Salt may be quickest when it comes to keeping roads and sidewalks clear of ice. But at this point of a snowy winter, a shortage in the Northeast has some looking for help and other materials.

Himalayan salt and sea salt contain various trace minerals due to respective nutrients in the soil and sea. Their nutrient ...

Towns and villages across WNY are feeling the effects of the rock salt shortage. We checked in with highway departments ...

The Town of Parma, known for its frequent lake-effect snow due to its proximity to Lake Ontario, is grappling with the local ...

Put down the kitty litter! The city of Albany will give out road salt to residents on a first-come, first-serve basis ...

The coldest winter in ten years is even harder to endure in Honesdale, as a rock salt shortage makes clearing smaller roads ...

The Twin Tiers has had a milder winter in comparison to places like Buffalo and Central New York. However, the rock salt ...