Since mid-to-late September 2025, copper prices have surged strongly and rapidly, repeatedly hitting record highs. As of now, ...

This week, the copper scrap market retreated after a rapid rise as copper prices hit a record high, with overall trading remaining sluggish. At the beginning of the week, copper prices climbed to ...

As copper wire theft continues to surge across Los Angeles County, detectives say shutting down the black market is critical. 7 On Your Side is digging into where that stolen copper actually goes and ...

A White House fact sheet says the Commerce Department should examine whether 25 percent “of high-quality copper scrap produced in the United States [should] be sold in the United States.” The White ...

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 ...

A public utility in Mason County has started labeling its power poles hoisting fiber-optic cables so thieves don’t mistake the lines for expensive copper wire. “This wire is steel core, not copper,” ...