WCVB reports the woman's body was found on a bench in Christopher Columbus Park early Saturday morning.

The Heights reports on burst pipes burst all over the Boston College campus yesterday.

So far tonight, burst pipes caused by the sudden freeze have forced three hospitals to send patients elsewhere, left Wang Theatre patrons out in the cold, angrily yelling to be let back in, and flooded a floor at the Prudential Center mall. Read more.

The commuter-rail Twitter feed today is full of delay notices due to severe weather conditions, broken rails, signal issues and, of course, mechanical issues (and in some cases severe weather conditions AND mechanical issues). Read more.

Rob Orthman boiled up some water in Roslindale this morning and took it outside: Read more

WHDH's Jeremy Reiner has a couple of tips on how to make an insta-cloud with a cup or pot of hot water if it actually gets down to -10 F. on Saturday (that's -10 in actual temperature, none of this "real feel" windchill stuff), including:

Throw water out/up/away from you to avoid scalding (kids, let your parents do this trick)

Mayor Wu has declared a cold emergency for Friday into Sunday due to temperatures and wind chills that could fall well below freezing. Read more.

With temperatures getting getting down to Angostura levels on Tuesday (because they'll be so bitter), the MBTA is warning us to watch out for possible delays, even as they get crews ready to make sure trains and switches are at the ready: Read more.

Travel New England provides some visible proof of what can happen if you leave a bottle of soda (in this case, IBC Cream Soda) in your car trunk overnight on one of the coldest days in years.

A Winter Knight shows us the frozen Neponset River near its mouth this morning. Don't worry - he was wrapped in a warm inbound Red Line train on the bridge.