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Although gas prices have increased over the past month, AAA-Mid Atlantic says it doesn't expect prices to affect Labor Day travel. - Vehicles will soon start rolling off ships at the former Sparrows Point steel mill in Baltimore County.
- Across Maryland and much of the northeast on Wednesday, homeowners dialed their insurers about flooded basements, while vehicle owners rung their insurers and their mechanics about water finding its way into engines and interiors.
- When David Craig leaves office later this year, after serving longer than anyone else as Harford County executive, most people presume his political career will pretty much come to close
- The Harford County Sheriff's Office and Maryland State Police report
- The Harford County Sheriff's Office and Maryland State Police report
- Standard & Poor's raised Baltimore's bond rating to its highest level in years — a move that reflects growing confidence in the city's fiscal health and will lead to potentially millions of dollars in savings for the city's budget.
- Driver advocacy organization AAA Mid-Atlantic, known for its roadside assistance and insurance and travel services, is heading headlong into a new market in Maryland: automotive repair and maintenance.
- With the Highway Trust Fund within weeks of bankruptcy, Congress looks to do no more than kick the transportation can down the road
- What are likely to be the final bond ratings of the Gov. Martin O'Malley's term offer a validation of his fiscal policies.
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- Maryland kept its coveted AAA bond rating this week, an accomplishment that allows it to continue borrowing cash more cheaply than most states. Gov. Martin O'Malley heralded the rating from New York bond agencies Tuesday as proof of his sound fiscal stewardship of Maryland.
- BMW of Towson is poised to break ground for a new $4 million expansion that will include state-of-the-art Maserati and BMW showrooms in the luxury dealer's attempt to draw younger clientele. Staff equipped with iPads will be out on the floor, rather than in closed-off offices. When someone is ready to buy, "client advisers" will be on hand to sell the car.
- Eugene A. "Mickey" Flinn, who had managed and owned automobile dealerships, died Thursday of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson. He was 88
- Don't blame a higher gasoline tax for rising costs of vacationing this summer — it's actually making life better for Maryland motorists
- Analysts are projecting the most expensive July 4th holiday weekend for motorists since 2008, attributing much of the rise to a surge of violence in Iraq. Gas in Maryland Monday averaged $3.69 per gallon, three cents more than the national average of $3.66, according to AAA, which tracks transactions throughout the state.
- As summer heats up and the beach and other vacation destinations beckon to motorists, the AAA Mid-Atlantic auto club is reminding drivers to make sure their vehicles are weather and road trip ready.
- DETROIT (AP) ¿ General Motors extended its record-breaking string of safety problems, announcing Friday three more recalls, including a large one involving its top-selling vehicle.
- With Independence Day falling on a Friday this year, many Marylanders are gearing up to travel and take advantage of the entire weekend to celebrate, according to Christine Delise, public affairs specialist for AAA Mid-Atlantic.
- As one of summer's busiest weeks for holiday travel approaches, officials in Baltimore are warning visitors and commuters of multiple construction projects causing major congestion on several city thoroughfares.
- Vernon J. Jones, a former mechanic and auto salesman who established the Jones Junction Auto Group in Harford County, died Monday of complications from Parkinson's disease at his Bel Air home. He was 88.
- Harold "Boh" McCaskill, a retired assembly line worker and inveterate sports fan, died Sunday of cancer at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson. He was 63.
- The only way to stop lawbreaking at General Motors or any other big corporation is to prosecute the people who break the law.
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