Police in Colorado Springs say thieves are stealing copper wire from street lights around the city. The cost of replacing that wire is passed on to taxpayers.

A large swath of the 6th Street Bridge, known as the “Ribbon of Light” because of its illuminated arches of color across the Los Angeles River, has gone dark. Copper wire thieves are to blame ...

The 6th Street Viaduct's 10 pairs of arches are not lit due to copper theft of the wiring that powers the LEDs on the bridge that connects downtown L.A. to the Eastside.

The number of instances of copper wire theft from street lights is getting worse. While thieves may only get a few hundred dollars for the copper, the cost for repairs is in the thousands.

Thieves steal copper from light poles, cause light outages in San Fernando Valley 02:27. Copper wire is becoming a popular item that thieves are targeting, stealing cables from local municipal ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. --Lights along the 71 Highway corridor were being replaced by the Missouri Department of Transportation on Wednesday because thieves are stealing copper wiring in the lights.

Copper thieves are costing Mississippi taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars and creating what could be a dangerous driving situation.In the past five years, about $800,000 worth of copper has ...

Thieves are stealing copper from Fort Worth street lights almost daily, forcing the city to appoint a full-time crew to repair the damage at a high cost to taxpayers, city officials say.

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - Buying copper stolen out of street lights would be illegal across Clark County, according to a proposed ordinance, ...

Officials say thieves are breaking into the panels at the bottom of light poles along both roads and stealing the copper wire. The city says so far, thieves have made off with 29 miles of wire.

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 ...

EDMONDS, Wash. -- High school football fans were left in the dark Friday night after copper wiring was taken out of light poles at a north sound high school. Friday Night lights are a staple at ...