Power Outages
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Storm causes panic-buying, gas shortage
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A storm-related gas shortage across the Washington region has left many stations without fuel or with the single option of taking cash only.
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PEPCO trims, cuts trees to prevent power outages
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PEPCO has been doing some preventative tree pruning and cutting to avoid a repeat of last year's power outages following the snow storms. But, the company's work has some residents upset they had no say in what stayed and what had to go.
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Montgomery County power outage cuts off lights to more than 1,000
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Nearly 1,100 people in Montgomery County were in the dark Thursday morning due to a power outage.
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Calverton Elementary School students to remain in school, power restored
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Power has been restored at Calverton Elementary School and students will remain at the school.
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Power restored in Fairfax after car crash
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Power has been restored Friday morning to hundreds of Fairfax County residents after an overnight car crash.
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Power outage impacts hundreds in Northwest
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Nearly 900 Pepco customers along Porter Avenue in Northwest were without power for several hours overnight.
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Power restored after outage affects almost 2,300 in NW
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The cold conditions caused a power outage for thousands of D.C. residents in Northwest Wednesday night.
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Power outage affects Dominion customers in Crystal City, Alexandria
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About 10,000 Dominion customers were without power in Crystal City and Alexandria, according to a company spokesperson.
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Ballston power outage leaves 1,700 buildings in the dark
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A power outage in Arlington has left about 1,700 buildings in the Ballston area in the dark, Dominion officials say.
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4 million without power as Hurricane Irene heads north
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The number of power outages that can be blamed on Hurricane Irene has surpassed 4 million. Keep checking back here for the most up-to-date power outage or restoration information in DMV.
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Power outage at National Zoo resolved
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Power is out at the National Zoo, but no one is hurt, including the animals.
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Heat wave blankets U.S., stresses nation's power grid
CommentFor utility companies, a summer heat wave is like Black Friday for a big box retailer.
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Power outage, roads blocked on 8th and E Streets Northwest
CommentFire officials say Pepco is working on an underground feeder line.
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Friday storms cause power outage in Maryland
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Severe storms brought plenty of heavy rain and lightning to the D.C. region for two days in a row, causing power outages and fires.
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Power outages across D.C. region
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The storms that hit our region overnight left homes and business across our region in the dark.
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Power returned to Westfield Montgomery Mall
CommentThe power has returned to the Westfield Montgomery Mall in Bethesda.
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D.C. power outages: Road closures in NE while Pepco crews continue repairs
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Some Northeast streets will be closed today while Pepco crews finish repairing underground cables blamed for last week’s power outage.
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D.C. power outage closures: Government offices set to reopen Friday
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Many government offices that were closed due to power outages were set to reopen Friday.
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