11.   The Florida Highway Patrol, which shut down the interstate late Wednesday afternoon, said the highway would remain closed at least until Thursday morning.

12.   The highway remained closed between Vicenza and Verona as police and emergency crews used blow torches and metal cutters to extricate motorists.

13.   The two-lane highway remained closed to traffic into Tuesday morning.

14.   Train service was halted across the region Friday and was several disrupted in other areas, and key highways remained blocked by ice and snow.