After a powerful winter storm swept through Rhode Island, many residents are still digging out.

After every icy spell, the same question comes up: why don’t we have more plows, more salt, more of whatever it takes to make the roads drivable?

The country’s snowiest locales — from Anchorage, Alaska to Buffalo, N.Y. — employ a winter weather lineup of strategic plans, ...

Lisa Bess enjoys sitting behind the wheel of a Baltimore City snowplow, working to clear snow from roadways after Sunday's snow and ice storm. On her 12-hour shift from midnight until noon, she plows ...