A man is in critical condition after he was shocked while trying to steal copper wire from a PECO transformer box.

A man was critically burned when police say he cut a high-voltage line while he was trying to steal copper wire from a PECO power box overnight in Philadelphia.

A man was nearly electrocuted while police said he tried to steal copper wiring and knocked out power to 1,500 homes and ...

A man has suffered burns all over his body after police said he was electrocuted by a transformer box while trying to steal copper wire in Philadelphia's Bustleton neighborhood, police said.

PECO officials said an issue with underground cables knocked out power for a few hundred customers in Center City on Tuesday morning.

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A man was burned during an attempted theft in Philadelphia's Frankford section, according to police. It happened around 3 a.m. on Tuesday around Frankford and Torresdale avenues ...

The outage began along Market Street when underground cables overheated around 4:30 a.m., according to a PECO spokesperson.

PECO is reporting a power outage affecting the area of 30th Street in Center City. A PECO spokesperson told PHL17 the power outage began at 4:40 a.m. and was caused by a “brief fire” ...

Philadelphia police directed traffic on roads near busy 30th Street Station before daybreak Tuesday after power went out in University City and near Logan Square in Center City.

Severe storms ripped across half a dozen states on Tuesday, bringing high winds and even tornados. That same storm system is headed our way and there's a good chance some people could lose power ...