• City of Borger, surrounding area under ‘boil water’ notice after power outages

    Officials with TCW Supply in Borger announced on Monday morning that multiple communities in its service area will be under a "boil water" notice for drinking water after power has been restored to its wells.

  • City Controller Reports 1 in 6 LA City Jobs Unfilled

    The city of Los Angeles’ job-vacancy rate stands at 17.5%, meaning one in six municipal jobs remain unfilled, City Controller Kenneth Mejia announced Wednesday. Mejia’s office released data regarding the citywide vacancy rate, which increased 0.5% between September and December. The controller’s office noted “crucial” functions in finance, general services, transportation, and recreation and parks […]

  • Power outages in Wright and Douglas counties leave around 2,000 without power

    WRIGHT COUNTY, Mo. -- Some areas in Wright County and Douglas County lost power Sunday afternoon, affecting thousands of people. According to the Laclede Electric Cooperative (LEC), their power supplier, Sho-Me Power Electric Cooperative, lost power to their substation in Hartville. 1,887 LEC members in the Hartville area are estimated to be affected by this []

  • City of Amarillo reports recent PIT Count data; ‘Still work to be done’ despite reported homelessness decrease

    The City of Amarillo Continuum of Care recently released its data from the 2024 Point in Time Count performed in January, and reported that despite further work being needed in the community, the number of people experiencing homelessness in Amarillo decreased compared to 2023.

  • WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES: By the numbers

    After Saturday's early spring storm, National Grid is working diligently to

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    BPUB reporting power is restored

    BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Brownsville Public Utilities Board has announced that power is restored to customers who were affected by the power outage. According to a Facebook post by Brownsville PUB, customers in the areas of the following streets were affected by this morning's power outage: Brownsville PUB did not provide details of what []

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    AEP customers experience power outages

    EDINBURG, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Power outages are being reported by AEP in the Edinburg and Rio Grande City area. According to the AEP Outage Maps, there are 12 customers without power in Edinburg and 57 in Santa Cruz. A Facebook post from the City of Edinburg stated the traffic lights at the intersection of 107 []

  • ERCOT to survey customers about cost of power outages

    Responses will help regulators estimate the value of lost load and ultimately set a reliability standard for the Texas grid.

  • Thousands impacted by Capital Region power outages

    According to the National Grid Power Outage Map, thousands are being

  • Kabul city shaken by powerful explosion: Residents

    Residents of Kabul, Afghanistan, reported a relatively strong explosion in the city on Thursday, March 21. Residents in various parts of Kabul said they heard the sound of a powerful explosion. So far, there is no information about the type of explosion and its possible casualties. Kabul residents reported the location of the explosion as […]

  • Hours-long power outage impacted hundreds

    ASHLAND, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Hundreds in a Schuylkill County community were without power Wednesday afternoon. According to PPL, just before 4:00 p.m., over 500 customers were without power in Ashland, Schuylkill County. The cause of the outage is not known, but repairs have since been made and power has been restored.

  • City of Midland releases 2023 crash report

    MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- The City of Midland's Traffic Operations Division has released its 2023 Traffic Crash Report, which contains data regarding reported traffic crashes that occurred on public roadways last calendar year within the city limits. The report also includes traffic counts from throughout the year at various locations across the city. There were a []