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Pacific Power warns customers and the public to be wary of giving their information out, especially right now, because of a phone scam targeting utility customers in Oregon and Washington. Crooks are posing as customer service agents and trying to get money and steal personal information...

Yakima Valley Community College is getting some grant money for a new solar energy project. It's from Pacific Power's Blue Sky reusable energy program. The school will add solar panels on the roof of the Glen Anthon Arts and Science Building...

A widespread power outage in Selah that left more than 6,000 people without electricity Monday is being blamed on birds. Pacific Power said a power failure at the same substation three weeks ago was also caused by birds. Two recent citywide power outages three weeks apart have some business owners frustrated...

It was a long day for many with thousands from Selah in the dark on Monday. Power was out for most of the day. Officials from Pacific Power say more than 6,000 customers lost power after a substation was damaged by birds late Monday morning...

YAKIMA, Wash. -- A suspected thief trades copper wire for iron bars. The man is accused of dozens of copper thefts around Yakima. Charged with theft, Glenn Leonard has chosen to cooperate with YPD. He is leading police to more than 70 spots where he admits stealing copper wire from utility lines...

Tens of thousands lost power across Yakima and West Valley Monday afternoon. A problem at a substation knocked out electricity to 23,000 Pacific Power customers. The company got everything back online in less than an hour, but some businesses already closed for the day...

On a breezy June day in Yakima many people fly kites. They are a lot of fun at the end of a string, but it also means all eyes need to be focused on safety when those colorful miracles are aloft. Kite flying, a hobby dating back long before power lines, can be dangerous or even fatal if the kite contacts an energized line...

Pacific Power customers will have a chance to comment on proposed electric and gas rate increases Wednesday. A public hearing on the proposed increases will be held at 12 noon. The hearings are being held by the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission...