Power Outages
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Storms plunge thousands back into darkness, damage reported
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Thousands in the D.C. region were plunged back into darkness after another bout with Mother Nature over the weekend. Among the hardest-hit was Fredericksburg, where the National Weather Service confirms a microburst hit.
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Heat blamed for power outages
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Saturday's record heat wreaked havoc on some of the operating equipment for area utility companies, causing scattered power outages.
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Pepco - 'most hated company in America' - comes under fire for outages
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Pepco, which was listed by Business Insider last year as the number one "most hated company in America," is facing more scrutiny following the storms.
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Power outages in Montgomery County stretch into second week
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Having gone without power or air conditioning for a full week after last Friday's derecho, some people in the D.C. area are being told that it could still be 72 more hours before the lights come back on.
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Dominion and Arlington County at odds over tree removal
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"At the very least that tree should have been removed by now, but the county says they can't remove it until Dominion gives them permission. Dominion says they can't do the wires until the tree is removed," Arlington resident Davis Hemenway said.
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Mobile stations recharging Alexandria storm victims
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With thousands still in the dark after severe storms clobbered the D.C. region, mobile call stations are helping storm victims reboot - literally.
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Arlington residents continue to work with and without power
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For the residents of a stretch of Kenmore Street in Arlington, a rogue utility pole had been causing headaches beyond compare.
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Montgomery County residents wait for power restoration
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The Fourth of July was no holiday for utility crews across the region, as they worked to repair downed power lines and restore electricity to frustrated families.
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Businesses cope with power outage, lost business
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For small business, five days in the dark has been devastating. As the lights slowly come back on, area entrepreneurs work to recoup lost revenue and inventory.
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Power outage dampens Fourth of July plans
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Frustration is mounting for homeowners struggling without power this Fourth of July holiday, while their neighbors are seeing the light.
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No favoritism in restoring power in D.C., official says
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As power continues to be restored to some D.C. residents, others are wondering if they are among the less favored or forgotten. The city's deputy mayor says that isn't the case.
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High temperatures expected for Fourth of July
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As temperatures are expected to reach dangerous highs for the Fourth of July, the aftermath of Friday's storm is becoming more serious and costly for home and business owners
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Residents isolated by outage as power returns for neighbors
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As power restoration efforts continue, some residents are watching as their neighbor's lights return, bu they remain in the dark.
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D.C. Power Outages: A Closer Look At The Before And After
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Last Friday's derecho caused more than a million power outages in the D.C. area. One of NASA's satellites captured the night lights before and after the storm.
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Utilities rely on out-of-state workers after storm
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Four days after the storm, many low hanging power lines and downed trees remain in the same place they landed when the winds stopped whipping Friday. Power companies in the area are slowly making progress, but there's still a lot of work to be done.
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D.C. sets up food distribution, free lunches, spoiled food drop-off locations
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D.C. residents affected by Friday’s powerful storm can pick up free boxed lunches and drop off any spoiled goods at different sites throughout the city. Dozens of locations around the city will serve a free lunch to D.C. schoolchildren. And DC Public schools remain closed Tuesday.
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Ike Leggett dissatisfied with Pepco's outage response
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Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett is speaking out about Pepco’s response to the outage.
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Power outage closes several Fairfax County Public Schools
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Due to power outages, several Fairfax County Public Schools will be closed Tuesday, July 3.
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