Mid-Atlantic Interstate Transmission Co., a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp., is using a helicopter equipped with an aerial saw to trim trees and ensure proper clearance around more than 400 miles of ...

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - FirstEnergy wants residents in their six-state service area to expect low-flying helicopters over the next several weeks. The energy company will be conducting aerial inspections ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Northeast Ohio residents may notice low-flying helicopters carrying large saws this fall, as FirstEnergy begins trimming trees and vegetation along high-voltage transmission lines in ...

Two people working on powerlines near the Mississippi River died Thursday when their helicopter hit the lines, crashed into a barge and sparked a fire that belched plumes of black smoke, officials ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — To help prevent summer power outages, FirstEnergy is conducting aerial inspections across nearly 5,000 miles of high-voltage power lines using infrared and ultraviolet technology. The ...

(WKBN) – Valley residents may spot some low-flying helicopters in the area, and it’s all part of work being done by FirstEnergy. Some WKBN 27 First News viewers called and wrote to us asking about ...

Low-flying helicopters can be a cause for concern or even fright for unsuspecting homeowners. But over the next few months, these aircraft will serve an important purpose across central Pennsylvania.

Two people are dead after a helicopter crashed into a power line on Thursday and plummeted into a barge on the Mississippi River. The identities of the victims have not yet been released. The ...

ST. CHARLES — Two people died Thursday morning after a helicopter struck power lines, crashed into a barge and caught fire near Alton. The crash happened at about 11 a.m. about a mile and a half south ...

Michael Higgins, of Haddon Township, was working as a lineman on the flight when he and the pilot, Jeffrey Patmore, of ...