SCE reports 970 without power in Orange and LA counties

LOS ANGELES — Hundreds of Southern California Edison and Los Angeles Department of Water and Power customers — a huge reduction from Tuesday — are still without power Wednesday morning.
Both utilities were plagued by widespread failures over the Labor Day weekend as temperatures soared to record levels across the Southland.
As of 7:30 a.m., SCE reported 806 customers in Los Angeles County and 164 customers in Orange County were without electricity, while the LADWP reported 90 c