Out of rock salt? These homemade ice melts will help you avoid slipping and sliding on your front porch this winter.

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When strong winter storms hit, many people stay safe and warm indoors until the poor weather has cleared up. If you need to go out, however, and you don’t have any rock salt for melting the ice that’s ...

With heavy snow, rain and then ice earlier this week, around western Massachusetts and throughout New England, many store shelves are empty of rock salt or de-icer. Even municipalities are running ...

Rock salt saves our behinds each winter by preventing nasty falls. Without it, there's a risk we'll come crashing down when slippery ice is in the forecast. But while it's hard to imagine surviving ...

As the Chicago area braces for freezing rain and drizzle, officials are asking residents to take it easy on the salt when it comes to melting ice. While temperatures will be warm enough to use salt to ...

After any winter weather event, many drivers may be wondering how to remove the brine from their vehicles that was sprayed to help keep area roads from icing over. Brine is a mixture of salt and water ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — With up-and-down temperatures and snow melting just to refreeze, the Toledo area has had an icy winter. This has left many to rely on salt and other de-icers for safety when going ...

The demand for ice melt after Sunday's storm exceeded supply of ice melt. Suppliers base shipments on historical demand. Warmer temps starting this weekend should melt icy areas. HOLDEN — The weekend ...