A spool of coated wire the size of a fire engine spewed smoke into the night sky Wednesday after catching fire in scrap yard near Vinton. Crews from Roanoke County fire department stations in ...

MINNEAPOLIS — A month before a new state law takes effect, scrap metal workers are suing the Minnesota Department of Commerce. The Copper Wire Theft Law aims to make it more difficult for ...

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.