Jake “The Tree Geek” McWhorter is back in the studio to give us another lesson on the trees we want to plan in our yards and ...

But this week, Covington Flats caught on fire, demonstrating the vulnerability of even the few landscapes deemed viable for Joshua trees in a Joshua Tree National Park redefined by climate change.

Emergency services were overwhelmed, with 911 centers reporting more than 5,000 calls per hour. One man was electrocuted by a live wire that fell on his vehicle, while two others were killed by ...

Keeping trees away from power lines means that, in the event they blow over or tree limbs become loose, they’re much less likely to make contact with a power line and result in an outage.

The storm caused widespread damage to homes, cars, and power lines. Some 325,000 Duquesne Light customers lost power at the outage’s peak, including 140,000 in the city alone.

Duquesne Light spokesperson Matt Neistein said the company has restored power to more than 200,000 out of the 325,000 customers who lost power at the outage’s peak.

A powerful storm downed trees and power lines, causing more than 500,000 power outages in Pennsylvania, Ohio and neighboring states and leading to at least three deaths.

The hardest-hit areas include Allegheny and Beaver counties, where Duquesne Light Company reported over 240,000 customers without power. West Penn Power also reported that more than 260,000 ...

Duquesne Light Company’s Power Outage Report The hardest-hit areas include Allegheny and Beaver counties, where Duquesne Light Company reported over 240,000 customers without power.

A man in Pittsburgh was electrocuted by live wires Tuesday, the city’s public safety department said. Videos and photos show the damage caused by the powerful storms: Video below: Severe storm ...

Non-emergency hazards can be reported to Duquesne Light at 888-393-7000. Parents and caregivers were urged to warn children not to play near damaged power lines or trees. “We know kids want to be ...