The power grid can overheat in these extreme temperatures. If you happen to lose power, here's what Duquesne Light says to do ...

The sun is shining once again, and by Sunday, it's going to cause a scorcher, not just here, but across the country.

PITTSBURGH — Thousands of people are without electricity as an extreme heat wave hits Southwestern Pennsylvania.

Many schools around the area were forced to either delay or cancel classes on Wednesday due to the severity of the storms, power outages and damage. Duquesne Light, which covers parts of Beaver ...

"We know many of you lost power for several days in extreme heat," Duquesne Light said in its email. "While this storm was out of our control, our limited communication with you about outage ...

A strong storm ripped through the Pittsburgh region last week, knocking out power for thousands of people. At the peak of the outages, Duquesne Light reported around 90,000 customers were without ...

Duquesne Light announced a power outage Thursday night.Their website says the outage is in parts of Dormont and Brookline. In Dormont, 250 customers are without power and 50 customers are without ...

But communication issues with Duquesne Light, the area’s power company, made things frustrating. She said they had trouble reporting the outage, and it took a while to find out the power might ...

Duquesne Light blamed the outages on winds that reached 40 mph. FirstEnergy spokesman Mike Grandillo said heavy winds forced trees and branches to knock down power lines. Crews will be working ...

PITTSBURGH — Duquesne Light is launching a new Outage Management System designed to keep customers informed about power outages and restoration times. It has been in the works for about two ...