Preparation and Recovery

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (63+ words) KOB 4 Balloon hits power lines on Day 2 of Balloon Fiesta ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – A blue balloon hit power lines near La Cueva High School on Sunday. The balloon hit the lines near Barstow Road and Glendale Avenue Northeast, just north of Alameda....

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (275+ words) SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — San Diego Gas & Electric has begun shutting off power in some communities as extreme heat and Santa Ana winds create dangerous wildfire conditions across the region. The FOX 5/KUSI video above explains what to do during…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (305+ words) Driven by extreme heat and Santa Ana winds, San Diego Gas & Electric initiated Public Safety Power Shutoffs Friday in specific communities to help reduce wildfire risk and for public safety. The utility's Emergency Operations Center is monitoring the extreme heat,…...

4+ day, 38+ min ago   (338+ words) Southern California utilities are warning tens of thousands of customers that power may be cut this weekend as a late-season heat wave and elevated fire weather follow the second-hottest September on record in a key energy-trading metric for the U.S. West....

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (267+ words) Patch Orange County Leaders Urge Accountability Before GKN Aerospace's Return To Full Operation After Chemical Tank Crisis GKN officials last month said that they planned to return to full operation on Monday. Updated on: September 29, 2026 Orange County residents and community…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (233+ words) JASPER COUNTY — Jim Zczesny of Brookeland was sitting in his wheelchair inside his longtime home on Barrow Drive, just off Loop 149, when he suddenly smelled smoke. Within moments, he discovered his bathroom was on fire. Zczesny said he managed to…...

6+ day, 51+ min ago   (115+ words) East Gate City Boulevard is closed to eastbound traffic Tuesday after a crash left power lines hanging low over the roadway, according to the City of Greensboro. The closure is at South Benbow Road. There is currently no estimated reopening…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (29+ words) WJAR Rhode Island Energy says fewer than 1,000 still without power; crews continue repairs...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (148+ words) Parts of Shelburne were without power Wednesday morning after a box truck crashed into a utility pole. Shelburne fire crews responded shortly before 6 a.m. to the crash on Shelburne Road, where they found a power pole snapped in half and downed…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (95+ words) SHELBURNE, Vt. (WCAX) - Fire department officials said a box truck hit a utility pole Wednesday morning, knocking out power in Shelburne. The crash took place around 6 a.m. at 6305 Shelburne Road, just outside Fiddlehead Brewing Company. The crash brought down power lines,…...