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Miller proposes local gas tax, leasing ICC
Baltimore and Maryland's counties could impose their own 5-cents-a-gallon tax on gas to pay for local roads and buses under a proposal by Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller. Miller also proposed Thursday leasing a state toll highway to a private...
Tags: Executive Branch, Mitch Daniels, Petroleum Industry, Crime, Law and Justice, Taxation
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VDOT tries to help GPS-following truck drivers avoid rural roads
WDBJ7 ReporterNobody wants to get lost on a country road, especially if you are driving a big rig. After an 18-wheeler overturned on Route 40 in Franklin County, some law enforcement agents say those drivers need to plan their routes better. Many of us use GPS...Tags: Franklin County (Virginia), Virginia Department of Transportation
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Williamsport Volunteer Fire and EMS Chief: Fire could have easily spread
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comA fire that swept through the building housing the former Wolfe’s on the Square in Williamsport on Monday had the potential to spread to any building along the town’s historic square at the intersection of Potomac and Conococheague streets,...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Bars and Clubs, Dining and Drinking, Lifestyle and Leisure, Hotel and Accommodation Industry
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5-alarm fire causes 'significant damage' to historic Williamsport building; no one injured
dan.dearth@herald-mail.comA mechanical failure in an oil-burning furnace started a five-alarm fire Monday that caused an estimated $500,000 in damages to the former Wolfe’s on the Square building in downtown Williamsport, the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office said....Tags: American Red Cross, Montgomery County (Maryland)
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History Matters: St. Paul's Church to observe 100th anniversary
100 Years Ago Quoth the Raven "The Poe literary society of the Ellicott City High School was called to order Jan. 8, 1913, by the president, William Holman. "The minutes of the preceding meeting were read and approved. After transacting business the...Tags: Howard County, Elections, Annapolis, Ellicott City, Congo
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UPDATE: About 3,600 CVEC, 1,300 Appalachian Power customers without power
10 a.m. UPDATE: 1,262 CVEC members remain without power. ============================ 9 a.m. UPDATE: Around 3,600 Central Virginia Electric Cooperative members are without power from Wednesday's storms. There is a downed wire affecting the Piney...
Tags: Pulaski County (Virginia), Nelson County, Bedford County (Virginia), Appalachian Power Company, Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia)
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Two dead after storms rake South, take aim at East
ADAIRSVILLE, Ga. (AP) — Kandi Cash trudged in rain through the splintered debris of her grandparents' home, hoping to salvage photos and other keepsakes after violent storms and tornadoes scoured the Southeast, leaving two people dead before the...Tags: Natural Disasters, Loudoun County, Floods, Tornadoes, Southern U.S. Storms (2011)
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Witness testifies that he saw Phylicia Barnes' body
In a pivotal day of testimony in the Phylicia Barnes murder trial, a 36-year-old petty criminal the defense has dismissed as a "jailhouse snitch" took the stand as one of the prosecution's key witnesses. James McCray, currently locked up in Charles...
Tags: Prisons, Crime, Law and Justice, Phylicia Barnes, Prosecution, Murder
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MARC official says Eastern Panhandle train service is not in danger
richardb@herald-mail.comEastern Panhandle commuters on Maryland Area Regional Commuter (MARC) trains were assured Tuesday night that their service is in no danger of being eliminated. Those assurances came from John Hovatter, director of MARC. He was one of nearly 30 people...Tags: Maryland Area Regional Commuter Rail, Commuting, Washington, DC, Travel, Herb Snyder
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Expect lane closures overnight on Interstate 81 in Montgomery County
A traffic alert for drivers on Interstate 81 in Montgomery County. The Virginia Department of Transportation says the southbound lanes will be closed while crews continue to remove the Route 636 bridge. The lane closures will begin Sunday at 9 p.m....
Tags: Traffic, Travel, House Building, Road Transportation, Transportation
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Congress readies for next fight over federal pay
Congressional Republicans are stepping up their rhetoric on federal employee pay, positioning the issue as a central bargaining chip in negotiations next month over raising the debt ceiling and keeping the government open. House GOP leaders will hold...Tags: Public Employees, Unemployment, Eric Cantor, Finance, Budgets and Budgeting
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Agee pleads no contest to charges including Attempted Capital Murder
Former Franklin County Sheriff's Deputy Jonathan Agee entered a no contest plea Tuesday in Montgomery County Circuit Court, where he faced charges including attempted capital murder. Agee was accused of shooting Virginia State Police Sergeant Matthew...
Tags: Franklin (Franklin, Virginia), Franklin County (Virginia), Shootings, Memorial Day, Trials
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