A manhole in Somerville exploded in the early morning Thursday, causing its metal cover to shoot up into the air before landing on the roof of a three-story home. Firefighters responded to the ...

I am looking for any information you can find about the location and possible history of an old metal foundry by the name of (I believe) C.H. Winterborn that made manhole covers that are still found ...

SAVANNAH, GA (WTOC) - Swiping manhole covers for a smaller profit than we thought. WTOC told you how thieves are up to no good using a new trick, at least around here. See Manhole cover thefts hit the ...

Cincinnati city officials says thieves are ripping manhole covers and storm water grates out of the ground to sell for scrap metal. Greater Cincinnati Waterworks and Metropolitan Sewer District ...

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn (WABC) -- Residents in Brooklyn got quite the scare when a manhole exploded, shooting the heavy metal cover nearly 10 feet in the air. It was sudden and without warning. While ...

SAN ANTONIO – Missing manhole covers are not exactly a new problem, according to neighbors in the Southwest Side neighborhood where a woman fell Thursday afternoon. According to the San Antonio Fire ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) --More than 30 manhole covers have been stolen across the city since early March, posing a serious danger to pedestrians and motorists, Con Ed officials said. The utility ...

Locals in Orpington, Greater London, woke up on Wednesday morning (October 22) to the discovery that several manhole covers in Edgewood Drive had mysteriously disappeared. After checking their Ring ...

People in Orpington have been left baffled after a man stole up to 21 manhole covers from a single street in just one night.

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Two men have been arrested on suspicion of stealing manhole covers after a van was stopped and searched in Northumberland. Officers stopped and checked the transit van in Blyth as part of Operation ...