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Columbia Gas-Rate Increase

Columbia Gas-Rate Increase

BY:  AP CUMBERLAND, Md. (AP) — Western Maryland customers of Columbia Gas are getting their say on a proposed rate increase that would boost the total bill for a typical residential customer by 21 percent. The Public Service Commission is holding the hearing Wednesday night in Cumberland. An earlier hearing was held Tuesday in Hagerstown.…

Snapchat Self-Destruct: Police Nab Oversharing Theft Suspect

Snapchat Self-Destruct: Police Nab Oversharing Theft Suspect

BY:  ASSOCIATED PRESS   OCEAN CITY, Md. (AP) – Police in Ocean City say they arrested a man who allegedly stole a car after he posted videos of the theft and where he would be on Snapchat. The department said in a news release that on Saturday morning, officers were called to Seacrets nightclub after…

Gov. Hogan Doesn’t See Point Of More Officer Trials

Gov. Hogan Doesn’t See Point Of More Officer Trials

  BY:  Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) – Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan says he doesn’t see the point of moving forward with charges against three officers in the death of a black man who was fatally injured in the back of a police van, now that three other officers have been acquitted. Matt Clark, a Hogan…