Three men authorities allege stole more than $3 million in copper wire in the region, mostly in Loudoun County, have been arrested.

Thieves stole $90,000 woth of spooled copper wire from an Entergy storage facility in Hammond and police are asking the ...

Thieves are increasingly targeting the copper wires that keep America’s power grids and phone networks running.

Copper wire theft is rising in Tucson, a local medal scrap yard outlines laws in place to prevent buying stolen material.

This comes as a result of copper increasing in value, and experts say it's fueling the crimes. Now, copper wire thieves are targeting CenturyLink lines across Colorado Springs knocking out service for ...

In January, a new state law went into effect, requiring anyone selling copper wire for recycling to obtain a state-issued license.

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 ...

From silent alarms, welding, retail screws to even duct tape, Twin Cities officials have tried more than a dozen solutions to prevent copper wire thefts this year. Some fixes have shut down criminal ...

A bill hoping to end the theft of copper wire from Minnesota cities is moving forward at the State Capitol. On Monday, the House Commerce Committee supported the plan, which requires sellers to be ...

The use of aluminium in wiring is unlikely to bring a smile to the face of anyone who has had to deal with it in a 1960s, or early 1970s-era house. The causes behind the fires and other accidents were ...

A camera caught this image of a person stealing wire from a Kinetic line in Perry County in October. Such thefts have gone up in Kentucky by thieves seeking copper to sell. Photo courtesy of Kinetic.

Police have charged six people with 81 offences relating to the alleged theft of copper wire across the Central Region this ...