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Ice Storm Hits the Metro Area

As voters headed to the polls for the "Potomac Primary" on the evening of Tuesday, Feb. 12, an ice storm struck the area, causing car accidents and pedestrian falls and snarling traffic.

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Chaos on the Springfield Interchange
Article | The region's newest, largest and most expensive highway interchange failed dramatically Tuesday night, as many of the Springfield interchange's 50 ramps and sky-high overpasses were shut down by a tenth of an inch of ice.
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