Whether you are out of rock salt or you never purchased it, you can still use some household items to melt the ice and snow.

These alternatives can keep you safe.

What you need to know before winter weather strikes.

Rock salt shortages across the Northeast have left towns scrambling for alternatives during one of the coldest winters in years with more snow and ice expected in the coming weeks. Homeowners and ...

The Indian kitchen is home to different varieties of salt, be it naturally occurring white salt, black salt, or rock salt. Keeping the widely used white salt aside, the health benefits of black salt ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Winter weather has a good grasp on Western New York early on in the season. Along with snow, comes ice. Many folks and municipalities are using rock salt to keep sidewalks and roadways ...

When snow is in the forecast, roads are often pre-treated with a layer of salt to prevent the formation of ice. The pretreatment allows the New York State Department of Transportation to use less salt ...