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Laura King-Homan is a contributor to the Storm & Outage Center and a communications specialist at Omaha Public Power District. She has nearly 20 years of print journalism and design experience, which lets her tell the stories of OPPD and its employees both graphically and through her writing. Laura and her husband have a teenage daughter and toddler-age son. When she’s not parenting two ends of the childhood spectrum, she’s juggling her DVR space and obsessively consuming TV and pop culture. She hopes that all of her pop culture knowledge will be useful someday, but she’s content just acing trivia quizzes for now.
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Truck hit powerlines; knocked out power to 1,600

Power restored to customers in northeast Omaha following late morning dump truck collision with powerlines

Keep it cool: Good AC maintenance aids efficiency

To get the most efficient use of your air conditioner, service the unit at least once a year and watch for these warning signs.

Tips for identifying, and protecting against, heat-related illnesses

After the record setting temps of Memorial Day weekend, be aware of the dangers of heat-related illnesses and follow these tips to recover from them. Just drinking water may not be enough.

West Omaha outage affecting 1,200 customers

West Omaha outage affecting 1,200 customers caused by equipment failure.

Crews addressing outages following early morning storm

With this morning’s weather-related outages restored, OPPD crews continue to work ahead of more storms tonight

Overnight storms leave scattered outages affecting 1,500 customers

Crews make quick work of morning outages, numbers now down to 230 customers from high of 1,600.

At OPPD, safety extends beyond power lines

OPPD was recently awarded as one of Nebraska’s safest companies.

Take care when landscaping around padmount transformers

Don’t be to quick to camouflage that green metal box in your back yard. It’s an important part of your electric service. Here’s tips for where and what you should plant in these areas.

Spring showers can bring severe weather

Spring means severe weather can pop up at any time. Brush up on your severe weather safety with these tips.

OPPD continues to maintain safe, reliable service

OPPD continues to maintain safe, reliable service while assisting customers affected by flooding