MEDFORD, Ore. – Charter Spectrum reported two outages in the Medford area over a 48 hour span. However, it says they were unrelated. Tuesday’s outage was a result of severe weather conditions affecting service to Medford and surrounding areas according ...
ASHLAND, Ore.- The Mt. Ashland Ski Area reopened after some hiccups occurred during its opening weekend. According to General Manager Andrew Gast, the Ski Area closed early on January 13th because of a power outage. Pacific Power told NBC5 that ...
TACOMA, Wash. – Authorities in Tacoma, Washington, are investigating acts of vandalism on four electricity substations that affected thousands of customers on Sunday. The Pierce County Sheriff’s Department said that two Tacoma Public Utilities substations and a Puget Sound Energy ...
PORTLAND, Ore. – Pacific Power is prepping for winter weather this holiday weekend. “Winter storms can cause issues that lead to power outages,” said Justin Bukartek director of emergency management at Pacific Power. “We are always prepared to respond with ...
MEDFORD, Ore.– Many people across the valley are noticing gas shortages locally. AAA says there’s an explanation. The travel organization is calling it a temporary outage. A spokeswoman says gas stations are still feeling the effect of February’s winter storms ...
MEDFORD, Ore. – Pacific Power crews were investigating an outage Friday night that was impacting more than 100 customers. The outage was reported shortly after 7 p.m. and for residents in the 97504 area code. The cause was not immediately ...
KERBY, Ore. – A tree falling on a powerline caused a fire and power outage in Josephine County Tuesday. The Illinois Valley Fire District said at about 9:00 a.m. on September 10, they responded to a fire just north of ...
MERLIN, Ore. – Pacific Power is planning a short-term outage late Thursday into Friday morning. The outage will allow crews to work on postponed upgrades at their Merlin substation. In a release, Pacific Power says some 6,000 customers will be ...
BUTTE FALLS, Ore. – More than 150 CenturyLink customers in the Butte Falls area are unable to reach 911 from their landline telephones Thursday night. According to Emergency Communications of Southern Oregon, CenturyLink technicians are responding, but there is not ...
Portland, Ore. — With the entire state of Oregon under some kind of winter weather Advisory, Watch or Warning, Pacific Power is urging people to take precautions to stay safe and comfortable this weekend. That includes checking your Emergency Outage Kit, ...