An early morning fire in the 1200 block of Perryville Place has the Fire Department concerned with people's use of extension cords. The Fire Department was on the scene for about two and half hours ...

Take proper precautions with electronics and never plug these household appliances into an extension cord. Doing so could ...

Extension cords are generally a safe solution for running power to electronics that are too far from the nearest wall outlet. But the operative word here is "electronics," which is not as all ...

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A suburban neighborhood without power during a winter storm. The biggest threat from a power outage, of course, is the lack ...

Crews from all departments of the Alexandria Utility System are currently preparing for the upcoming Winter Weather Event.

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With cold temperatures sweeping the nation, many turn to space heaters for warmth. However, a recent recall of over 7,000 ...

Some of the coldest temperatures of the winter will blanket the Muscatine area starting Sunday and the Muscatine Fire ...

Saturday morning, forecasters gave the odds of about a 1-in-3 chance of snowfall greater than an inch in Florida's capital ...