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Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
PG&E outages knock out power to 1,200 customers in northern SLO County
A pair of outages knocked out power to more than 1,200 PG&E customers in northern San Luis Obispo County on Friday night. The larger outage, located near Creston, occurred at 9:07 p.m.. and affected 903 customers around Highway 58 and La Panza Road, according to PG&E's outage map. PG&E dispatched a crew to work on the outage and said power would be restored by 5:45 a.m. Saturday. The second outage occured at 9:05 p.m. in Templeton and affected 338 customers. Power was expected to be restored there by 12:30 a.m. This map shows current California power outages and is automatically updated every 15 minutes. It shows the total number of customers impacted by county (in black), the general location of the outages with red (not planned) and orange (planned) circles, and more detailed power outage areas from PG&E when zoomed into the map (other utilities are not available for power outage areas). Tap on the locations for the number of customers affected and estimated power restoration in the left-hand column. Open SOURCES: California Governor's Office of Emergency Services, Pacific Gas and Electric, Southern California Edison, San Diego Gas and Electric, Sacramento Municipal Utility District, Los Angeles Water & Power, ESRI Steve Wilson swilson@
The Citizen
22-05-2025
- Sport
- The Citizen
Creston celebrates proud moments
Creston's 1st XI Football team displayed grit and determination in the Curro Halala Cup opener at Curro Hillcrest. Although the result wasn't in their favour, the match (streamed live on SuperSport Schools) was a proud moment for Creston. High school learners explored post-school opportunities when the energetic 3RC Rocking the Future Roadshow visited the school, gaining valuable insight into careers and tertiary education. The Junior Primary hosted a heartwarming Mother's Day celebration filled with love and laughter. And making history – the U9 Rugby team secured a 10–5 win against Suid-Natal in Creston's first-ever match at this level. Also, Grade R teachers were thrilled to receive the 'Out of the Blocks' movement kit, designed to boost early development through physical activity. Movement supports not only physical health but also brain development, emotional well-being, motor skills and social interaction. The kit promotes fun, active learning through outdoor play, games, dance and more, setting the youngest learners up for success. Meanwhile, the high school Esports team stepped into the virtual arena for the Curro Clash: Minecraft Duos. Competing against Curro Midrand, Curro Waterfall and Northern Academy, teams had just 30 minutes to build around the theme 'South African Street Festival'. Creston's duo impressed with a vibrant Divali-inspired design, demonstrating creativity, teamwork and cultural pride under pressure. HAVE YOUR SAY Like the South Coast Herald's Facebook page, follow us on Twitter and Instagram At Caxton, we employ humans to generate daily fresh news, not AI intervention. Happy reading!
CBC
22-05-2025
- Automotive
- CBC
Highway 3 east of Creston remains closed following early morning multi-vehicle crash
Highway 3 remains closed in both directions east of Creston, B.C., following a serious crash early Wednesday morning. RCMP say the collision occurred around 6:30 a.m., roughly one kilometre east of Canyon-Lister Road. "Emergency crews will be remaining at the scene for most of today, with a full closure of Highway 3 in effect," said RCMP Cpl. James Grandy in a statement. The crash happened near the 4100 block of Highway 3 and has kept the route closed for nearly 12 hours. The road had briefly reopened to single-lane alternating traffic, but DriveBC says it was closed again later in the day. As of Wednesday evening, the section between Canyon-Lister Road and Lakeview Arrow Creek Road remains fully closed. No detour was available for several hours, but DriveBC says a detour is now available for light vehicles via Lakeview Arrow Creek Road, five kilometres east of Creston, but commercial vehicles are not permitted. B.C. Emergency Health Services says four people were injured in the crash. One patient was flown to hospital in serious condition by STARS ambulance. Three patients were transported by ground ambulance to hospital in serious condition. They were subsequently transported by air ambulance for further care," said Brian Twaites, a paramedic public information officer. Paramedics responded to the scene with five ambulances, a paramedic response unit, and three air ambulances. Details on the number of vehicles involved or the cause of the crash have not been released.
Yahoo
18-04-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Iowa severe storms and rain reports from overnight
DES MOINES, Iowa — Two rounds of severe weather crossed parts of Central Iowa in the night. The first crossed central and southern Iowa with two supercell storms during the late night hours, and the second was a complex of storms in the early morning hours of Friday in Northern Iowa. The storms in southern Iowa had a history of producing tornadoes near Omaha and western Iowa earlier in the evening. As they moved into Central Iowa, they brought frequent thunder and lightning, heavy rain, and large hail in some communities. The northern Iowa storms blew across the top tier of counties between 1 and 4 a.m.. These storms brought damaging wind gusts over 70 mph and large hail to communities like Hampton. Storm Lake Law Enforcement is reporting widespread wind damage this morning. The heaviest swaths of rain line up with the paths of the two supercells in southern Iowa and the complex of storms in northern Iowa. There are pockets of rain estimated over 1″. Here's a look at some of the rain totals measured overnight. Creston: 1.33″ Algona: 1.15″ Atlantic: 1.14″ Clarion: 0.71″ Des Moines: 0.63″ Hampton: 0.45″ Osceola: 0.25″ Newton: 0.13″ Grinnell: 0.10″ Knoxville: 0.08″ For more details on the forecast for the Easter weekend, visit our weather page here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
