WJZ Investigator Mike Hellgren came to WJZ in the spring of 2004. Solid reporting credentials and a reputation for breaking important news stories have characterized Mike's work. Mike holds a B.S.

RICHMOND, Va. — An automatic power transfer failure at the Richmond water treatment plant set off a 'cascade' of events Monday morning that ultimately led to the city's water crisis, Mayor Danny Avula ...

HAVANA − Cuba's national electrical grid shut down on Friday after one of the island's major power plants failed, Cuba's energy ministry said, plunging the entire country into a blackout. The ...

An Xcel Energy transformer failure left roughly 195,000 Xcel and CORE electric customers without power Sunday afternoon, causing widespread disruptions, including a 24-minute 911 outage in Aurora and ...

When the power goes out for a couple hours, most folks treat it like an inconvenience. A total failure is different. No lights, no heat, no water pressure in a lot of places, no gas pumps, spotty cell ...

Power interruptions are posing a much greater risk throughout the U.S., largely due to an aging power grid and an increase in extreme weather events. Equipment damage and production interruptions can ...