Ice Storms Wreak Havoc in Pacific Northwest

An ice and snow storm arrived across the Pacific Northwest on Tuesday, days after snow, freezing rain, and high winds sent the region into a deep freeze. Parts of Oregon, including the state’s largest cities of Portland, Salem, and Eugene, were covered in thick ice as temperatures dipped below zero. Freezing rain coated highways and downed trees across the state. Toppled power lines left nearly 90,000 Oregonians in the dark. Snow and strong winds were blamed for at least eight deaths. Hundreds of trees fell in communities around the state, including one that struck a house and killed a man in Portland. Two other people died of suspected hypothermia and a fourth died in a fire that spread from an open-flame stove after a tree fell onto an RV....