Power Outage

'CSI' Team Solves Kidnapping With The Power Out

Posted 04.30.2012

The team faced an extra challenge on this week's "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (Wed., 10 p.m. EST on CBS) when the power went out mere minutes into...

The Snowstorm: What I Learned From Losing Power

Mariela Dabbah | Posted 01.14.2012

Mariela Dabbah

It made me wonder how people who lack the social support network and the financial means deal with stressful situations like the loss of a home or long term job loss.

Millions Lose Power During Northeast Snowstorm

AP | The Associated Press | Posted 12.30.2011

The unusually early snowstorm bringing heavy, wet snow to the East Coast has knocked out power to more than 2.3 million homes and businesses. More th...

1500 Commuters Stranded Underneath Hudson For Two Hours

AP | By KAREN MATTHEWS | Posted 11.22.2011

NEW YORK -- A power outage on the busy rail line between New York City and New Jersey stranded 1,500 commuters under the Hudson River for more than tw...

The Great Montclair Fire of 2011

Graham James | Posted 08.09.2011

Graham James

Here is the email I received yesterday from my lovely wife Coco... the subject was "Power": Is out at home. A transformer blew and there was a fire i...

Major Power Outage In New Jersey Affects 20,000

AP | DAVID PORTER | Posted 05.25.2011

NEWARK, N.J. — A 90-minute power outage at Newark Liberty International Airport messed with airlines' schedules and left them struggling to get ...

Mexico Takes Back Offer To Provide Texas With Electricity

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

MEXICO CITY — Mexico said Thursday it was temporarily suspending an offer to provide electricity to Texas to help the U.S. state weather an ice ...

Denver Power Outage Leaves Thousands In Southwest Metro Area Without Power

9news | Jeffrey Wolf | Posted 05.25.2011

LAKEWOOD - About 17,000 customers lost power on Thursday afternoon and Xcel Energy says they may not get it restored until 8 p.m. ...

Xcel Equipment Failure Leaves 5,200 Without Power In Denver

9News | Dan Boniface | Posted 05.25.2011

DENVER - Xcel Energy blames equipment failure for a power outage on Monday at the same location where a substation exploded a week ago. Advertisement...

Storms Leave Much Of Northeast In The Dark

AP | BRUCE SHIPKOWSKI | Posted 05.25.2011

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Strong winds and heavy rain pounded parts of the Northeast on Saturday, knocking out power to more than a half-million hom...

Gridlocked (Out) At Christmas

Jamie Lee Curtis | Posted 05.25.2011

Jamie Lee Curtis

I am spending my holiday in the mountains of Idaho in our log cabin, and after a lovely Christmas Eve pizza party, the lights went out -- everywhere.

Ferguson Tapes Show By Flashlight During Power Outage

Posted 05.25.2011

(AP) LOS ANGELES — "Late Late Show" host Craig Ferguson had to finish taping his program by flashlight on Tuesday after high winds knocked out p...

Reagan National Airport Power Outage: Electricity Failure Grounds Flights, Causes Delays

Posted 05.25.2011

A Reagan National Airport power outage is causing delays and has flights grounded for the time being today, Jan. 4, 2010. Power reportedly went out...

Cannes 2009: Liberty, Egalite, But No Electricty!

Michael Giltz | Posted 05.25.2011

Michael Giltz

French workers are striking one of the nation's power suppliers and power is being cut throughout Cannes grid by grid.