August 19, 2022
Florida’s primary energy provider is ready to launch a powerful new technology, just ahead of the busiest weeks of the Atlantic hurricane season: a new fixed-wing drone designed fly into tropical storm force winds and speed the restoration of electricity …
December 7, 2020
A firefighter and two residents were injured in an explosion caused by a gas leak at a home in Bradenton, Fla., fire officials said. The residents were taken to a hospital on Wednesday afternoon for treatment of their injuries, while …
August 11, 2020
It was supposed to be an easy job – not one that would shut down an entire city. But a series of major goofs and errors turned an underground drilling project into a nightmarish tale where the water pipes ran …
June 1, 2018
Authorities say at least two people were injured when a crane collapsed on two homes in a Florida neighborhood. Lauderhill Fire Rescue Capt. Jerry Gonzalez says the crane was being used to put up Florida Power & Light electric poles …
September 22, 2017
After a massive restoration effort, most of Florida has power 10 days after Hurricane Irma knocked out electricity to nearly two-thirds of the state, mostly because of improvements made to the power grid since Hurricane Wilma 12 years ago. But …