THEFEDERALIST (Kira Davis) - Racism Isn’t Fueling Power Outages In Gary, Indiana. Incompetent Black Leaders Are
It is not racism preventing Gary from thriving. It is apathy, political thievery, and race obsession.
YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - Power company faces state investigation after ongoing power outages in Gary, Indiana
As of Monday, over 10,000 northwest Indiana customers still do not have power more than two weeks after powerful storms hit the region. The outages have affected hundreds of thousands of people, particularly in the cities of Gary, Portage and Munster. Ben Bradley, a reporter for NewsNation local affiliate WGN in Chicago, joins "NewsNation Live" with the latest. Get a fast-paced look at the latest from the border to Main Street to the White House on "NewsNation Live" with Nichole Berlie. Weekdays starting at 12p/11C. NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
AMERICANALMANAC (Sadie Smith) - Gov. Braun orders investigation into NIPSCO as Gary residents suffer nearly two weeks without power
Indiana's governor is demanding answers from the state's monopoly utility after thousands of residents in Gary and surrounding communities spent nearly two weeks in the dark, and state officials now want to know what happened to billions in customer dollars. Gov. Mike Braun on Monday directed the Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor to file […] The post Gov. Braun orders investigation into NIPSCO as Gary residents suffer nearly two weeks without power appeared first on American Almanac .
Indiana's governor is demanding answers from the state's monopoly utility after thousands of residents in Gary and surrounding communities spent nearly two weeks in the dark, and state officials now want to know what happened to billions in customer dollars. Gov. Mike Braun on Monday directed the Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor to file a formal complaint and petition the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission to open an investigation into NIPSCO, the utility responsible for electricity across northwest Indiana. The move came as residents in Gary, Hammond, and Munster entered a second week without power following severe storms that battered the region, NBC News reported . Braun did not mince words. In a news release, the…Open
NYTIMES (Julie Bosman and Kim Bellware) - Indiana Governor Calls for NIPSCO to Be Investigated Over Power Outages After Gary Storms
Nearly 4,000 customers in the Gary area remained without electricity almost two weeks after an intense storm. The utility has pledged to restore power by Tuesday.
YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - Gary, Indiana, mayor: Residents are 'furious' as power outages enter week 2
Frustration continues to grow in Gary, Indiana, as more than 10,000 northwest Indiana customers still do not have power more than two weeks after powerful storms hit the region. The outages have affected hundreds of thousands of people, primarily in the cities of Gary, Portage and Munster. Gary Mayor Eddie Melton joins "Morning in America" to discuss his outspoken criticism of utility company NIPSCO, which many in the community are blaming for failing to prevent trees from falling on power lines. Start your day with "Morning in America," NewsNation's live three-hour national morning newscast hosted by Markie Martin. Weekdays starting at 6a/5C. #MorningInAmerica NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
NPR (Chandelis Duster) - Thousands in northwest Indiana still without power nearly two weeks after storm
A round of storms impacted the region on Aug. 11
NEWSNATIONNOW (Jewell Hillery and Andy Koval) - 'Pinching on food': Gary remains in dark for 11th day as pressure on NIPSCO mounts
GARY, Ind. — Gary remains in the dark for the 11th day after powerful storms went through Northwest Indiana, leaving thousands of residents without power. Nearly 21,000 Gary NIPSCO customers remain without power as of Friday afternoon out of a total of 43,329 across Northwest Indiana. It was a scary day for Gary resident Shumaine [...]
YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - 32k people in Indiana still without power after 11 days
Roughly 32,000 people in Indiana are still without power, 11 days after severe storms swept through the state. More than half of those people live in the city of Gary, where Black residents make up over 84% of the population. According to the region's electrical utility provider, NIPSCO, residents will have to wait until August 25 for power to be restored.
YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - Gary, Indiana residents prepare NIPSCO lawsuit after power outages | NewsNation Live
More than a week and a half after devastating storms swept through northwest Indiana, tens of thousands remain without power and are now being told by the local utility company to continue to wait. NewsNation's Alex Caprariello reports from Gary, Indiana, where the bulk of outages are reported. Get a fast-paced look at the latest from the border to Main Street to the White House on "NewsNation Live" with Nichole Berlie. Weekdays starting at 12p/11C. NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
AMERICANALMANAC (Charles McAdams) - Northwest Indiana residents endure a week without power after deadly storms — and the utility says full restoration is still days away
More than 75,000 customers in northwest Indiana remained without electricity a full week after storms carrying 99-mph winds leveled trees and killed seven people, with the local utility warning that full restoration in hard-hit Gary may not come until August 25. The storms tore through the region beginning August 11, initially knocking out power to […] The post Northwest Indiana residents endure a week without power after deadly storms — and the utility says full restoration is still days away appeared first on American Almanac .
More than 75,000 customers in northwest Indiana remained without electricity a full week after storms carrying 99-mph winds leveled trees and killed seven people, with the local utility warning that full restoration in hard-hit Gary may not come until August 25. The storms tore through the region beginning August 11, initially knocking out power to roughly 300,000 customers across northwest Indiana. By late afternoon on Wednesday, August 17, that number had dropped to about 75,000, but for the families still sitting in the dark, the progress felt painfully slow. More than 20,000 of those customers were in Gary alone, a city where approximately 300 utility poles and 44 power transmission poles need repair or replacement, the Associated…Open