After days in the dark, most Kansas City area customers have had their power restored after storms that swept across the metro Saturday night knocked out power to thousands. Evergy was able to restore power for upwards of 4,350 customers who still remained without power as of Tuesday, according to previous reporting from The Star. […]
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Chair of beloved Mystic barber restored
May 27—MYSTIC — In her Old Mystic barber shop decorated with a cross stitch of the Mystic Drawbridge and a map of Mystic, among other memorabilia, Stephanie Silva cuts the hair of people seated in a recently restored orange vinyl chair built in the 1960s. She is carrying on a Mystic tradition, as many fondly […]
Thousands still without power in KC metro after Saturday storms. When will it be restored?
After more than 140,000 customers were without power following Saturday’s storms, Evergy said power should return to most people by Tuesday evening. More than 85% of customers’ power is restored as of Monday afternoon. The utility company added hundreds of additional workers from other parts of Missouri, Kansas, Iowa and Wisconsin in efforts to restore […]
Storms damage homes in Oklahoma and Kansas. But in Houston, most power is restored
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Fast-moving storms with strong winds, large hail and apparent tornadoes swept Oklahoma and Kansas, blowing roofs off homes and blocking roads with toppled trees and downed power lines. Meanwhile, Houston made progress in recovering from last week’s deadly storms. Nearly 20 homes were damaged in western Oklahoma’s Custer County, with two […]
Funding for Rochester Public Schools’ P-TECH gets restored in final hours of session
May 16—ROCHESTER — In the waning hours of the legislative session, Rochester Public Schools got a way-early Christmas gift. Negotiators for a joint House-Senate conference committee agreed to restore funding for a program that trains Rochester students to become licensed practical nurses and information technologists while earning a high school diploma and a two-year college […]
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Confederate names to Shenandoah County schools restored
SHENANDOAH COUNTY, Va. (WAVY) — The Shenandoah County School Board voted 5-1 early Friday morning to restore Confederate names to two schools there after they had previously been renamed four years earlier. Mountain View High School will, as a result, once again be known as Stonewall Jackson High School, while Honey Run Elementary School will […]
Power restored to Sierra Leone as minister quits
Electricity supplies have been restored to Sierra Leone following weeks of power cuts, after it paid off part of the $48m (£38m) bill it owed to a Turkish company. The $18m payment came as the country’s energy minister resigned, saying he took full responsibility for the crisis. Most electricity supplies to the capital, Freetown, come […]
Net neutrality restored as FCC votes to regulate internet providers
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The FCC on Thursday restored “net neutrality” rules that prevent broadband internet providers such as Comcast and AT&T from favoring some sites and apps over others. The move effectively reinstates a net neutrality order the commission first issued in 2015 during the Obama administration; under then-President Donald Trump, the FCC subsequently […]
Net neutrality rules restored by US agency, reversing Trump
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Federal Communications Commission voted 3-2 on Thursday to reinstate landmark net neutrality rules and reassume regulatory oversight of broadband internet rescinded under former President Donald Trump. The commission voted along party lines to finalize a proposal first advanced in October to reinstate open internet rules adopted in 2015 […]
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Power being restored to thousands after strong storms roll through Pittsburgh area
Power company crews have been busy restoring power overnight and have made a lot of progress after strong storms rolled through the area. At the height of the storm, Duquesne Light reported more than 18,000 outages. That number is down to about 3,300. West Penn Power reported about 20,000 outages late Wednesday but now says […]