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Dominion Warns Customers of Bill Paying Scam

Published July 20, 2012 at 11:40AM

The scam involves offering customers the opportunity to set up an account to pay utility bills via a federal program. According to the Better Business Bureau, there is no such federal program in existence to pay household bills.

Victims have reportedly been contacted in person as well as by phone, text and social media. They were asked to register their Social Security numbers and banking information in order set up an account to make payments. The account numbers the victims were then given for bill paying turned out to be fake.

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Service Updates from Dominion, Verizon

By Katie Pyzyk

Published July 9, 2012 at 12:25PM | Updated July 9, 2012 at 12:46PM

The Dominion outage website showed around 100 customers without power as of 8:00 a.m., but those now appear to have been fixed.

Verizon, meanwhile, reports significant progress on restoring service to its TV, internet and phone customers who were affected by the June 29 storm. A Verizon spokesman said technicians worked extended shifts over the weekend and service levels are nearly back to a normal level today.

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Power Restoration, Storm Recovery Update

By Katie Pyzyk

Published July 5, 2012 at 2:50PM | Updated July 5, 2012 at 3:39PM

As of 2:30 p.m., Dominion’s outage website showed 1,438 customers without power. That’s down from 3,960 at the same time yesterday (Wednesday) afternoon. Dominion reports it’s on track to have electricity restored to nearly all customers by Friday night.

“In a few instances, work in Northern Virginia may continue into Saturday where there was extreme damage,” said Rodney Blevins, Dominion vice president of Electric Distribution Operations, in a statement.

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Areas Where Dominion Crews Will Be Working Today

By ARLnow.com

Published July 3, 2012 at 10:00AM

Dominion says its on track to restore power to 80-85 percent of customers affected by Friday’s storms by the end of the day today. The company says 90-95 percent of affected customers should be back on line by Thursday night, with “virtually all remaining customers” restored by Saturday night.

Dominion crews and mutual aid crews will be working through the Fourth of July holiday, the company said.

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Utility Companies Still Working to Restore Service

By ARLnow.com

Published July 2, 2012 at 9:44AM | Updated July 2, 2012 at 12:54PM

As of 9:30 a.m. on Monday, 27,586 Dominion customers were still without power, down from 59,000 at noon on Saturday. The company says it has 4,200 employees and contractors working to restore power to customers in all affected areas, but notes that the huge scale of the damage is making restoration a multi-day process.

“Many poles and cross arms need to be replaced, and other infrastructure needs to be rebuilt,” Dominion said in a press release.

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Sunday Evening Power Outage Update

By ARLnow.com

Published July 1, 2012 at 8:15PM

Dominion continues to make progress in restoring power to Arlington households in the wake of Friday night’s storms.

As of 8:00 Sunday night, 33,879 Dominion customers were still without power in Arlington, down from 59,000 around noon on Saturday. Dominion says it hopes to restore power to 80-85 of all customers by Tuesday night, and 90-95 percent of customers by Thursday night.

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Truck Takes Down Power Lines in North Arlington

By Katie Pyzyk

Published April 18, 2012 at 1:32PM

An officer at the scene said it appears a tall moving truck had become caught on low hanging wires over the street, but didn’t realize it and kept driving. The wires came down, along with a power pole which held a transformer.

There are currently wires in the street, across sidewalks and in people’s yards. The lines are no longer live, and crews are working to move them. Nobody was hurt in the incident

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Work Begins on Dominion Substation Wall

By Katie Pyzyk

Published April 17, 2012 at 1:15PM

Workers have been spotted using heavy equipment to add beams along the perimeter.

Dominion had promised to upgrade the current fence with a more robust containment wall after replacing the substation in 2009. Residents had been worried not only about the aesthetics of what they consider an unsightly chain link fence, but also about safety due to the existing fence’s integrity, or perceived lack thereof.

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Traffic Alert: Road Closure in Clarendon

By Katie Pyzyk

Published April 16, 2012 at 4:27PM

Drivers are advised to find alternate routes instead of using N. Fillmore Street, which is shut down between Wilson Blvd and Clarendon Blvd.

Dominion is installing a new 150,000 volt underground transformer at the site. It powers numerous businesses on the block.

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Work on Dominion Transmission Line Project Continues

By ARLnow.com

Published March 14, 2012 at 11:05AM

Ever wonder what the building being constructed across Route 50 from the Courthouse neighborhood is?

It’s a new Dominion power substation, and its part of a major electrical transmission project the company has been working on since the beginning of 2011.

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UPDATED: Power Outage Affecting NW Arlington

By ARLnow.com

Published February 16, 2012 at 11:03AM | Updated February 16, 2012 at 11:30AM

(Updated at 11:30 a.m.) Nearly ~~3,700~~ 1,500 Dominion customers are without power in the northwest corner of Arlington.

The power outage is currently affecting the Yorktown, Williamsburg and East Falls Church neighborhoods. Homes, businesses, traffic lights and even Yorktown High School have lost power.

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New Wilson Boulevard Traffic Lights Should Turn On Soon

By Katie Pyzyk

Published February 2, 2012 at 1:30PM | Updated February 2, 2012 at 1:51PM

The lights were installed a couple of months ago, but have remained covered up. Concerned about pedestrian safety, some residents have been emailing ARLnow.com to ask when the lights would begin functioning. One reader compared crossing the intersection to maneuvering through a video game.

“Too many people play ‘Frogger’ at night trying to go to and from the Gold’s Gym,” the reader wrote.