WJAC provides news, weather and sports information for Johnstown, Altoona, State College and DuBois, Pennsylvania. Our ...

It looks to me like winter is finally here. The temps are going the below freezing. It won’t be long before those of us who ...

A laser-based ice drill can bore deep, narrow channels into ice while keeping both mass and energy requirements lower than traditional tools. A new laser concept could revolutionize how we explore the ...

In July, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents raided a South Sacramento Home Depot parking lot, and last week, community members began mobilizing after spotting what looked like ...

Trump administration officials are criticizing Democrats and "Squad" member Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., for "habitual lies and demonization" of federal law enforcement officials and for pushing a story ...

Lasers aren't just useful for entertaining cats or pointing out features of PowerPoint slides. They can also drill holes on icy extraterrestrial bodies from comets to Mars polar caps—at least, ...

Big Four Ice Caves will be closed to the public today starting at 8 a.m. so emergency responders can practice drills in the event of a cave collapse or major avalanche. Parking at the Big Four Ice ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Ice is a lot harder than dirt, so you need a tough auger that's driven by a powerful rotary tool if you want to break through. It doesn't ...

More than a century ago, explorers from several countries raced to reach the globe’s southernmost point, driven by fierce international rivalries. Now, a new race is under way in Antarctica, this time ...

This guy was ice fishing with his father on the lake. He showed off his new drill-powered ice auger while telling its properties and how cheap it was. Then he started drilling a hole in the thick ...

In January, tragedy struck when a 56-year-old woman drowned after falling through the ice on Big Island Pond in Derry, N.H. Her death serves as a grim reminder of the danger of thin ice. Now that the ...