Smart plows gain steam AI, GPS, video help cities clean up after storms JEFF MCMURRAY Associated Press Mar 7, 2026 Mar 7, 2026 0 1 of 4 A truck removes snow from the street a day after a winter storm on Feb. 24 in New York. EDUARDO MUNOZ ALVAREZ, ASSOCIATED PRESS A plow removes snow from a residential street during the beginning of an intense winter storm on Feb. 22 in Fort Lee, N.J. PABLO SALINAS, ASSOCIATED PRESS Snow-emoval vehicles plow through snow-covered pathways Feb. 23 at Swarthmore College in Swarthmore, Pa. JOSE F. MORENO, ASSOCIATED PRESS A snowplow goes across the Brooklyn Bridge as it snows Jan. 25 in New York. 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Related to this story Most Popular McDowell County native started mowing lawns at 15. 5 years later, he has a business, employees “I joked and told people that I would not be doing this for a long time but as we have grown, I realized that I want to do this for the long r… One person critically injured in Sunday crash involving bicycle in McDowell County Upon arrival, crews found one patient with critical injuries. Paramedics took the person to Mission Hospital McDowell. McDowell Endowment giving $56,950 in grants to local nonprofits Here are the 13 organizations getting money. Marion sixth graders say city needs a dog park; family nonprofit aiming to create toddler park The council approved a concept for a park for children ages 1 to 3. McDowell County man charged with sexual assault of employee He was charged and arrested on March 30.
McDowell County native started mowing lawns at 15. 5 years later, he has a business, employees “I joked and told people that I would not be doing this for a long time but as we have grown, I realized that I want to do this for the long r…
One person critically injured in Sunday crash involving bicycle in McDowell County Upon arrival, crews found one patient with critical injuries. Paramedics took the person to Mission Hospital McDowell.
McDowell Endowment giving $56,950 in grants to local nonprofits Here are the 13 organizations getting money.
Marion sixth graders say city needs a dog park; family nonprofit aiming to create toddler park The council approved a concept for a park for children ages 1 to 3.
