With two reported deaths of hypothermia in Boyd County, area officials are warning folks about the dangers of hypothermia and carbon monoxide poisoning in this cold and bitter series of
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Crews from Illinois are staged at Pike Central High School. An extra 300 line workers, for a total of about 1,600, were brought to the area to help with power restoration from the second ice storm to move through Kentucky Powerâs territory.
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The latest wave of winter storms has left in its wake a devastating number of power outages in our area.Â
According to Kentucky Power, there are 58,000 AEP customers without power â 4,000 of those customers are from the original storm on Feb. 11.
A second storm hit Monday, bringing a mixture of ice, sleet and snow blanketing the entire Kentucky Power service territory, according to an AEP press release.
With an estimated 800 trees cracking and falling across the roads and widespread power outages, Boyd County first responders are working around the clock to help respond to calls and