Preparation and Recovery

18+ hour, 50+ min ago   (439+ words) "Saving all that food and not having to worry about the power being out is a huge win." A home backup battery can seem like one of those purchases you hope you never need. But for one homeowner, that changed…...

10+ hour, 50+ min ago   (445+ words) A backup power solution may already be sitting on a shelf in your garage. One homeowner is drawing attention online for pointing out that cordless tool batteries bought for everyday chores can also help keep fans, lights, and phones running…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago   (505+ words) Puyallup, WA / Storyteller / Sep 14, 2026 / Nearly 79% of Bonney Lake homes are owner-occupied, giving much of the community direct control over property-level backup power decisions. Those decisions can extend beyond buying a generator to determining which circuits receive backup and whether the…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago   (196+ words) SYRACUSE, N.Y. — If you received a severe thunderstorm warning on your phone Sunday and did not receive any tree or property damage consider yourself and your family to be very lucky. Not all warnings for weather yield damage after the storms…...

1+ week, 22+ hour ago   (841+ words) Bangladesh’s power system has little effective backup as shortages and technical problems simultaneously constrain gas, coal and liquid fuel generation, leaving the grid increasingly vulnerable when a major power plant goes offline. The vulnerability became more apparent after one of…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (75+ words) On the day America will never forget, hundreds of thousands of people were trapped on the island of Manhattan, and as the nation held its breath, many came together, including one Chesapeake resident, and carried out the largest maritime rescue…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (594+ words) Fishing boats, tugboats, personal sailboats, and more moved 500,000 people to safety in just 9 hours. When we remember 9/11, we rightfully focus on the victims—the lives lost and changed forever. We remember the heroes and the family members left behind. But…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (156+ words) Nantucket Current As the country acknowledges the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, a vessel that played an important role on that historic day currently sits in the dock at Coast Guard Station Brant Point. The vessel has been recently refurbished,…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (151+ words) Redeem Your $5.37 Store Credit with code: 5H5V9J In Memoriam Sept 11 That decision left him alone with an almost unbearable uncertainty. As he moved downward, DiFrancesco encountered heavy smoke and a collapsed wall. The path out no longer seemed clear, and he…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (251+ words) NEW YORK (vinnews) — When Captain Rick Thornton saw smoke rising from the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, he was several hours into his shift aboard the NY Waterway ferry Henry Hudson. Speaking to the New York Post, Thornton recalled how…...