Persistent snowfalls and temperatures that frequently hover in the single digits have been a shock to many in the Pittsburgh region after several winters marked by light snow and mild temperatures.Road crews have been out on a daily basis putting down salt and ice-melting chemicals and plowing. ...

Joe Webster knew the kind of winters to expect when he moved to Southwestern Pennsylvania from Baltimore.“I was shocked the first year I worked here how many people do not prepare for winter,” said Webster, manager of Bottled Gas Service in Carmichaels.Temperatures in the Pittsburgh area ...