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Balloons Blamed For Triggering Power Outage In South L.A.
More than 5,000 Southern California Edison customers were left without power, which is expected to be restored Tuesday morning.
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More than 5,000 Southern California Edison customers were left without power, which is expected to be restored Tuesday morning.
Authorities say power has been restored in Hollywood after a person climbed onto a power pole and was critically injured.
A military blimp reportedly untethered from an army station in Maryland and floated into neighboring Pennsylvania, where it may have knocked down power lines and cut electricity to around 21,000 residents.
Electricity was fully restored to the West Los Angeles area on Sunday, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power said. At one point this weekend about 9,500 customers in the area were left without power in the heat.
Crews estimate electricity should be restored in the area by noon.
Flights were canceled and delayed Wednesday morning because of a power outage in Terminal 2 at Ontario International Airport.
More than 8,000 homes were without power Tuesday as heavy rain and winds caused outages in several neighborhoods, according to the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power.
SoCal Edison said they hoped to have power restored to all residents by 7 a.m. but that deadline passed with hundreds still waiting for their appliances to turn back on.
Wild weather in Victorville Tuesday night caused flash flooding and power outages.
Hundreds of Long Beach residents are suffering through yet another round of power outage in the midst of a heat wave.
A car crashed into a power pole in Anaheim Tuesday, knocking out power to thousands of customers.
This is the latest in a series of outages affecting Long Beach this summer.
About 20 large buildings lost power briefly in downtown Los Angeles at the start of the business day.
Power was gradually restored power to hundreds of customers in four Long Beach communities over several hours, Southern California Edison officials said Monday.
About 165 homes are without power in Beaumont Sunday afternoon after a two-car crash knocked down power lines early this morning.
Two apartment buildings in downtown Long Beach are without power tonight, as SoCal Edison crews do emergency repairs to an underground vault.
A power outage has been reported at Los Angeles International Airport and was impacting traffic signals, escalators, and elevators.
About 70 Southern California Edison customers in Downtown Long Beach were still without power Saturday morning as the power company scrambles to restore service following an underground vault explosion on Thursday.
More than 200 residents in Long Beach had to endure the day without power on Friday after another underground vault explosion caused an outage.
A power outage is likely always a hassle for those impacted, but after experiencing at least two in a month, some Long Beach residents appear to be losing their patience.
Whether you are new to Los Angeles or a seasoned resident, when the lights go out, it's a problem. This is an electric city and when there isn't any power, the place gets a bit nutty. Here are a few tips to get you through the next power outage and hopefully maintain your sanity after it's restored.
Officials announced on Friday that street parking meters in the downtown area of Long Beach will be free to motorists through the weekend.
City officials were providing shelter and handing out food, flashlights, ice and water Friday as thousands of Long Beach residents had endured a third day without electricity after fires in three electrical vaults short-circuited a power grid.
More than 3,000 Southern California Edison customers remain without power Thursday after three underground electrical vaults caught fire in downtown Long Beach.
Firefighters Thursday extinguished a blaze that erupted in an apartment complex in Long Beach.
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A Caltrans worker was struck and killed by a tow truck while picking up trash along the side of the I-5 Freeway in San Clemente on Monday.
Orange County investigators arrested a 29-year-old on Wednesday for allegedly starting several vegetation fires in San Juan Capistrano right before the Fourth of July.
Luis Contreras allegedly killed Alfonso Vera, who was trying to stop another man from beating a woman.
Loved ones and friends came together on a Menifee softball field to mourn the deaths of three young softball players and their mother after they died during a road trip.
A Planned Parenthood in Fontana suffered another blow after the city extended its building moratorium for another year on Tuesday.
Residents found the landlord surrounded by several of his dogs after he died.
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