White Marsh

Dan Thanh Dang: Why big range in gasoline prices?

The Q:At the Exxon on Honeygo Boulevard in White Marsh, regular unleaded gasoline was running $4.17 a gallon at the end of last week. Not too far away at Ebenezer Road and Pulaski Highway, the Texaco was selling it at $3.99 a gallon while Sunoco priced its gas at $3.94 a gallon and Shell was selling the same for $3.96 a gallon.

Megabus gets OK for New York route

Low-fare carrier Megabus.com has secured permission to begin operating Baltimore-to-New York City bus routes on Friday from the White Marsh Park & Ride, the Maryland Transit Administration said yesterday. Though Chicago-based Megabus in March announced the launch of service to seven East Coast cities - including Baltimore - it took the Scottish-owned line two months to gain approval from the MTA to pick up passengers at its parking facility off Route 43. Megabus is expected to run nine round trips from the White Marsh lot. Amanda Mullin, a spokeswoman for Megabus, said tickets from Baltimore should be available for purchase on the Megabus.com Web site by today.

UAW voting on contract to end American Axle strike

Striking workers at American Axle and Manufacturing Holdings Inc. began voting yesterday on a new contract with the auto parts maker that would cut their pay by about one-third.

Lawyers drop request to be with Browning

Attorneys for the Cockeysville teenager accused of killing his parents and younger brothers in February have withdrawn requests that they be allowed to accompany him during court-ordered psychiatric evaluations.

GM to cut shift at 4 plants that make pickups, SUVs

General Motors Corp. said yesterday that it planned to cut one shift at four North American factories that make pickup trucks and big sport utility vehicles, laying off about 3,500 workers.

Local GM workers laid off

The lingering strike at General Motors Corp.'s chief axle supplier has halted production at GM Powertrain's Baltimore Transmission Plant.

Local GM workers laid off

The lingering strike at General Motors Corp.'s chief axle supplier has halted production at GM Powertrain's Baltimore Transmission Plant.

Local GM workers laid off

The lingering strike at General Motors Corp.'s chief axle supplier has halted production at GM Powertrain's Baltimore Transmission Plant.

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Glimpsed

Bert Choate

Casual dressing is such a staple of modern American life, it's easy to forget that there once was a time when people dressed for dinner, or for the theater, or simply to go out for the day.

County officials say they're ready for BRAC

Showing off newly developed office parks and housing in the Middle River area yesterday, Baltimore County officials declared the region's most populous jurisdiction poised to accommodate its share of the jobs and households expected to pour into Maryland in the next four years from the national military base realignment.