Due to high demand caused by the hot weather, National Grid is asking customers in central New York to reduce all unnecessary electricity usage during the daytime hours today.
Electrical crew members are working around the clock to bring power back to Upstate New York residents, primarily those in the Capital Region. Though straight winds at times hovered around 80 miles per hour near New York Mills, no tornadoes were reported in the Utica area, according to the National Weather Service.
Residents in and around Whitesboro, New York Mills and Oriskany are seeing power outages right now, as National Grid works to repair problems caused by the recent thunderstorm.
A Rome woman has been arrested for allegedly for opening a National Grid account using another person's Social Security number.
The Oneida County Sheriff's Office says 52-year old Ann Brown was charged with grand larceny and identity theft...
Power crews are still working to replace a utility pole that collapsed after being hit by a car near the intersection of State Routes 5 and 26 in Vernon this morning.