"We encourage customers to plan for potential power outages later this week due to the weather," the utility company said ...

Edison International’s Southern California utility has 465 miles of unused power lines like the one accused of sparking ...

A branch doesn't even need to fall, just be close to a power line, and electricity can arc over small gaps. (Although it's not always trees that are to blame for the lights going out. Heat waves ...

But live power lines are dangerous for first responders on the ground — and they can start new fires quickly. "If they spark an arc, if the wind's blowing that spark and hits palm fronds that ...