Power outages continue to upend daily life for thousands in Moore County, N.C., where schools and businesses remain closed and a curfew is in place
Outages continue to upend daily life in Moore County, where schools and businesses remain closed and a curfew is in place
Thousands of customers are without power in North Carolina after an attack on two power substations over the weekend damaged some of the equipment. Photo: Jonathan Drake/ReutersResidents in Moore County, N.C., went a third full day without power Tuesday as the outages continue to upend daily life, forcing schools and businesses to remain closed.
Paige Loyd, who lives in the town of Southern Pines, hasn’t had heat or a working stove since Saturday night. Authorities say vandals in Moore County
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