power outage

  • The T.O. community navigates power outages

    With the traffic lights dark and the shopping centers empty, Thousand Oaks looks like a ghost town while residents adapt to life without electricity. Today, our society revolves around technology, and for many families, it is a hardship to live without power. As a precaution against fires during the harsh wind conditions, Southern California…

  • Severe blizzards plague Texas

    A series of intense blizzards and harsh weather conditions hit the state of Texas on Feb. 10. The storms and deadly cold left the state top to bottom in sheets of snow. More than 30 gigawatts of electricity were taken out, leaving more than four million Texans without power in their homes.  When the…

  • Panthers experience a power outage

    Newbury Park’s power outage on Jan. 11 caused first and second period teachers at the high school to alter their agenda. The first power outage started between 7 a.m. and 7:30 a.m. and lasted roughly ten minutes before the power came back on. Despite this, the internet still was not functioning and the school…