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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

Higher gasoline costs raise US producer prices 07/16/2014 12:54pm • JOSH BOAK AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- Rising gasoline costs pushed up the prices U.S. companies receive for their goods and services in June, but overall inflation remains tame.The Labor Department said Wednesday that the producer price index, which measures the cost of goods and services

Man uses 'blowtorch' to kill spider, sets house on fire 07/16/2014 12:44pm • 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 roo

Stocks rise...Factory output edges higher...Home builders feel more confident 07/16/2014 11:41am • NEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks are rising in early trading on Wall Street on second-quarter earnings reports and deal news. Time Warner soared 17 percent after Rupert Murdoch's Twenty-First Century Fox disclosed it made a bid for the media giant last month that was rejected. Apple and IBM rose after the fo