cold weather

It doesn't look like we have anything resembling a warm-up in the near future.

If you're dreaming of a white Christmas, just like the ones I used to know, here are the current predictions for a chance of snowfall while you're opening gifts this year.

We're four days into April and I haven't stashed the winter coat for the season yet. Taking a quick survey of our building, I see that I'm not alone, and that several of my coworkers are less than happy about the ongoing cold.

We're at about the half-way point of this polar vortex's visit to the Rockford area (and most of the country, too), and the complaining you've probably been hearing (or doing) is getting louder and angrier by the day.

That sudden and rapid decrease in your phone's battery life is not your imagination, and it doesn't necessarily mean that you need to replace the battery or phone. The culprit might just be this incredibly cold weather we're experiencing right now.

If you've been thinking that scammers will use absolutely any crisis or situation to try to extract money from your pockets, you are absolutely right. This polar vortex, or frigid weather system we're currently receiving is another opportunity for them.

With single-digit temperatures and sub-zero windchills throughout the Stateline, it's nice to know that our area warming centers are helping to cut the chill.

So, you got your garbage together last night, then schlepped it out to the curb. Yeah, about that...

There's chilly, then there's cold, and then there's killer cold. We're definitely past the first two.

Dennis Horton, Executive Director of the Rockford Regional Office of the Better Business Bureau (BBB) joined us with some great advice on avoiding being scammed.