Customers from across the West Coast have reported outages with the service provider Verizon, which announced it’s taking steps to address the issue.  Verizon Support Twitter has posted that it is aware of the issue in California, stating “at this moment we have a service cut on the West Coast, we are already working to solve it as soon as ...

A power outage has been reported in the Canyon Country area, leaving approximately 1,400 people in the dark Thursday. Around 2 p.m. Thursday, Southern California Edison (SCE) officials were made aware of a power outage in Canyon Country, according to SCE’S outage map. Initial reports were that a freight train had caused power lines to fall near the Santa Clarita ...

Power Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS) are expected to remain in place in areas of the Santa Clarita Valley with the restoration of power estimated to be on Christmas Day. On Wednesday, Southern California Edison (SCE) shut off power to thousands of Santa Clarita residents due to fire danger with some still in the dark through Christmas morning, according to the ...

Over 10,000 Southern California Edison (SCE) customers were affected by a Canyon Country power outage Wednesday morning. Around 10:20 a.m. Wednesday, officials with Southern California Edison began to receive several reports of a power outage throughout Canyon Country, mostly north of Soledad Canyon Road from Whites Canyon Road to Deep Creek Drive, according to the SCE website. After investigating these ...

A public safety power shut-off alert (PSPS) has been issued for the areas near Acton and Agua Dulce as high winds are expected this week. Southern California Edison (SCE) sent out the alert on Tuesday saying the utility is anticipating strong winds that could pose a threat to power lines. On the PSPS map, SoCal Edison is monitoring the Acton ...

A Flex Alert has been issued for all of California Thursday, as a fall heatwave is turning up the temperature of the Golden State.  The California Independent System Operator (ISO) has issued a statewide Flex Alert, a call for voluntary electricity conservation, from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. Oct. 15, according to the agency.   With hot temperatures in the forecast, ...

A Flex Alert has been issued for Santa Clarita and the rest of California as a heatwave approaches on Friday, officials said. The California Independent System Operator (ISO) has issued a statewide Flex Alert for Friday, August 14. Residents are asked to voluntarily conserve electricity from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday. #FlexAlert pic.twitter.com/fFREuu2zIF — Santa Clarita City (@santaclarita) August ...

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously on Tuesday to approve the allocation of state grant funds to various county departments to strengthen their ability to prepare for, respond to and mitigate negative outcomes of potential Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS). In 2019, many California utilities providers began to officially implement PSPS. When PSPS are implemented, providers proactively ...

Over 2,000 homes are without power Friday afternoon as a result of a Saugus power outage, officials said. Around 12:27 p.m. Friday, 2,154 Saugus residents lost power for “unknown reasons,” according to Southern California Edison. UPDATE: All power has been restored as of 1:00 p.m. on Friday, according to Susan Cox, spokesperson for SoCal Edison. Power is expected to be ...

A transformer explosion caused by a bird on an electrical line resulted in multiple businesses to lose power for several minutes in Newhall. https://www.facebook.com/khtsradio/videos/424774808253801/?notif_id=1560545043361636&notif_t=live_video_explicit   Just after 1:30 p.m. Friday, a transformer explosion was reported at the 24000 block of Chestnut Street near Lyons Avenue in Newhall. Many businesses in the area lost power as a result of the incident, ...