Automatic wire strippers are quicker and extremely convenient, especially when you have many wires to strip. Score a circle around the cable jacket, but don’t cut through it into the wire ...

Cut the cable about 12 in. on either side of the break. Then strip back the sheathing 2 in. and the wire insulation 5/8 in. Use two special underground splice kits (sold at home centers ...

If you're wondering what to do with old cables, try one of these clever and creative ways to repurpose them in your home or around the garden.

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. CEDAR RAPIDS — A Cedar Rapids man was arrested Monday on charges that he cut and stole a piece of ...