Adverse Weather Leads to Flood Warning, Power Outages in Orange and Chatham Counties Posted by Brighton McConnell | Apr 7, 2023 | Safety, Weather The string of storms moving across the southeast caused some adverse conditions in the Triangle,... Read More
NC Power Grid Attack Stokes Fear in Rural LGBTQ Community Posted by Associated Press | Dec 10, 2022 | Safety, State Written by HANNAH SCHOENBAUM As shootings at two electrical substations cut power to thousands of... Read More
Duke Energy Restores Power for 2K Customers in East Chapel Hill Posted by Brighton McConnell | Nov 22, 2022 | Safety, Traffic UPDATE: Duke Energy shared that the outage was resolved shortly before 3 p.m. A power outage... Read More
Downed Tree Causes Power Outages, Forces Closure of Country Club Road in Chapel Hill Posted by Michael Koh | May 20, 2022 | News, Traffic UPDATE: As of 7:30 p.m., Duke Energy says power has been restored along Raleigh Road and in the... Read More
Fallen Tree Along Franklin Street Knocks Out Chapel Hill Power Posted by Brighton McConnell | Feb 7, 2022 | Safety, Traffic Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to reflect power being restored for those... Read More
Thousands Without Heat, Water After Tornadoes Kill Dozens Posted by Associated Press | Dec 13, 2021 | World Written by BRUCE SCHREINER and DYLAN LOVAN Residents of a Kentucky town devastated by a... Read More
More Than 2,000 Chapel Hill Residents Lose Power on Friday Posted by Brighton McConnell | Sep 3, 2021 | Safety Hundreds of Chapel Hill residents lost power Friday night as Duke Energy repairs a utility line... Read More
Thousands Face Weeks Without Power in Ida’s Aftermath Posted by Associated Press | Aug 31, 2021 | World Written by REBECCA SANTANA and JAY REEVES Louisiana communities beginning the huge task of clearing debris and repairing the damage inflicted by Hurricane Ida are facing the dispiriting prospect of weeks without electricity in... Read More
Hurricane Ida Traps Louisianans, Leaves the Grid a Shambles Posted by Associated Press | Aug 30, 2021 | World Written by REBECCA SANTANA, KEVIN McGILL and JANET McCONNAUGHEY Rescue workers set out in hundreds... Read More
Storm Knocks Out Power for Thousands in Chapel Hill, Durham Posted by Brighton McConnell | Aug 14, 2021 | Safety, Weather UPDATE: Power was restored for all of these listed outages by Sunday morning. Thousands of Chapel... Read More