Watch the fascinating process of turning scrap copper wires into fine, usable wire! From scrapping and melting to rolling, shaping, and drawing, see every step of creating high-quality copper wire ...

Statewide requirements to help prevent copper wire theft will become law on Jan. 1 despite a lawsuit by the scrap metal workers claiming the legislation will effectively shut down their industry. The ...

A proposed bill in Olympia would add requirements for metal recyclers who purchase copper wire for scrap to disincentivize thieves from stealing utility wires.

In what became one of the largest thefts in the history of Washington state, two men were charged in 2013with stealing more than four miles of copper wire from the underside of an elevated train line ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Louisville Metro Council has voted to implement harsher punishments for copper wire thieves and stricter regulations for scrap metal businesses. Metro council passed an ordinance ...