Winter storm: South braces for snow, sleet and freezing rain

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Panicked shoppers emptied shelves of bread and milk, road workers began working 12-hour shifts, and governors in Alabama and Georgia declared states of emergencies ahead of a winter storm stalking the South.
In Cary, North Carolina, Stuart Hall’s regular run for groceries looked like something out of the just concluded holiday shopping season.
Hall said the parking lot of the store near his home in Cary, North Carolina, is usually fairly empty when he shops so