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Montgomery Co. saves $2.9M, targets ineligible tax credits 07/22/2014 02:25pm • Montgomery County’s finance director said the county has saved $2.9 million in home tax credits since 2012 by identifying rental housing and second homes that were incorrectly receiving the credits. The savings and the potential to save $3.4 million annually were outlined in a memo this mon

Clarification: GM-Recalls-Rental Cars story 07/22/2014 11:19am • WASHINGTON (AP) -- In a story July 16, The Associated Press reported that General Motors became the first big automaker to support legislation barring rental-car companies from renting or selling vehicles subject to a recall. The story should have specified that current law bans car dealerships only

Plans to rebuild Haiti capital displace families 07/22/2014 02:39am • DAVID McFADDEN Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) -- The broad avenues in the Haitian government's promotional material are clean and unbroken, dotted with palm trees, parks and manicured expanses of grass. The new ministry buildings are sleek and modern but retain some of the neo-classical

Hagerstown mulls changes to rental inspections 07/21/2014 07:33am • HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) -- Hagerstown City Council members are considering increasing their efforts to inspect rental units.The Herald-Mail of Hagerstown (http://bit.ly/WwAjtL ) reports the council is considering proposed regulations that increase the number of rental unit inspectors as well as a renta

B&G Foods and Google are big market movers 07/18/2014 05:39pm • NEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Friday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market:NYSEAdvanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD), down 74 cents to $3.83The semiconductor maker reported second-quarter financial results below expectations along with lower-than

Construction begins on new Salt Lake airport 07/18/2014 11:40am • SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Construction begins Friday on a $1.8 billion project to remake terminals at Salt Lake City International Airport.The new design will trade in the hub's three terminals for one big terminal.Officials say the project is tricky because it's set to go up right next to the existing

Man starts fire using 'blowtorch' to kill spider 07/18/2014 09:32am • PHUONG LE Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) -- A man who used a can of spray paint and a lighter as a makeshift blowtorch to kill a spider in his laundry room started a blaze that caused $60,000 worth of damage, Seattle fire officials said Wednesday.The man and his mother got out of the house, and no in

Burlington Stores and Mattel are big market movers 07/17/2014 05:30pm • NEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market:NYSEBurlington Stores Inc. (BURL), up $2.39 to $31.34The discount retailer increased its second-quarter same-store sales guidance and launched a debt refinancing tra

5 free things to do in Iowa capital of Des Moines 07/17/2014 07:24am • BARBARA RODRIGUEZ Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Nestled in the middle of Iowa, surrounded by miles of rolling hills green with corn and soybeans, is the capital city of Des Moines. A metropolis that's experienced a popularity surge in recent years thanks to new businesses and housing opp

Montgomery Count residents protest new dumping fee 07/17/2014 01:25am • WASHINGTON -- Under a new regulation, Montgomery County residents will pay the same fee that contractors do when dropping off large amounts of yard waste at the local dump -- or, as they prefer to call it in Montgomery County, the "transfer station." The fee was expanded to include homeowners

Stocks climb...Oil price rises in US... Schumer: GM backs his rental-car bill 07/16/2014 07:00pm • NEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks are closing higher following strong earnings results and deal news from big U.S. companies. The gains pushed the Dow Jones industrial average to its second record high close this month. The Dow rose 77 �� points to 17,138, beating the record high close it set on July 3. The S

Man charged in ND with masquerading as FBI agent 07/16/2014 04:56pm • JOSH WOOD Associated Press WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) -- A convicted con man who swindled Nashville, Tennessee, businesses out of five-star hotel rooms, stretch limousine rides, helicopter rentals and expensive gifts didn't fare quite as well during a month in the North Dakota oil patch, investigators con

Man uses "blowtorch" to kill spider, sets house on fire 07/16/2014 03:39pm • SEATTLE (AP) -- Seattle fire officials say a man trying to kill a spider caused a $60,000 fire using "a self-made blowtorch."Fire department spokesman Kyle Moore says the man used a can of spray paint and a lighter in an attempt to torch the spider, setting the wall and ceiling of a laundry room on