Gary Still in the Dark: Thousands Remain Without Power More Than a Week After Historic Storm
GARY, Ind. — More than a week after a destructive storm tore through Northwest Indiana, thousands of residents remain without electricity — and in Gary, the prolonged blackout is becoming a crisis of food, housing, health, business and basic survival. The August 11 storm brought winds reaching approximately 99 mph, uprooting trees, snapping utility poles and severely damaging the electrical grid throughout the region. At the height of the disaster, hundreds of thousands of NIPSCO customers lost power. Gary was […]
