On Thursday, Minneapolis city leaders announced $1 million from the city's contingency funds will be used to hopefully help fix the problem. The money will go toward hiring more electricians and more ...

Thieves steal copper from light poles, cause light outages in San Fernando Valley 02:27. ... But when they break into these, there's exposed wiring sometimes outside of the polls," Lee said.

The 6th Street Viaduct, dubbed the “Ribbon of Light” for its illuminated tilted arches, is now completely in the dark. Billy Avellan, who walks the bridge daily from his home in downtown Los ...

The number of instances of copper wire theft from street lights is also getting worse. Meanwhile, Public Works General Services Supervisor 2 James Lawson and his crew are the ones having to repair ...

18,000 feet of copper wire was stolen from light poles. Share this ... Park at night won’t be able to see much for awhile following a string of copper wire thefts affecting 27 of its outdoor lights.

Minneapolis Public Works currently estimates 450 lights throughout the city are out due to wire theft. "Keeping the street lights on is not optional, it’s essential for safe streets and enjoying ...

Thieves also hit the lights along I-55 at the Pearl Street exit. "From what I am gathering now from investigations, some of these organizations that steal this copper are traveling across state lines ...

Dozens of light poles were stripped of their copper wiring in St. Paul’s St. Anthony Park neighborhood, though there have been fewer reports of such thefts in the city this year. The darkening ...

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet will launch a pilot solar lighting program next week to try to stop copper wire thefts from highway lighting. “I usually come home in the dark, and sometimes ...