Twelve state senators did not show up for an afternoon floor session at the Capitol on Wednesday, denying that chamber a quorum. Portland City Council weighs plan for $20.7M in unspent rental funds ...

The effects of an electric shock vary depending on its source and severity. For example, shocks from light switches may be mild, while contact with industrial power sources can cause severe effects.

An unidentified person in Southeast Portland’s Sellwood neighborhood is lucky to be alive after they climbed a PGE tower to take a selfie, possibly touched a 57,000-volt power line and fell 40 feet ...

A man suffered potentially life-threatening burns and internal injuries after he allegedly cut into an 11,000V line while ...

One of two men working onboard a lift that contacted power lines Wednesday in Allentown was shocked and hospitalized in critical condition, according to the city fire department. Firefighters along ...

A man is in critical condition Wednesday after being shocked by a power line while on a manlift in Center City Allentown. Hundreds were left without power in the area. According to Allentown Fire ...

STREATOR, Ill. (CBS)-- Five workers suffered electric shocks Tuesday while working on a house in Streator, about two hours southwest of Chicago. At 11 a.m., contractors were on ladders installing new ...

ELWOOD, Utah (KUTV) — A man sustained third-degree burns while working near a power line in northern Utah, officials said. Box Elder County deputies responded to a report of an electrocution at ...

SALT LAKE COUNTY, Utah (KUTV) — Two people were hospitalized after enduring electric shock injuries Wednesday. Sgt. Melody Cutler with Unified Police Department said that this incident occurred just ...

Dec. 28—A Vancouver resident was hospitalized in critical condition and three firefighters received electrical shocks after a downed powerline fell on a house Friday near Edgewood Park. At 9:09 p.m.