Lights Return After Northern Ohio Blackout
The Friday rush to normalcy follows Thursday’s 145 mile Lake Erie coast blackout. Power restored to most of Northern Ohio with 1.4 million FirstEnergy customers affected. water flowing again in many suburbs. small outages linger in Cleveland area. Places across Ohio see grocery stores reopen and traffic returning to normal.
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Mike Phillips
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Cleveland Browns
Geraldine Bryant
Browns
What Theyre Saying About Northern Ohio Blackout
A collage of reactions from Toledo Mayor Jack Ford and others describes the Friday blackout in Northern Ohio. Quotes touch on public safety, travel, and ongoing concerns about repairs and services.
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Toledo
Jack Ford
California circus Poll shows momentum for governor recall
California poll results indicate growing voter momentum for recalling the governor. The survey, appearing in World and Nation on page A5, highlights shifting public opinion and potential turnout impacts.
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California
World and Nation
Blackout probe centers on Ohio transmission loop
Investigators focus on an electrical loop around Lake Erie as they probe a massive Northeast and Midwest blackout. Cleveland area line interruptions occurred before the outage, with later power swings noted in Canada and the eastern U S. Ohio officials say NERC data is inconclusive but possible cross-system power draw.
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Alan Schriber
FirstEnergy
Ohio
Cleveland Water Crisis Deepens As Bottled Water Used
The worst water outage in Cleveland history forced residents to rely on bottled water while four pumps resumed partial service to Lake Erie intakes. Governor Taft authorized National Guard tanker support as the city battled low pressure and halted sanitation at facilities such as a Beachwood nursing home.
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Lake Erie
Julius Ciaccia
Ohio
Bob Taft
Cities lift boil alerts as power outages ease
Elyria area towns trimmed boil warnings after the blackout. Avon Lake, Avon Avon Lake, North Ridgeville, Sheffield, and Sheffield Lake had alerts dropped as water plants reported full capacity and no shortages. Lorain and Amherst also ended alerts late Thursday and Friday respectively, with several firms noting eased demand while remaining busy from the crisis.
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Amherst
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White House Springs
Elyria Water
Power outage halts work at REP steel and Ford plants
A regional blackout idled about 2,000 Ford workers in Avon and Lorain and forced 250 REP workers into temporary layoffs. REP No 3 blast furnace overheated and ruptured after cooling systems failed. Ford plants gave short days or sent crews home. Lorain Assembly produced nothing Friday night and Avon Assembly planned a cautious resume Monday.
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Detroit
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Hall
Ohio
Ken Kruse
GAW
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