Utilities and Public Works

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Utilities, networks and public works represent the companies, systems and infrastructure components behind electricity, gas, water, sewer, broadband and municipal service delivery. These concrete entities give outage and infrastructure stories a stable reference beyond the broader service and transportation categories.

Coverage can connect outage updates, rate changes, boil-water notices, construction timelines, grid or network projects and explainers about who owns a system, who regulates it and what customers should do during disruptions.

Family Escapes Farmington Hills House Fire Sparked by Lightning

A lightning strike ignited a fire at a Morningview Street home in Farmington Hills early Monday, prompting a swift response from firefighters and allowing a family of four to evacuate safely without injuries.

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New Water Watch Center Offers Cyber Support for Small Utilities

A new Water Watch Center has launched to help small water utilities defend against cyberattacks, as recent incidents in multiple states raise concerns about threats to local water systems

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