Thousands still without power across Arkansas

An Entergy Arkansas Inc., crew works to restore power to customers on Whittington Avenue near the entrance to Hot Springs National Park on Thursday. A Christmas Day storm dumped up to 15 inches of snow in the area, knocking out power to about half of the 61,000 customers in Garland County.

LITTLE ROCK (AP) — A cold rain fell across Arkansas on Friday, washing away some of the Christmas Day ice and snow that knocked out power to 194,000 customers — including businesses that rely on post-holiday sales — of the state’s largest electric utility.

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Published: 12/29/2012