It’s been warmer in Alaska than in three dozen other states. If someone asked you, “Where can I go in the United States to ...

Residents across the country from the Northern Plains to the tip of Maine are bracing for dangerously low temperatures ...

Lexington is going to get another blast of winter this week. It will feel like -10 degrees to -15 by Monday morning. Cold ...

A Jefferson Circuit judge will be on an extended leave of absence because of health issues. Jude Melissa Logan Bellows ...

Gov. Andy Beshear reported six Kentuckians died due to the winter storm. In Jefferson County, around 130 patients have gone ...

These conditions are all thanks to a familiar sounding occurrence: the polar vortex, a large area of low pressure and cold air that surrounds the Earth's poles. The "vortex" is the ...

The polar vortex will engulf much of North America as we head into next week, with temperatures dipping down into the -20s and -30s in some Canadian provinces. Even states like the Carolinas, Georgia, ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The end of the workweek has spoiled us with snow melt thanks to high temperatures in the 40s and 50s. Mother Nature will soon remind us that it still is the Winter Season.

Answers as to why these strange temperatures and weather events are prevalent may be found in the polar vortex. The polar vortex is a large area of low pressure and cold air surrounding both of ...