• Futuristic movie teaser shot in Hagerstown to attract production company

  The producers of a futuristic martial arts dance film to be shot in Hagerstown hope to attract a production company for a distribution deal, the Hagerstown Herald-Mail reported. To this end, the producers, actors, dancers and martial artists, most of whom are locals, filmed a teaser for the proposed movie at the city's Mulberry Lofts, an historic building in Downtown Hagerstown's Arts & ...

• Petition urges Tribune not to sell Sun to union-bashing Koch brothers

  Labor groups on Tuesday handed over a petition urging Tribune Co. not to sell the Baltimore Sun to Koch Industries. It remains unclear who might emerge as a buyer for the Baltimore Sun, but about 6,500 Maryland residents know whose hands they don't want the Sun to end up in. Progressive and labor organizations on Tuesday handed over a petition urging Tribune Co. not to sell the newspaper to ...

• Annapolis residents oppose late-night hours for sidewalk cafs

  Annapolis homeowners with historic windows and row houses that sit close to the street are objecting to a plan that would allow restaurants and sidewalk cafes to serve customers alfresco well into the wee hours, The Annapolis Capital reported. The city has allowed eateries to offer alfresco dining on public sidewalks since 1995, so long as they shut down by 11 p.m. Residents say late-night ...

• Search for survivors winds down in Oklahoma

  No survivors or bodies have been found in Moore since Monday, the day a mammoth tornado ripped through 17 miles of central Oklahoma and pummeled 2,400 ...

• Apples tax avoidance draws criticism admiration at Senate hearing

  Apple CEO Tim Cook survived his first congressional hearing Tuesday with his company's reputation for innovation intact, The Business Journals reported. However the focus wasn't on a new technological breakthrough by Apple, it was on the creative ways the multinational corporation reduces its U.S. tax ...

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