aΒ State of EmergencyΒ for all 100 counties as North Carolina prepares for a major winter storm expected to hit the state starting Saturday.
Many parts of the Carolinas are expected to experience snow and icy conditions over the weekend, and AAA Carolinas urges motorists to be prepared. Severe weather can be both frightening and dangerous for automobile trav
More than 20 million people in the northeast are under winter weather advisories as a snowstorm makes its way east, creating more travel headaches over the next few days.
Blue Ridge Energy and visiting line crews continue working tonight, battling downed trees across the service area, to restore power to a remaining 818 members as of 9 pm Friday.
The first snowstorm of the season has given way to rain and high winds in the New York City area, as commuters here and across New Jersey and elsewhere were facing slow rides to work.
Blue Ridge Energy crews and over 100 additional line and tree technicians continue battling outages from overnight winds coupled with Thursdayβs ice storm that have left nearly 4,000 members without power this morning.