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Apparently their frigid winter wasn't enough—New Yorkers have now kept the ball rolling by starting a new trend: freezing themselves. As the New York Post reports, Manhattanites are turning to cryotherapy as a beauty trend. The three minute process involves standing in a tube of air somewhere in the -200 degree range. The cold air is said to boost metabolism, trim belly fat, and loosen tight muscl

Consumers Energy is encouraging the public this winter to take part in Walks for Warmth, which help raise money to keep Michigan families warm.

Remember that snowstorm we had in January? Well, the Super Bowl Sunday-Groundhog Day snowstorm was just as bad with gusting winds, sub-zero wind chills and plenty of snow. Snowfall totals from the snowstorm hitting greater Grand Rapids and West Michigan in some locales piled up more than a foot of the white, fluffy stuff, according to the National Weather Service's Grand Rapids Office.

Welcome back to winter, with snowfall totals from the snowstorm plowing into greater Grand Rapids and West Michigan piling up more than a foot of the white, fluffy stuff, according to the National Weather Service's Grand Rapids Office. Plus, more -- 2 to four inches is being forecast -- is coming along with wind chills below zero degrees, gusting winds up to 30 miles per hour and blowing and drift

It never fails, this time of the year I become a bit of a psycho when it comes to avoiding germs. I mean who wants to get sick? Especially when we're going into family overdrive around the holidays. So, how do doctors avoid it?

After last winter, many us are approaching this winter with caution. Today probably didn't help: snow on Halloween? The National Weather Service's winter weather forecast is out. All we can say is make sure those snow blowers and shovels are ready if you live, work and/or play -- not to mention drive or travel -- between U.S. 131 and the Lake Michigan shore in greater Grand Rapids and West Michig

Looking for something to do in the sub zero weather? This guy has some ideas, and not all involve burning yourself by throwing boiling water in the air.

Good morning. Welcome to the artic. You've been officially temporarily moved to a polar region. Michigan and the Midwest are stuck in a polar vortex, according to the National Weather Service's Grand Rapids Office. Typically, such an arctic blast -- or wintry hurricane -- only hits northeastern Canada a la Ontario, Quebec and regions further north.

The arctic blast is going to continue its grip on Grand Rapids and West Michigan through Wednesday, the National Weather Service’s Grand Rapids office said Monday afternoon. Snow and windy conditions are creating near-blizzard conditions and sub-zero temperatures with wind chills in the minus-20 degree range with a winter storm advisory across greater Grand Rapids and West Michigan. Highs are only

Michigan State Police have sent out some tips to prepare yourself for the extreme cold. It's gonna be chilly out there!

This will remembered as the Christmas without power for many. FRIDAY MORNING UPDATE: As of 4:30 a.m. Friday, 52,000 Consumers Energy customers were without electricity. Since noon Saturday, the winter storm caused more than 377,000 outages across Michigan. Among the counties most affected by the outages still are Kent, with 313 customers without power; Barry, 6,754; Ionia, 1,909; Kalamazoo, 187; a

Despite some extra efforts, Christmas is a powerless holiday for many in greater Grand Rapids and across West Michigan because of snow, cold and the lingering effects of a weekend ice storm, officials said Tuesday. More than 152,000 electricity customers of Consumers Energy were without power headed into Tuesday evening.