The value of copper is rising, and thieves can make money by stripping it from phone poles, streetlights and EV chargers. But ...
A public utility in Mason County has started labeling its power poles hoisting fiber-optic cables so thieves don’t mistake the lines for expensive copper wire. “This wire is steel core, not copper,” ...
Thieves bested most Minnesota workers' efforts last year, downing 911 lines and costing the state millions. Officials believe new legislation will curb such thefts, but some recyclers believe ...
It might be too early for Merriam-Webster to crown their word of the year, but if the construction industry gets a say, the ...
The Los Angeles agency in charge of the city’s electricity wants to create its own armed police force to combat the the ...
The last of a group that stole copper wire from St. Paul streetlights over several months in 2023 — costing the city more than $200,000 to repair — has been sentenced to probation, as others were ...
WASHINGTON STATE — A proposed bill in Olympia would add requirements for metal recyclers who purchase copper wire for scrap to disincentivize thieves from stealing utility wires. H.B. 2213, sponsored ...