In three instances since Monday, May 5, a snake came into contact with equipment in a substation, Duke Energy spokesperson ...

“Crews found a black snake had come into contact with power lines in the substation, which is believed to have been the cause ...

Before the Wayne County outage-by-snake Sunday night, snakes crawled into electrical areas and shorted out equipment, in two ...

DURHAM, N.C. — Last week, two separate incidents where a snake snuck into a Duke Energy substation caused power outages in ...

Hundreds of Duke Energy customers remain without power in downtown Durham hours after a car crashed into a pole.

Duke Energy Corp. executives on Tuesday blamed a convergence of widespread extreme cold, higher than projected demand, malfunctioning plant equipment and the inability to buy power elsewhere for ...

A power outage has been restored near downtown Durham after more than 9,900 people were in the dark Monday night before ...

Most of the outages, approximately 2,000, are in the Vale area in western Lincoln County. There are an additional 1,000 in ...

One little snake caused a big problem for over 10,000 people in North Carolina this week. A power outage in the Durham area ...

Jeff Brooks, a spokesperson with Duke Energy, said they believe the snake “came into contact with our power lines around the ...

More than 5,000 people lost power Sunday night due to an outage in Wayne County. According to a Duke Energy spokesperson, the outage was caused by a small animal damaging equipment, and they are ...

Duke Energy has restored power for more than 98% of its customers affected by power outages across Indiana as of 9 a.m. ET Friday. Crews will continue with restoration efforts in the areas hardest ...