Lawmakers Propose Radical Solution After Substation Attacks

When gunshots at two electrical substations cut power to thousands of central North Carolina homes for several days in early December, Republican state Rep. Ben Moss watched his vibrant district full of family farms, small businesses and sprawling golf courses become “a ghost town.”
After the latest attack last week on a substation in Randolph County, Moss is urging fellow lawmakers to prioritize new legislation that would secure the state’s critical infrastructure when the leg