Three weeks ago 12-year-old Shamira Fingers from South Philadelphia was walking down a city street near her home when she suddenly fell into an open sewer hole. Frantic witnesses called 911, and ...

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 ...

Let’s talk about manhole covers. Every city in the world has them, yet no one ever pays attention to the ugly, stinking, rusty metal plates, unless they’re comically misaligned with road markings—or ...

Someone is stealing manhole covers and storm grates, costing taxpayers money and creating potential driving hazards. Deb Leonard, spokeswoman for Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater Cincinnati, ...

Long Beach has become the latest target in a worldwide epidemic of manhole-cover larceny, authorities say. Nearly 50 of the 150-pound, cast-iron lids have been swiped from roadways and alleys in the ...