GRANITE CITY, Ill. — 2025's powerful 314 Day storms pushed critical infrastructure to the limit across the region, testing whether recent upgrades to the power grid could withstand tornado-force winds ...

From Jan. 25 to Feb. 10, power outages affected about 230,000 homes in Nashville, five people died and tens of thousands of trees were damaged.

Cleanup and outage repairs continued Saturday in Union City after a tornado caused heavy damage, downed poles and widespread power loss.

Climate Lab is a Seattle Times initiative that explores the effects of climate change in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. The project is funded in part by The Bullitt Foundation, CO2 Foundation, Jim ...

Hawaiian Electric has been criticized for installing wooden poles along Front Street, when wooden poles toppling in high winds contributed to the 2023 Lahaina wildfire. The public utility said these ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - A pole fire is causing power outages to several thousand customers in Cuyahoga County Wednesday morning. FirstEnergy Spokesperson Jennifer Young said the crews are on site and ...

MADERA (KFSN) -- A vehicle has crashed into a power pole on Granada Drive between National and Sunset avenues, leaving 2,985 customers without power. Madera Police are working with PG&E to clear the ...

The Texas Tribune - A Texas district court ordered Xcel, an electric utility with more than 200,000 customers in Texas, on Monday to replace poles within wildfire-prone areas it has identified as ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new utility pole, bottom left, occupies the site of the original that caused the Smokehouse Creek fire outside of Stinnett. (Eli ...

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