Record Snowfall Blankets Cleveland
It was the whitest Christmas in Cleveland, as a record 10.2 inches of snow fell at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport between midnight and 9 p.m. Wednesday. An additional inch fell before midnight on Christmas Eve, bringing the total to more than 11 inches in two days, the most snow since 6 inches fell back in 1944. A winter storm rose out of the Plains and crossed Ohio as it headed toward the New England. Forecasters expect an additional 3 inches mostly in the eastern suburbs.

Storm Causes Traffic Accidents
The State Highway Patrol said slippery road conditions caused a fatal, two-car crash Wednesday morning on State Route 5 in Portage County's Paris Township. A car slid left of center and into a pickup truck, killing the car's driver, 30-year-old Michael A. Demattio of Ravenna. In Euclid, two people were injured when there car made an illegal u-turn and collided with a city snow plow at Euclid Avenue and East 254th street. Officials at Hopkins International Airport closed the runways about 10:45 a.m. for 45 minutes Wednesday, and during the afternoon alternated runways while crews plowed away the snow.