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Thousands Without Power Day After Storm — And It Could Be 12+ Hours Before It's Fully Restored Thousands Without Power Day After Storm — And It Could Be 12+ Hours Before It's Fully Restored
Thousands Without Power Day After Storm — And It Could Be 12+ Hours Before It's Fully Restored Thousands of DC area residents were without power Tuesday, Aug. 8, following last night's storm. And it could take nearly a day before power is fully restored, reports say. Terrifying video captured in Westminster, MD shows drivers trapped in cars as utility poles come crashing down on Route 140 Monday evening, Aug. 7. Citing Baltimore Gas and Electric CEO Carim Khouzami, BGE was working to repair 120K outages Tuesday, Aug. 8. Most were expected to have power back by the evening, but some might have to wait until Wednesday. BGE did not immediately return Daily Voice's request for comment …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Pair Cuts Fence During Attempted Copper Wire Burglary At Loudoun County Substation: Sheriff Pair Cuts Fence During Attempted Copper Wire Burglary At Loudoun County Substation: Sheriff
Pair Cuts Fence During Attempted Copper Wire Burglary At Loudoun County Substation: Sheriff Another substation in the region was targeted by a pair of suspects who are now facing multiple charges for their roles in an attempt to burglarize a storage yard on Dominion Energy property early on Saturday morning. Christopher Macmillan, 51, and Joshua Settle, 38, both of Manassas, were arrested shortly after 12:30 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 11 after deputies were called to the 26000 block of Auburn Farm Road for a report of two men cutting into a fence in the area of Dominion Energy that is being leased to a separate entity. Responding deputies said that they were able to locate the pair w…

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by Zak Failla
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Squirrel To Blame For 10,000 Virginia Beach Residents Without Power Squirrel To Blame For 10,000 Virginia Beach Residents Without Power
Squirrel To Blame For 10,000 Virginia Beach Residents Without Power A singular squirrel caused mayhem in Virginia Beach on Wednesday, September 7, after it got into a substation, WAVY.com reported. Dominion Energy said that one furry animal was responsible an outage ranging from the Kempsville area  to the King’s Grant neighborhood, the website reported. A handful of Virginia Beach schools were hit by the outages, but school schedules carried on as usual, WAVY.com said Although all of the outages were restored as of 10 a.m., the squirrel was likely killed in the incident, WAVY.com said. Click here for the full squirrel story from WAVY.com. 

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by AJ Goldbloom