As the winds and low humidity continue to rage in West Texas ... Xcel utility pole contributed to past Panhandle wildfire After record-breaking wildfires last year in the Panhandle, Xcel Energy ...

A utility pole fire in the Bradford neighborhood Thursday caused power outages nearby, closing a local school for the day.

A decayed power pole snapped and sparked the Smokehouse Creek Fire. One thing the investigative committee found is that, according to the Texas A&M ... and the Public Utility Commission (PUC ...

High winds and dry conditions have significantly heightened the fire risk across Texas, prompting officials to warn of "extreme fire danger" in West Texas, stretching from the Big Bend region ...

Texas Tech's campus in Lubbock will be closed Thursday, Friday and next week for spring break after a manhole explosion apparently sparked a series of fires ... odors and a utility outage on ...