More than 6,000 homes and businesses were without power Friday afternoon in the Pentagon City and Crystal City area after a major outage ... a report of smoke and alarms in the Pentagon City ...

All have backup-battery capabilities (though a battery may or may not be included) that save the clock’s time and alarm settings in case of a power outage, or if the clock is accidentally unplugged.

The Town of Denton is experiencing multiple disruptions as ongoing power outages plague the Caroline County community ...