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Tesla, Insurers Take Different Paths to Deal with Expensive Repairs

Tesla Inc’s electric vehicles are expensive to repair – so much so that the automaker and insurers are addressing the issue in sharply different ways. Chief Executive Elon Musk says Tesla is making design and software changes to its vehicles …

Scrap Metal Thefts Increase in Louisiana Parish

Authorities say the high prices being paid for scrap metal and copper are keeping Union Parish sheriff’s investigators busy. The New Star reports that four people were arrested Thursday and Friday and warrants issued for another suspect. Twenty-eight-year-old Titus Douglas, …

Maine Officials Propose Crack Down on Scrap Metal Thefts

Waterville, Maine’s police chief is proposing new legislation intended to crack down on the theft of copper and other metals for sale as scrap. Chief Joseph Massey says his officers are often stymied in their investigations because scrap metal processors …