Wednesday is the 10th anniversary of the Great Northeast Blackout of 2003. It put 55 million people in six states and Canada in the…

19 ACTION NEWS FIRST ALERT FORECAST TONIGHT:  Cloudy and breezy (mainly along the lakeshore) with a few showers around.  The showers will increase in coverage a little bit overnight.  Low: Mid-Upper 50s.  Wind: NE at 11-22 mph. TUESDAY:  Cloudy sky and windy.  High: Mid-Upper 60s.  Wind: NE at 18-36 mph. WEDNESDAY:  Continued cloudy and windy with […]

CAPE LOOKOUT, NC (RNN) – Four are dead in North Carolina and Virginia as Hurricane Irene continues a devastating crawl up the East Coast. More than 670,000 people are without electricity in the impacted states as the storm continues to creep north at 13 mph, packing 85 mph winds. It has dumped more than 15 […]

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – It was an uncomfortable evening for some 20,000 folks in Cleveland as the power went out around 5:30. Cleveland Public Power spokesperson Shelley Shockley said, “Initial indications suggest a spike in usage created an overload at the W. 41st substation. Crews then transferred load to other substations and restored service. We thank our customers for their […]

Are children color blind in America? CNN has come to the conclusion that a large percentage of them are!