August sentencing set for former U.Va. lax player Huguely

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: April 16, 2012
Tags: george huguely, girlfriend, lacrosse, murder, sentencing, university of virginia, yeardley love

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — A former University of Virginia lacrosse player is set to be sentenced Aug. 30 for the beating death of his ex-girlfriend. George Huguely V’s sentencing date was scheduled Monday in Charlottesville Circuit Court, according to the clerk’s office. The Chevy Chase man was found guilty of second-degree murder in February for the [...]

Delaware killer asks judge not to delay execution

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: April 16, 2012
Tags: death penalty, death row, delaware, execution, Inmate, jennifer-kate aaronson, lethal injection, Shannon Johnson, u..s district court

WILMINGTON, Del. — The attorney for a Delaware death row inmate facing execution this week asked a federal judge on Monday to reject an attempt by the convicted killer’s estranged sister to stop the execution. Shannon Johnson has waived his right to further appeals of his conviction and death sentence and faces death by lethal [...]

Job market pushes up retail sales in March

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: April 16, 2012
Tags: building materials, commerce department, consumers, dow jones industrial average, electronics, furniture, gas prices, job market, macy's, prices, saks inc, sales, shopping, spending, target, unemployment rate, weather
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WASHINGTON — Americans bought more electronics, started more home improvement projects and updated their wardrobes last month, inspired by warmer weather and a healthier job market. Retail sales rose 0.8 percent in March, the Commerce Department said Monday. The gain capped a strong quarter for retail spending, which is contributing to a brighter outlook among [...]

FCC fines Google $25,000 over Street View probe

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: April 16, 2012
Tags: FCC, federal communications commission, fifth amendment, google, google inc., new york, street view

NEW YORK — The Federal Communications Commission has fined Google $25,000, saying the online search leader impeded an investigation into how it collected data while taking photos for its “Street View” mapping feature. The FCC said in a report from Friday that Google Inc. “deliberately impeded and delayed” the investigation for months. The agency said [...]

Hagerstown college offers online degrees

BY: Herald-Mail of Hagerstown
POSTED: April 16, 2012
Tags: college, degrees, Education, hagerstown, maryland, online, school, university

HAGERSTOWN — Blake Wolfe is entering the homestretch to receive an associate degree in business administration this spring, a degree from Hagerstown Community College that she has been working toward online. “I chose the online classes because it’s more up my alley,” Wolfe said recently. “I like to be able to do things on my [...]

Gay Naval Academy alumni commemorate DADT repeal

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: April 16, 2012
Tags: Annapolis, dadt, don't ask don't tell, gay, legislation, maryland, military, naval academy, policy

ANNAPOLIS — A gay and lesbian alumni group for graduates of the U.S. Naval Academy is welcoming the first midshipmen who will graduate after repeal of the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell.” Ninety-four people attended a dinner on Saturday that has been an annual event held by USNA Out since 2009. This year was different, [...]

Ex-employee can sue church for harassment 

BY: Steve Lash
POSTED: April 16, 2012
Tags: Court of Appeals, first amendment, gaithersburg, maryland, ministerial exception, Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, sexual harassment, Supreme Court

A former music director at a Gaithersburg church can sue her former employer for sexual harassment, but not retaliation, after the Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear appeals by both parties. The justices, without comment, let stand a September decision by Maryland’s top court that the so-called ministerial exception from civil litigation applies only [...]

Business is blooming in Catoctin greenhouse

BY: The Frederick-News Post
POSTED: April 16, 2012
Tags: catoctin mountain growers, detour, greenhouse, plants, reatil, sales, sam's club, spring, thurmont, walmart, wingerden

THURMONT — Nestled in the Catoctin Mountains, just across the Frederick County-Carroll County line, sits Catoctin Mountain Growers Inc. — a 15-acre wholesale greenhouse operation in Detour started by Robert and Denise Van Wingerden in 1985. Catoctin Mountain Growers has grown steadily since the couple worked 16-hour days in their first greenhouse built on a [...]

Feds find 16 crashes, 5 injuries in BMW probe

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: April 16, 2012
Tags: auto safety, bmw, cars, model years, NHTSA, safety

DETROIT — U.S. safety regulators have found 16 crashes and five injuries in an investigation of transmission control problems with BMW 7-Series luxury cars. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration began investigating the cars last August. The agency has upgraded the probe to an engineering analysis, which is a step toward a recall. The investigation [...]

‘Shrek’ studio joins Wal-Mart disc-to-digital plan

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: April 16, 2012
Tags: computers, disc to digital, dreamworks animation skg, dvds, kung fu panda, madagascar, mobile devices, movies, online movie library, paramount, shrek, sony, universal, vudu, Wal-mart, warner bros

LOS ANGELES — DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc., the maker of “Shrek,” ”Madagascar” and “Kung Fu Panda,” is teaming up with Wal-Mart Stores Inc. to help people convert their old DVDs into an online movie library. Jeffrey Katzenberg, DreamWorks’ chief executive, says that the new “Disc to Digital” service will help consumers adapt to technological change. [...]

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