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Crews Work To Restore Power For 4,000 Dark Homes

Utility crews Monday worked to restore service to about 4,000 customers in various parts of Los Angeles and Orange counties whose power was interrupted because of the weekend storm.

2012/03/19

Power Out To 10K Customers After Weekend Winter Storm

The winter storm that blew through Southern California over the weekend left more than 10,000 Southern California customers without power Monday morning.

2012/03/19

Short Power Outage Hits Venice, LAX

Power to 60,000 customers in the Venice, Westchester and Playa Del Rey areas, plus terminals at Los Angeles International Airport, briefly went out Tuesday morning.

2012/02/21

Unrelated Power Outages Affect Huntington Beach, Fontana

Two downed substations left thousands of customers without power Tuesday night in Orange and Riverside Counties, according to Southern California Edison.

2012/02/14

SoCal Edison Handing Out Supplies To Thousands Without Power

LOS ANGELES (CBS) — Nearly 27,000 customers are still without power Monday due to damaging winds last week, Southern California Edison said. The affected areas include Alhambra, Altadena, Arcadia, Temple City and Sierra Madre. SoCal Edison […]

CBS2 / KCAL9–2011/12/05

Crews Restoring Power To Blacked Out Areas Before Winds Pick Up Again

The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power crews continued to work around the clock to restore service to nearly all the 57,000 houses and businesses that lost power during Wednesday’s major wind storm.

2011/12/04

Lazeric Jones drives against Longhorn Myck Kabongo. (credit: Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)

Texas Longhorns Beat Bruins After 13-Minute Power Outage

J’Covan Brown scored 22 points, Myck Kabongo added 13 and Texas rallied from an 11-point deficit to beat UCLA 69-59 on Saturday in a game delayed nearly 13½ minutes when the lights went out in the first half.

2011/12/03

Transformer Fire Causes Power Outage In Winnetka

A transformer fire in Winnetka Saturday has left 1,110 customers without electricity, a utility official said.

2011/10/15

Power Outage Reported In South Orange County

A wide-spread power outage has been reported from South Orange County to portions of San Diego, according to SoCal Edison.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2011/09/08

Lake Elsinore Power Outage Could Last Until Tuesday

A power outage affecting 636 homes and businesses in the Lake Elsinore area began about 3 a.m. Monday and could last up to 24 hours, according to Southern California Edison.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2011/08/29

Nearly 1,000 Customers Lose Power In Marina Del Rey

A power outage that left nearly 1,000 customers in the dark in Marina del Rey is over.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2011/08/08

Failed Equipment Blamed For Marina Del Rey Power Outage

A power outage left about 1,000 customers in the Marina del Rey area without electricity for about 90 minutes Wednesday.

2011/06/15

Underground Explosion Cuts Power To Mid-Wilshire LADWP Customers

About 1,200 Los Angeles Department of Water and Power customers were left in the dark Friday after an explosion in an underground vault in the Mid-Wilshire area.

2011/05/06

Spring Storm Knocks Out Power For 6 Days In Yosemite

Yosemite National Park will be without electricity for three to six days after a powerful weekend storm forced officials to close the park amid power outages and blocked roads.

KNX 1070 NEWSRADIO–2011/03/22

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Drunk Driving Killed Dana Point Cyclist

According to Orange County sheriff’s officials, it was on October 15th, 2007 when 30-year-old, Michelle Nicole Stearns lost control of her BMW while driving northbound on Del Obispo Street near Quail Run. The car jumped the curb, hit a traffic sign and crashed into 32-year-old Jose Umberto Barranco-Patino, killing him. The crash also triggered a power outage in the area for about 600 customers.

2011/03/16