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What’s Up With All the Pipe Breaks in Fort Lauderdale?

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Fort Lauderdale, a city with water and sewer lines old enough to crack and crumble, has been dealing with a slew of back-to-back pipe breaks of late — and people want to know why. Why are …

Iron Thieves at Work in Mississippi Town

Tom and Glenda Beard moved home to Vicksburg, Miss., and a 142-year-old house a little more than two years ago. On Friday, they wondered if they’d made the right decision. The Vicksburg Post reports their cast-iron mailbox, the pole it …

9 Manhole Covers Stolen in 4 Long Island Communities

Authorities are searching for the suspects who have stolen manhole covers from the streets of four Long Island, N.Y., communities. Highway Superintendent William Naughton says nine covers were removed in the past week from Greenlawn, Northport, Huntington and Huntington Station. …