A lawsuit has been filed against the state, saying that a new law intended to prevent costly copper wire thefts will unintentionally shut down the state’s scrap metal industry if it goes into effect ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Louisville Metro Council has voted to implement harsher punishments for copper wire thieves and stricter regulations for scrap metal businesses. Metro council passed an ordinance ...

As thefts of copper cables and other materials from solar power facilities climb due to rising copper prices, the National ...

A surge in copper wire theft across Colorado is knocking out 9-1-1 access and disrupting landlines and transit systems, as ...

Clark County is implementing new rules on scrap metal recycling as part of an effort to crack down on the trafficking of stolen copper wire, including the type typically used in street lights. The ...

Copper wire theft that’s darkened streetlights have discouraged teenagers in St. Paul’s North End from playing basketball at their local courts, caused older couples to discontinue early-morning walks ...

The Los Angeles agency in charge of the city’s electricity wants to create its own armed police force to combat the the epidemic of thieves stealing valuable copper wire from streetlights. The LA ...

A trade group representing scrap metal workers has sued the Minnesota Department of Commerce, alleging that a new law designed to curb copper theft will violate the state’s constitution and shutter ...

He’s trading copper for the clink — again. A career scrap metal thief who was banned from the Big Apple’s subway system for repeatedly stealing copper wiring from underground tunnels is back to his ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A three-month undercover investigation by the Metro Police Fraud Unit resulted in the raid of a Nashville scrap metal dealer accused of buying stolen copper and catalytic ...

Copper leads gains: Key copper scrap grades rose by double-digit percentages in the past quarter, driven by robust demand and tightening supply. Aluminum follows upward: Aluminum scrap prices jumped ...