Crews in Hollidaysburg are working to replace a utility pole after a large tree fell overnight. The tree snapped the original ...

Ice is sort of the worst-case scenario for us.”That’s what Todd Meyers with first energy says ahead of Wednesday night’s ice storm. He says that while the snow ...

With Valentine’s Day around the corner, Penelec’s parent company FirstEnergy is warning about the impact those metallic heart-shaped balloons can have on our power grid. It’s ...

More than 1,000 Penelec customers were without power late Monday afternoon after a circuit breaker failed at the utility’s ...

It struck several power lines and traffic signals controlling the intersection, bringing them down, police reported. Penelec parent company FirstEnergy reported on its website at 7 a.m. Tuesday ...

Following his honorable discharge in 1953, Whitey worked at Penelec as a journeyman lineman/emergency trouble-shooter; after retiring he enjoyed golfing and traveling. He is survived by daughters ...

Still, the fires keep coming. The 2023 fire in Maui that killed 102 people was caused by "reenergization" of broken power lines during high winds that showered sparks into dense, dry vegetation.