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 ...

This will be due to a polar vortex, an area of strong winds that encircle the Arctic and typically keeps the coldest air locked near the Pole, according to the FOX Forecast Center. This weekend ...

A Jefferson Circuit judge will be on an extended leave of absence because of health issues. Jude Melissa Logan Bellows announced Thursday on social media that she had been forced to take a leave of ...

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

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.

But during the winter, it is joined by a second atmospheric phenomenon dubbed the polar vortex. This swirl of frigid air, located more than 10 miles above Earth’s surface, strengthens each year ...

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 ...