Copper smelters are now so desperate to find raw material they are paying miners for converting their concentrates into refined metal.

There is plenty of disagreement on how to best deter copper theft. But regulators, scrapyard operators and public works ...

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Suburbs near Los Angeles suffered a widespread internet outage over Father's Day weekend. Authorities later confirmed that an unsuccessful copper wire theft was the cause.

A $25,000 reward was offered in connection with an internet outage caused by a criminal act of vandalism Sunday that affected thousands of Los Angeles Spectrum customers, according to the company.

Fresno County's attempt to crack down on copper wire theft was viewed as controversial upon passage. It's already delivering ...

Scientists at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) have developed a new class of lightweight, highly ...

Seven people were arrested last week in connection with a copper wire theft in Perry County that caused widespread AT&T service outages and prompted a multi-day investigation by local authorities.

A handful of homeowners in Cecil County were without internet and phone service for nearly a month due to a Verizon outage ...