A heated driveway could save you lots of back-breaking labor in winter, but depending on the system and installation, the luxurious upgrade could cost you.

While the rest of the neighborhood was digging out, Alex Geier had little problem leaving his Hinsdale, Illinois, house around 7:30 each morning last winter, no matter how much snow had piled up ...

This year's heavy snow – and even snow in places that never usually see it – has meant that many of us are contending with ...