HARRISBURG, Pa., Jan. 8 (UPI) -- The governor of Pennsylvania signed an emergency declaration to ease restrictions on gas and heating fuel deliveries because of cold weather.
The eastern half of the United States is bracing for a snowstorm that left parts of the Midwest United States covered in half a foot of snow. Cold weather in parts of Florida broke records as the temperature in Tampa fell to 27 degrees Fahrenheit and Lakeland endured temperatures as low as 30 degrees.