A power outage in Central North Carolina has upended daily life after two electric substations were damaged by gunfire. Gov. Roy Cooper called the attack a “serious, intentional crime.” Here’s what we know so far.
A power outage in Central North Carolina over the weekend has upended daily life, prompting officials to open at least one shelter and impose a nightly curfew potentially through the week while authorities investigate what left an entire county in the dark.
The power went out just after 7 p.m. Saturday. Two electric substations were damaged by gunfire in what state Sen. Tom McInnis called a “terrible act” that appeared to be “intentional, willful and malicious.”
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