With plummeting cold temperatures and chilling winds, major utility companies are sounding the alarm on cold-related threats.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Central New York has had its fair share of water main breaks, but why is it more frequent in the winter and how does the cold weather cause it to happen? Plus, how you can prevent ...

TO PLAN AHEAD. A LOT OF TIMES, PIPES CAN FREEZE AND YOU DON’T REALLY SEE THE EFFECTS OF THAT UNTIL A FEW DAYS LATER WHEN EVERYTHING THAWS OUT. SO YOU MAY NOT EVEN KNOW RIGHT AWAY THAT THERE’S A ...

Overnight temperatures are expected to be the coldest of the season, dipping into the lower teens in north Alabama Sunday ...

The intense cold front and powerful winter storms sweeping across the country are affecting areas not typically accustomed to such frigid temperatures, including Houston. In these arctic conditions, ...

The intense cold front and powerful winter storms sweeping across the country are affecting areas not typically accustomed to such frigid temperatures, including Houston. In these arctic conditions, ...

A frozen pipe can be a big problem in your home during this extreme cold. Landry Mechanical General Manager Zane Fonseca says they get about a dozen calls an hour during cold snaps like this for ...

Protect your pipes and water meter. Wrap exposed pipes with insulation or use electrical heat tracing wire; newspaper or fabric might also work. For outside meters, keep the lid to the meter pit ...

With the weekend set to bring low temperatures to Northeast Wisconsin, it’s time for homeowners to remember to take care of ...

Remove, drain, and store hoses used outdoors. Close inside valves supplying outdoor hose bibs. Open the outside hose bibs to ...

Extreme cold warnings and cold advisories were in effect across the Chicago area Tuesday, already leading to hundreds of schools, offices, daycares and more closing due to dangerous wind chills as low ...