Automotive Equipment

Columbia's Lincoln Tech graduates given the tools to succeed

2013-05-08 10:25:00

While many schools say they give students tools for success, it's literal for graduates of Lincoln College of Technology and Culinary Institute in Columbia. "At Lincoln, we are proud to teach careers that build America," said Columbia campus President...

State hopes to ease some Baltimore-area traffic jams

2013-05-04 06:32:00

In the stop-and-go world of Baltimore-area traffic, there's a lot more braking than commuters and transportation officials would like. Take Russell Allen, a Federal Hill resident who gets in his silver Ford Edge every weekday morning before 7:30 and...

Marijuana plants found on Havre de Grace property [Harford police blotter]

2013-04-30 15:04:00

Aberdeen Tyrone D. Davis, 31, of the 400 block of Washington Street, was charged Friday with possessing marijuana. Robin D. Sloane, 54, of the 100 block of Hanover Street, was charged Friday with possessing a drug other than marijuana. Julie Tomar...

City Dock proposals divide Annapolis

2013-04-29 18:05:41

A proposal to reshape City Dock in Annapolis is drawing criticism from traditionalists, who say taller buildings and other ideas to spur economic development could spoil the Colonial-era character and Chesapeake Bay views of the historic waterfront....

General Motors unveils its new electric motor in White Marsh

2013-04-16 16:51:00

General Motors officially launched its new electric motor in White Marsh Tuesday, a milestone in U.S. manufacturing — and a key part of the company's bet that the electric-vehicle market is poised to grow. With production under way at the...

City suspends speed camera tickets amid new mistakes

2013-04-17 07:28:00

Baltimore officials announced Tuesday that they have suspended the city's troubled speed camera program amid fresh reports of erroneous tickets, this time involving a new multimillion-dollar camera network. The Baltimore Sun found that a recently...

Linthicum-Shipley group wooing members with discounts at community businesses

2013-04-04 13:08:19

Taking a page from organizations that offer members discounts, a residents' association in the northern end of Anne Arundel is offering more than the usual neighborhood advocacy and updates on zoning: The Linthicum-Shipley Improvement Association has...

House to take up speed camera reform bill

2013-04-02 17:20:00

With just six days left in the General Assembly session, a House of Delegates committee is expected to vote Wednesday on a bill that would increase oversight of speed camera programs in Maryland, tighten rules on camera placement and more clearly bar...

Not all fun and (video) games

2013-03-31 10:09:00

Big Huge Games in Timonium closed last May, taking nearly 100 jobs with it. Nine months later, a local studio that was launched from the ashes of the video game-maker shut down, too. And Zynga, which created FarmVille and Words with Friends, closed its...

City under fire for speed camera calibration methods

2013-03-29 09:48:00

An anti-speed-camera organization has taken aim at Laurel's speed camera program, claiming the city circumvented state requirements for independent calibration of the cameras. In an article posted on its website earlier this month, the Maryland...

Speed camera task force members back away from media restriction

2013-03-21 14:09:00

Members of the task appointed to oversee Baltimore's beleaguered speed camera program are distancing themselves from a recommendation that the panel "restrain media access" to its deliberations. Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and the regional head of...

Immigrant driver's licenses protect the rest of us

2013-03-21 08:15:00

The "What part of illegal don't you understand?" crowd is so busy hating they can't think straight. The letter writer who claims to have witnessed "illegals" in accidents seems most concerned that they didn't have insurance ("Licenses for illegal...

A deer in Pennsylvania crashes through the windshield of a moving bus.

2013-05-16 00:00:00

Mercedes-Benz introduced the all-new 2014 S-Class. Though its dimensions and powertrain remain largely unchanged, the car features a host of new technologies and a completely redesigned interior.

2013-05-15 12:02:47

An automotive plant in Tangiers, Morocco.

2013-05-14 10:24:00