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Cherry pickers poised around 9am August 16.

Snap: Reinforcements?

A half dozen cherry pickers were lined up in the Omni parking lot Tuesday morning, August 16, following the storm the previous Sunday that left much of Charlottesville powerless. The Progress reports that Dominion dispatched 59 bucket trucks to the area to help get the ligh

Snap: Firewood time is upon us

One of the local sellers makes a household delivery on October 30. PHOTO BY HAWES SPENCER It's that time of year when firewood sellers are busily delivering loads to eager warmth-

13,515 out: Power outages skyrocketing (5:29am update)

5:23am Saturday update: As snow- and ice-coated tree limbs crash down on overhead electric wires, 13,515 customers in the Central Piedmont and Shenandoah Valley find themselves withou electricity from Dominion Virginia Power, the area's largest utility c
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