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The region's largest automobile club is calling on the National Transportation Safety Board to investigate Friday's crash on the Bay Bridge that catapulted a car and its driver 27 feet into the Chesapeake Bay.

The Maryland Port Administration wants to build an auto terminal at the former Sparrows Point steel mill in the next few years, speeding plans to bring jobs to an area hungry for them.

Maryland laws about child-seat safety

The American Civil Liberties Union says police are violating drivers' rights with license plate scanners that can be used to track their whereabouts with little oversight on how such data is used or stored.

The number of auto thefts in Prince George's County has dropped by more than 54 percent over the last five years, according to state figures. Laurel Police Department officials said the city has also seen a decreased number of auto thefts in recent years.

AAA Mid-Atlantic today released a list of safety tips to help parents and care givers remember to never leave a child unattended in a car. Their advice comes on the heels of the heartbreaking death on Friday of a 16-month-old Baltimore County girl.

Winners of various categories in the 2013 Kingsville July 4 parade

Rosedale truck-train crash underscores risk drivers face when using a cell phone whether it's hands-free enabled or not

Come Monday, driving around Maryland will cost more – both at the gas pump and the toll plaza.

Nearly 800,000 Marylanders are expected to travel for the July 4th holiday weekend, about a 1 percent drop from last year, according to AAA Mid-Atlantic.

A pair of high school students in Baltimore County placed third Tuesday in a national competition that sought to test how quickly the youths could diagnose and repair car troubles.

The MARC commuter lot at Laurel American Legion Post 60 was closed Thursday and is expected to remain closed through Friday because of raised water levels from excess water released at Duckett Dam by WSSC, city officials said.

Under new leadership, Baltimore's Transportation Department must prioritize bicycling, walking and public transit

Frank B. Ober Jr., a lifelong farmer and World War II veteran, died Sunday from heart failure at Hope Hollow Farm, his Monkton farm. He was 94.

Ann K. Crane, who went to the wrong place in Dundalk to apply for a job and ended up staying there for about 25 years until retiring as personnel director, died Wednesday from heart failure at Oak Crest Village. She was 93.

Firemen arrive too late to save building

About 718,200 Marylanders are expected to leave town for the beach or mountains, a 1.2 percent decrease from a year ago, according to AAA Mid-Atlantic.

On Friday, May 3, Lincoln Tech bestowed 195 certificates and degrees to the next generation of skilled trade workers at Bridgeway Community Church in Columbia.

Now that the General Assembly has approved a gas tax hike expected to generate $4.4 billion over the next six years, transportation officials see an opportunity to address some of the region's chronic trouble spots.

Harford police blotter

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.

Baltimore officials announced Tuesday 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 one of those new cameras has been issuing invalid tickets to motorists on The Alameda, apparently because the camera was programmed with the wrong speed limit.

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

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

With just six days left in the General Assembly session, a House committee is expected to vote Wednesday on a bill that would reform speed camera programs in Maryland by increasing oversight, tightening rules on camera placement and more clearly barring government contracts that pay vendors on a per-ticket basis. But the legislation, drafted after The Baltimore Sun documented problems in Baltimore's program, doesn't include two key provisions recommended by independent experts.

It's a tumultuous time for the game-development industry, with the implosion of local studios on the one hand and the rise of the indie movement on the other.

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.

Public should support driver's licenses for all immigrants as a matter of self-interest

A task force studying Baltimore's troubled speed camera program will urge the city to increase oversight of the process, change the way camera sites are chosen and create a new speed camera website containing maps and other information for the public.

Study looks at effectiveness of seat belts for dogs

Howard County has maintained its Triple-A credit rating from all three bond ratings agencies after one agency had warned the county might lose its Triple-A standing due to uncertainty with the federal government.

A late-season storm was forecast to bring the first significant snowfall in Baltimore in two years Wednesday, prompting worries about travel difficulties and power outages from the wet, heavy flakes and strong wind.

A late-season storm was forecast to bring the first significant snowfall in Baltimore in two years Wednesday, prompting worries about travel difficulties and power outages from the wet, heavy flakes and strong wind.

A judge has ruled that Baltimore County's contract with its speed camera vendor is illegal, because it pays the company a cut of each citation issued — a ruling that could help others challenge their citations in court.

The National Weather Service has placed a winter storm watch in effect for a number of Maryland counties including Howard on Tuesday morning that it is expected to expire at 12 a.m. on March 7.

AAA says automated traffic enforcement can save lives, if implemented properly

The demise of Sparrows Point and its 2,000 jobs last year has forced many life-changing decisions. For a small but growing number of workers, that change is an out-of-state address.

Baltimore is feeling the pinch of a more than 40 cent-per-gallon jump in gas prices in the last month.

Workplaces, such as General Motors' plant in White Marsh, are offering charging stations where employees can plug in their electric vehicles.

Moody's promise to drop Maryland's AAA-status if it downgrades the federal government is frustrating but may not mean much.

Howard County has maintained a AAA bond rating from agencies Standard & Poors, Moody's Investors Service and Fitch Ratings since the mid 1990s, but if Moody's downgrades the federal government's debt to AA-plus, Howard County could follow.

Maryland could lose one of its prized AAA bond ratings if the U.S. government fails to find a way out of its debt and budget problems in the coming months, state Treasurer Nancy K. Kopp has warned.

High finance has an exciting ring to it, but it's mainly the mundane story of how we owe ourselves money and pay it back as time goes by.

Robert G. Jaharias, a retired Westinghouse Electric Corp. supervisor who enjoyed collecting and driving vintage automobiles, died Friday of heart failure at his Sykesville home. He was 83.

Harford County officials are preparing to sell $116.9 in bonds on Feb. 19.

Solar and wind power are no panacea for climate change

Baltimore officer cleared of charges in shooting of man from inside police vehicle