"Squirrels much more so than raccoons, 'cause they're a little bit lighter, will quite often climb utility poles or jump from a tree onto a utility line" and then follow the lines much like they ...

Police are calling an incident where a suspected impaired driver smashed into a tree and telephone pole at high speed on Sunday night and sustained only minor injuries “somewhat of a miracle.” ...

A utility pole obstructing a sidewalk in downtown Watkinsville will be removed to improve pedestrian safety. The work will require temporary closures on Main Street on April 8 and the following ...

The traditional process for inspecting transmission and distribution (T&D) infrastructure requires line workers to climb utility poles multiple times to get a proper view of assets. If power is ...

The driver had struck a telephone pole. He was taken to the hospital and charged with driving under the influence and failure to maintain reasonable control. Disturbance: Nobottom Road A caller ...

"There was no way to get right to our house with all the telephone poles that were down," she said, noting the devastation. "I wasn't so much worried about the house at that point. It was my ...

"Crews have been working nonstop, around the clock to repair snapped utility poles, downed power lines and damaged electric equipment to make sure every last customer has their lights back on ...

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But while utility crews are working hard to restore ... Sunday's storms resulted in 993 spans of downed power lines, 166 broken poles, and 26 damaged transformers across Indiana.

Authorities in eastern Missouri were trying to determine whether it was a tornado that damaged buildings, overturned vehicles and tore down utility poles, tree limbs and business signs Wednesday ...

At about 11:16 a.m. on Sunday, March 30, officers were called to the 1200 block of Broad Rock Road Boulevard for reports that a motorcycle had collided with a utility pole. When officers arrived ...