Storm leaves hundreds of thousands in the dark

Storm leaves hundreds of thousands in the dark

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Utility crews were working feverishly to restore power to hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses in Pennsylvania and surrounding states that were still in the dark and cold today after an ice storm knocked out electricity to more than a million customers, damage one official likened to that from a hurricane. The Northeast’s second winter storm of the week dumped more than a foot of snow in some states on Wednesday, forcing schools, businesses and government offices to close, snarling air travel and sending cars and trucks sliding on slippery roads and highways – an all-too-familiar litany of misery in a winter where the storms seem to be tripping over each other.