Nearly 10,000 North Carolina residents were left in the dark on Monday, May 5, after a black snake came into contact with some equipment at a North Carolina power substation.

An unusual series of power outages has left thousands of residents in the US without electricity, and the culprit wasn't a ...

DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) — A major Duke Energy power outage cut out power for almost 10,000 customers late Monday evening into early Tuesday morning in Durham. According to Duke Energy officials, the ...

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DURHAM, N.C. — Last week, two separate incidents where a snake snuck into a Duke Energy substation caused power outages in parts of North Carolina, according to CBS 17 in Raleigh. The most ...

The outage was restored around 1:30 a.m. Tuesday morning.Jeff Brooks with Duke Energy said a black snake came into contact with power lines at a substation near Ashe Street that serves east Durham ...

A spokesperson with Duke Energy said it may have been caused by a snake. "Crews found a black snake had come into contact with power lines in the substation, which is believed to have been the ...

GOLDSBORO, N.C. (WNCN) — More than 10 percent of Duke Energy customers in Wayne County were without power on Sunday night after a snake got into equipment and triggered the outage, officials said.

According to Duke Energy officials, the power outage was caused by a black snake. “I feel sorry for the snake cause he was probably just trying to be warm,” said Duke Energy customer ...

According to Duke Energy officials, the power outage was caused by a black snake. “I feel sorry for the snake cause he was probably just trying to be warm,” said Duke Energy customer ...