A major winter storm that slammed Texas and blanketed the northern Gulf Coast with record-breaking snow moved east Wednesday, spreading heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain across parts of the Florida Panhandle, Georgia and eastern Carolinas.

A Florida man was arrested in Mississippi for drug trafficking, authorities said. According to the Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office, deputies stopped a

Dangerous below-freezing temperatures with even colder wind chills were also expected to last over much of the week in the region. Authorities say three people have died in the cold weather.

A major storm spread heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain across parts of the Florida Panhandle, Georgia and the coastal Carolinas on Wednesday after breaking snow records in Texas and Louisiana, treating the region to unaccustomed perils and wintertime joy.

Snow totals in Louisiana have broken records. Parts of Florida, Texas and Georgia have also accumulated several inches of snow.

Daryl Dewayne Crowden, 54, of Jacksonville ... Lowndes Co. Sheriff’s Office) A Florida man was arrested in Mississippi for drug trafficking, authorities said. (Courtesy: Lowndes Co. Sheriff ...

University of Missouri head football coach Eliah Drinkwitz announced Thursday that Derek Nicholson will join the Tigers football program and serve as an assistant coach. Nicholson will coach Mizzou’s

Campbell at Hofstra, 6 p.m. Coll. of Charleston at Drexel, 6 p.m. Elon at Delaware, 6:30 p.m. Northeastern at Stony Brook, 6:31 p.m.

Dangerous below-freezing temperatures with even colder wind chills were also expected to last over much of the week in the region.

The West Virginia Mountaineers have signed former LSU lineman Kimo Makane’ole. Makane’ole was a highly-rated prospect coming out of Niceville, Florida, and chose the Tigers over opportunities from Arizona State,

CS Bakersfield at Cal St.-Fullerton, 10 p.m. Idaho St. at Sacramento St., 10 p.m. Long Beach St. at CS Northridge, 10 p.m. Loyola Marymount at Pacific, 10 p.m. San Diego at Portland, 10 p.m. UC Irvine at UC Riverside, 10 p.m. UC Santa Barbara at UC San Diego, 10 p.m. Weber St. at Portland St., 10 p.m.

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