{"id":935871,"date":"2026-09-22T19:24:53","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T00:24:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/22\/thousands-are-still-without-power-in-gary-ind-nearly-two-weeks-after-storms\/"},"modified":"2026-09-22T19:24:53","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T00:24:53","slug":"thousands-are-still-without-power-in-gary-ind-nearly-two-weeks-after-storms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/22\/thousands-are-still-without-power-in-gary-ind-nearly-two-weeks-after-storms\/","title":{"rendered":"Thousands are still without power in Gary, Ind., nearly two weeks after storms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b data-is-speakable>Thousands are still without power in Gary, Ind., nearly two weeks after storms<\/b>   <b data-is-speakable>NPR&#8217;s Ailsa Chang talks with Kaitlin Washburn, reporter with the <em>Chicago Sun-Times<\/em>, about the ongoing power outages in northwest Indiana and how they&#8217;re affecting residents&#8217; lives.<\/b>\n<\/p>\n<section id=\"wrapper\"><a id=\"mainContent\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><h3>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/national\/\">National<\/a><br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"story-meta\">\n<p><time datetime=\"2026-08-24T18:16:05-04:00\"><br \/>\n            <span>August 24, 2026<\/span><span>6:16 PM ET<\/span><br \/>\n    <\/time>\n<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"headlineaudio\">\n<article id=\"resnx-s1-9898908\" aria-label=\"audio-module\">\n<div>\n<h4>Indiana Power Outages<\/h4>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ondemand.npr.org\/anon.npr-mp3\/npr\/atc\/2026\/08\/20260824_atc_indiana_power_outages.mp3?t=progseg&#038;e=nx-s1-5920042&#038;p=2&#038;seg=14&#038;d=215&#038;size=3451134&#038;sc=siteplayer&#038;aw_0_1st.playerid=siteplayer\" data-metrics-ga4=\"{\"category\":\"audio\",\"action\":\"audio_download\",\"storyId\":\"nx-s1-5943129\",\"mediaId\":\"nx-s1-9898908\",\"title\":\"Thousands are still without power in Gary, Ind., nearly two weeks after storms\",\"type\":\"ondemand\"}\"><svg><use href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/#icon-download\" \/><\/svg><b>Download<\/b><\/a>\n                <\/li>\n<li>\n<p>\n                        <label><br \/>\n                            <svg><use href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/#icon-embed\" \/><\/svg><br \/>\n                            <b>Embed<\/b><\/p>\n<p>                        <\/label><\/p>\n<p>                        <b><br \/>\n                            <code><b><<\/b>iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/player\/embed\/nx-s1-5943129\/nx-s1-9898908\" width=\"100%\" height=\"290\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" title=\"NPR embedded audio player\"><\/code><br \/>\n                        <\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"storytext\">\n<p>NPR&#8217;s Ailsa Chang talks with Kaitlin Washburn, reporter with the <em>Chicago Sun-Times<\/em>, about the ongoing power outages in northwest Indiana and how they&#8217;re affecting residents&#8217; lives.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n   <svg aria-hidden=\"trueish\" width=\"85\" height=\"5\" viewBox=\"0 0 85 5\" fill=\"none\">\n                  <rect width=\"28\" height=\"5\" fill=\"#D62021\" \/>\n                  <rect x=\"28\" width=\"29\" height=\"5\" fill=\"#031F45\" \/>\n                  <rect x=\"57\" width=\"28\" height=\"5\" fill=\"#0A61DB\" \/>\n                <\/svg><\/p>\n<p><strong>NPR does not offer or accept money for coverage or interviews.<\/strong><br \/>\n                Anyone who makes such an offer or request is not an NPR employee and does not represent NPR.\n                <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p> Jeffrey Pierre<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/08\/24\/nx-s1-5943129\/thousands-are-still-without-power-in-gary-ind-nearly-two-weeks-after-storms\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thousands are still without power in Gary, Ind., nearly two weeks after storms NPR&#8217;s Ailsa Chang talks with Kaitlin Washburn, reporter with the Chicago Sun-Times, about the ongoing power outages in northwest Indiana and how they&#8217;re affecting residents&#8217; lives. 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