A major winter storm that slammed Texas and blanketed the northern Gulf Coast with record-breaking snow moved east Wednesday, spreading heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain across parts of the Florida Panhandle, Georgia and eastern Carolinas.

A Florida man was arrested in Mississippi for drug trafficking, authorities said. According to the Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office, deputies stopped a

A major winter storm slammed the south Tuesday, blanketing parts of the Gulf Coast with record-breaking snowfall in a region largely unaccustomed to extreme winter weather. The storm, impacting areas from Texas to Florida and up the Carolina coasts,

Most cities in the region don't have snowplows. Louisiana had 400,000 pounds of salt ready to spread over roads and bridges in preparation for the icy conditions.

University of Missouri head football coach Eliah Drinkwitz announced Thursday that Derek Nicholson will join the Tigers football program and serve as an assistant coach. Nicholson will coach Mizzou’s

Campbell at Hofstra, 6 p.m. Coll. of Charleston at Drexel, 6 p.m. Elon at Delaware, 6:30 p.m. Northeastern at Stony Brook, 6:31 p.m.

Dangerous below-freezing temperatures with even colder wind chills were also expected to last over much of the week in the region.

The West Virginia Mountaineers have signed former LSU lineman Kimo Makane’ole. Makane’ole was a highly-rated prospect coming out of Niceville, Florida, and chose the Tigers over opportunities from Arizona State,

CS Bakersfield at Cal St.-Fullerton, 10 p.m. Idaho St. at Sacramento St., 10 p.m. Long Beach St. at CS Northridge, 10 p.m. Loyola Marymount at Pacific, 10 p.m. San Diego at Portland, 10 p.m. UC Irvine at UC Riverside, 10 p.m. UC Santa Barbara at UC San Diego, 10 p.m. Weber St. at Portland St., 10 p.m.

All Times Eastern College Basketball Men’s Kennesaw State at New Mexico State — ESPN+, 4 p.m. Texas State at Louisiana — ESPN+, 4 p.m. Hampton at William & Mary — CBS Sports Network, 5 p.m. Maine at UMass-Lowell — ESPN+,

A powerful winter storm, fueled by a whirling mass of Arctic air, brought much of the Sun Belt to a standstill and plunged temperatures into the teens. Warmer temperatures weren’t expected until the weekend.

A winter storm was on a track to sweep through Texas and Louisiana, across the Gulf Coast and deep into Florida, significant snow and ice in tow.