Nation IN BRIEF : EAST COAST : Ice, Snow Plague N.C. and Virginia

Ice and snow paralyzed sections of the East Coast, and freezing rain glazed roads and bridges in North Carolina, resulting in at least five deaths from traffic accidents. At Raleigh-Durham International Airport in North Carolina, an American Airlines jet hit a patch of ice and skidded off a taxiway. No one was injured and the 69 passengers were taken to the terminal in a bus. Up to six inches of snow blanketed parts of Virginia, and roads in Richmond were treacherous. Most businesses remained closed after a thick coating of ice was hidden under light snow. Most roads were passable but dangerous, officials said.