L.A. streetlights take a year to fix. Council members say solar power is the answer
Faced with numerous complaints about broken streetlights that have plunged neighborhoods into darkness, two Los Angeles City Council…
L.A. wire theft suspect goes into manhole and refuses to come out
An attempted theft of copper wire on Tuesday led to a predawn barricade situation — inside a city…
Cable vandalism likely resulted in Verizon service outage, firm says
Verizon customers reported service outages across Los Angeles County after vandalism of fiber optic cables, a spokesperson for…
This L.A. landmark was hailed as a ‘ribbon of light.’ Scrap metal thieves have made it dark and invisible
When the 6th Street Bridge opened, it was promoted as a gateway to usher in a new era…
Property owner shoots 2 alleged copper wire thieves in north Houston
HOUSTON – Two alleged thieves were sent to the hospital after a property owner shot them during a…