Stories from December 18, 2022

Arctic air will blast much of U.S. just before Christmas
Forecasters are warning of treacherous holiday travel and life-threatening cold for big parts of the nation, as an arctic air mass blows into the already-frigid southern United States.
Cecily Strong says farewell to Saturday Night Live
Strong is one of the longest tenured female stars of SNL who made a career out of spot-on impersonations of Melania Trump, Majorie Taylor Greene and Krysten Sinema.
‘Avatar 2’ makes waves with $134 million domestic debut
“Avatar: The Way of Water” didn’t make quite as big of a splash as many assumed it would, but James Cameron’s big budget spectacle still helped breathe life into the box office this weekend. 
Bright and chilly Sunday, then Monday flakes; Coldest temps will be Wed. through Fri.
We have details on our Monday afternoon and evening snow potential plus a look at the very cold temps and wind chills that are on tap for Wednesday through Friday. We might also see a plowable snow Wednesday into Wednesday night.
N. Korea fires 2 ballistic missiles capable of reaching Japan
North Korea test-fired a pair of ballistic missiles with a potential range of striking Japan on Sunday, in a possible protest of Tokyo’s adoption of a new security strategy to push for more offensive footing against North Korea and China.
Brighter but cool Sunday: next batch of snow moves in on Monday
Our Sunday temps will be much cooler than normal, but at least we’ll see some sunshine. We have details on that, plus the timing of Monday’s snow.