Ice on power lines is heavier than most people realize. Add wind to the equation, and branches, tree limbs and cables carrying high-voltage electricity can fall from utility poles. Hurricane-force ...

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Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... When gale-force winds blow across the Front Range and mix with the region’s low humidity and drought-stricken vegetation, they stoke fears of another raging ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — After powerful winds toppled trees, power lines, and caused outages on Monday in the region, the worst of the wind gusts are behind us. However, thousands are still without power on ...

Looking up at the power lines outside your window or along your street, you might notice some small, gray attachments resembling weights hanging from the wires. Not to be confused with the orange ...

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. — Kelly Barton has witnessed decades of changes in his Chesterfield neighborhood since his parents first purchased their home in the early 1980s. But one recent upgrade has ...