Power restored after Maricopa outage impacted 33K customers

Maricopa, Arizona (AZFamily) — At least 33,000 residents and businesses in the City of Maricopa were without power early Tuesday morning. Details are limited at this time, but initial reports were that widespread power outages began around 7 a.m. Many traffic lights lost power, and the city mobilized all available personnel to provide traffic assistance. […]

Sonos tries to get its groove back after upsetting loyal customers

Heath Evans really needed his Sonos speakers to work. He and his wife used one of their three wireless devices to play a lullaby to put their baby daughter to sleep. So when Sonos released a new controller app in May that was riddled with issues and didn’t make the speakers work, Evans was furious. […]

‘Utter Jabberwocky’: Court Rules Customers Should Not Be Surprised If ‘Boneless’ Chicken Wings Have Bones In Them

An Ohio court ruled Thursday that customers shouldn't be surprised if boneless chicken wings actually contain bones. The Ohio Supreme Court's split decision follows a lawsuit filed by Michael Burkheimer against a local chicken wing joint in Hamilton, Ohio, after he allegedly ordered “boneless” wings that contained bones. according to New York Post (NYP). According […]

UniSource electric customers to see 12% bill increase

UniSource Energy Services, an electric customer in Santa Cruz and Mohave counties, will see its average monthly residential bill increase by nearly $14, or about 12%, after state regulators approved the company's first general rate increase in more than seven years. It turns out. The five-member Arizona Corporation Commission voted 4-1 on Wednesday, Jan. 17, […]

ADEM asks water customers not to drip when temperatures are above freezing

With many public water systems in the state experiencing excessive water demand, the Alabama Department of Environmental Management is asking residents and businesses to turn off drip taps when temperatures dip below freezing. ADEM says water utilities in the state are struggling to keep up with increased consumer demand, and leaks are getting worse as […]