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Out-of-state workers descend on Southwest Virginia to help bring power back
WDBJ7 ReporterLike many fire and police departments, power utilities have mutual aid agreements to help one another out in times of disaster. On Power Energy, a Florida-based company, sent 90 workers and more than five dozen pieces of equipment to help with power...Tags: Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia)
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Most power is restored at the Friendship Retirement Community in Roanoke
ReporterThe power is back on at the state's largest retirement community. Most of the buildings at Friendship Retirement Community have had no power since Friday night. As of Monday morning, Friendship had five generators working to provide power to critical...Tags: Human Interest
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Lynchburg company delivers ice to people in need
Reporter/Lynchburg Bureau ChiefMany area businesses are using the power disaster as an opportunity to give back. AREVA worked with Appalachian Power to give out more than 4,000 bags of ice in Lynchburg Tuesday. AREVA is a nuclear technology firm, and one Lynchburg's largest...Tags: Charity, American Red Cross, Employees, Career and Workplace, Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia)
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Power crews work long days in high heat
Power crews from all over the United States have come together in Roanoke. As more than 2,000 workers headed out to restore power our crews followed. It's just after 6 a.m. Crews from several different states begin the day piling into a staging area....
Tags: Employees, Networking, Career and Workplace
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Tangled lines complicate power restoration efforts in Lynchburg
Reporter/Lynchburg Bureau ChiefAs if living without power wasn't bad enough, Debbie Smith is taking care of a newborn. "It's been extremely rough on us," said Smith, whose grandson was born on Friday. "We had to bring him home to nothing, except a generator in one room," Smith said....Tags: Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia)
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UPDATE: Boil water advisory lifted in Vinton
The Virginia Department of Health says it is now safe to drink the water in Vinton. The town had a boil water notice in place since Friday's storm caused widespread power outages. The Virginia Department of Health does want to remind people that any ice...
Tags: Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Health, Medical Procedures and Tests, Wars and Interventions
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Appalachian Power fires company it hired to help with restoration efforts
WDBJ7 News DirectorOn Power, the Florida based company that was one of the first to arrive in Roanoke to help with power restoration, was sent home Thursday by Appalachian Power Co. (APCO). Appalachian Power Co. spokesperson Jeri Matheny confirmed to WDBJ7 this afternoon...Tags: Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Economy, Business and Finance, Employees, Career and Workplace, Entergy Corporation
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Six days after the storm, Lynchburg has highest percentage of customers without power
Reporter/Lynchburg Bureau ChiefDead utility lines sit along the edge of Langhorne Road. The damage is causing traffic lights to stay dark, and forcing thousands of people like Christina Ball to spend another day without electricity. "I'm used to being able to go home," said Ball. ...Tags: Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia)
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Water and ice information
In wake of the massive power outage across the region, several hometowns and organizations are giving out water and ice. Here is a list: BEDFORD COUNTY The drive through at Bedford Elementary School for water and ice has ended. For water and ice,...
Tags: Charity, Bedford (Bedford, Virginia), American Red Cross, Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia)
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