Washington County Losing Power Today
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SPRINGDALE, Washington County  -- Replacing a power pole damaged during the Kolob fire in July will result in a 12-hour power outage today in eastern Washington County, causing some businesses to close and the visitors center at Zion National Park to bring in portable toilets.
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Extreme weather leaves thousands of homes without electricity.
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By Hurst Laviana and Stan Finger, The Wichita Eagle, Kan.  Mar. 7--A faulty transformer is being blamed for a windswept fire that burned through a west Wichita neighborhood Tuesday as firefighters across the state were forced to cope with a spate of grass and brush fires.
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Among the security concerns that have been raised is the possibility of someone being able to cast multiple ballots. Other concerns are about a sudden power outage and whether data would be lost in such a scenario.
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About 100 people have been poisoned by carbon monoxide produced by generators and charcoal grills used for warmth and light during the widespread power outages caused by a major storm in western Washington state.
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More than 100,000 homes and businesses were without power this morning as a sleet and ice storm downed electricity lines and blew out transformers throughout the region, hitting hardest in Prince George's and Anne Arundel counties.
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SAN FRANCISCO Pacific Gas and Electric Company says about 20-thousand customers are without power in Northern and Central California Saturday night.
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MISHAWAKA, Ind. - A Valentine's Day balloon caused an electrical outage affecting more than 2,100 homes and businesses, power company officials said.
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(CBS/AP) A storm that dumped freezing rain and as much as 18 inches of snow on the East Coast left tens of thousands of customers without power.
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One in an occasional series Electric power has already become painfully expensive in Washington and its suburbs. Now, local utilities say, it could become something even worse: scarce.
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By C.R. Roberts, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.  Dec. 16--There's a tree on the roof of your garage. All that food in the freezer might have to be thrown out. Your phone and cable TV are still out. You might need to hire a contractor to repair storm damage.
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By Sandy Cullen, The Wisconsin State Journal  Feb. 13--Vandalism might have caused a Sunday evening outage that left thousands of Charter Communications customers without cable TV, Internet or phone service, some until early Monday, a company spokesman said.
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By David R. Anderson, The Oregonian, Portland, Ore.  Feb. 9--Cable television customers in Washington County are a step closer  to being the first in Oregon with a choice of Comcast or Verizon.
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Roads have been blocked by falling trees, ferries cancelled and thousands of people left without power as winds of almost 80mph buffeted Scotland and Northern Ireland today.
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By Mike Holtzclaw, Daily Press, Newport News, Va.  Jun. 6--VIRGINIA BEACH -- An electrical fire in a townhouse has left nine Virginia Beach residents temporarily homeless this morning.
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Utilities in the U.S. Central Plains  said nearly 400,000 customers remained without power on Friday  due to ice storms this week.
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The U.S. government said it was closing federal offices in the Washington area at 2 p.m. EST (1900 GMT) on Tuesday because of a storm that was expected to blanket the area in snow and sleet, the Office of Personnel Management said.