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Kristen Johnson, Josh Shaffer and Martha Quillin

‘Absolutely insane’: Residents of North Carolina's Moore County left in the dark after power outage

RALEIGH, N.C. — After vandals damaged two electricity substations in Moore County with gunfire, the FBI joined state and county officials to investigate the “intentional” act that has left tens of thousands of homes and businesses without power.

As of Monday afternoon, no arrests had been made and more than 33,000 customers in Moore County, located south of Raleigh, remained in the dark and cold.

Most of the power losses are in the Pinehurst and Southern Pines areas where over 15,000 customers are affected, along with:

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