The Latest Breaking News from Moore County

Gunfire disabled North Carolina power substation 3 weeks before Moore County attack, FBI now says

RALEIGH, N.C. — The FBI says that a power substation disabled in Eastern North Carolina last November was damaged by gunfire, three weeks before similar attacks caused a massive outage in Moore County.

Tribune News Service · Mar 29, 2023

FBI, cooperating with North Carolina's Moore County, seeks cellphone information after attacks on power substations

RALEIGH, N.C. — Federal investigators are seeking cellphone data as part of their search for whoever fired upon a pair of Duke Energy substations in Moore County, leaving the county without power for days.

Tribune News Service · Dec 9, 2022

For NC energy company, fortifying the grid usually means dealing with storms, not snipers

RALEIGH, N.C. — The attacks on two power substations in Moore County last weekend came amid a multiyear effort by Duke Energy to “strengthen the grid” and reduce the number and severity of power outages.

Tribune News Service · Dec 9, 2022

Power coming back on in NC, substation repaired, as FBI seeks information

RALEIGH, N.C. — Power has been restored for thousands of the Moore County, North Carolina, households and businesses that lost it, including the hospital in Pinehurst and some homes in Carthage.

Tribune News Service · Dec 7, 2022

N.C. power company: Substation repairs complete after alleged attack

A majority of Moore County has been without power since the incident last weekend.

Axios · Dec 7, 2022

As investigation continues and power slowly returns to North Carolina's Moore County, residents ‘keep living life’

MOORE COUNTY, N.C. — On the third full day since an intentional attack left thousands of homes and businesses in Moore County without power, residents’ lives continued to be upended Tuesday.

Tribune News Service · Dec 7, 2022

North Carolina power cut by shooting could come back earlier than planned

Duke Energy said it expects to have power back Wednesday just before midnight in Moore County. The outages began shortly after one or more people breached the gates and opened fire on two substations.

WEKU · Dec 7, 2022

Could the attack on North Carolina power substations be considered domestic terrorism?

RALEIGH, N.C. — At a news conference Sunday, Moore County Sheriff Ronnie Fields called those behind this weekend’s attack on two substations in his rural county “cowards.” But many want authorities to go further and label the perpetrators something else: domestic terrorists.

Tribune News Service · Dec 7, 2022

Where things stand on North Carolina power outages, investigations

RALEIGH, N.C. — Tens of thousands of Moore County residents are entering their third full day without power after two Duke Energy electrical substations in the county were intentionally damaged Saturday evening.

Tribune News Service · Dec 6, 2022

‘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.

Tribune News Service · Dec 6, 2022